From Eden to Eternity: A Homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Mary | Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers | August 15, 2009
Today's magnificent solemnity of the Assumption of Mary into
heaven began back in the Garden of Eden. In God's mind from all eternity, when
He decided to create beings made in His image and likeness, and fill them with
the gift of His life-giving love, it is within a woman's being--within her
heart and soul--where His love first established a foundation and home. The
spirituality of a woman is rooted in the fact that she is the heart of love and
through her special and unique relationship with the Holy Spirit (as one who
gives life), a woman is truly the example of what it means to be fully human.
Continue reading...
Comments