Christ's definitive victory over death, which came into
the world because of Adam's sin, shines out in Mary, assumed into
Heaven at the end of her earthly life. It was Christ, the "new" Adam,
who conquered death, offering himself as a sacrifice on Calvary in loving
obedience to the Father. In this way he redeemed us from the slavery of sin and
evil. In the Virgin's triumph, the Church contemplates her whom the Father
chose as the true Mother of his Only-begotten Son, closely associating her with
the salvific plan of the Redemption.
This is why Mary, as the liturgy points out, is
a consoling sign of our hope. In looking to her, carried up amid the rejoicing
of the angelic hosts, the whole of human life, marked by lights and shadows, is
opened to the perspective of eternal happiness. If our experience of daily life
allows us to feel tangibly that our earthly pilgrimage is under the sign of
uncertainty and strife, the Virgin assumed into heavenly glory assures us that
we will never lack divine help.
Mary, Our
Mother, you are truly pure and Blessed. For your perfect submission to the Will
of God, angels welcomed you into Heaven with trumpets and rejoicing. Mary, Our
Hope, you show us the way to Heaven. Please pray that we may receive divine
help, now and at the hour of our death.
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