Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in which we celebrate the singular grace of God in the life of Our Lady, keeping her free from the stain of original sin from the moment of her conception and free from personal sin her whole life.
St. Irenaeus said, "The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience..."
But isn't our salvation brought about through Christ, you may ask. The answer is yes. Then how does the above quote from St. Irenaeus make sense? I'm glad you asked - it's actually quite simple and I direct you here to the post about this feast day from last year to read more.
I briefly want to mention a part of Fr. Suresh's homily from the Vigil Mass tonight because it was so awesome. I'm paraphrasing, but this was the gist of what I would like to highlight:
Eating of the fruit of the tree in the Garden of Eden brought death to humanity, but eating of the fruit of the tree of the cross brings life, eternal life; and the fruit of the cross is none other than the very Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and so he commands, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink." - John 6: 53-55.
Wow, God knows what He's doing.
May the Sacrament we have received, O Lord our God, heal in us the wounds of that fault from which in a singular way you preserved Blessed Mary in her Immaculate Conception. Through Christ our Lord. (Today's Prayer after Communion)
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