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Reading and meditation on the Word of God on Monday of the second week of Advent, December 8, 2025, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Delivered by Grace Larope from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Genesis 3: 9-15.20; Rs psalm 98: 1.2-3a.3bc-4; Ephesians 1: 3-6.11-12; Luke 1: 26-38.
HOLY FROM THEBEGINNING
The title for ourmeditation on this solemnity of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is: HolyFrom the Beginning. This celebration has been observed by the whole Churchsince 1845, when on this day Pope Pius IX promulgated the doctrine of Maryconceived without sins, or Mary the Immaculate Conception.
This doctrineemphasizes the sanctity of Our Lady from the beginning of her life, while atthe same time strengthening devotion to Our Lady that had started from theAncient Church in Jerusalem. The development of this devotion includes thepolular spreading around the world the prayer "Hail Mary" which is soloved by all Christians. The phrase "Hail Mary, full of grace" whichis the greeting of the angel Gabriel in the Gospel of Luke today, is anacknowledgment of the sanctity of Mary coming from heaven. This means that thisdignity is not just an ordinary thing.
This doctrineconfirms the truth of our faith saying that from the very beginning of theconception in the married couple Joachim and Anne, God had designed in suchmanner that the womb conceiving Mary's fetus would be protected by God's grace.Therefore, the life of the baby Mary was not interrupted and corrupted by thevirus of original sin and of course Mary was completely saved. Purity indeed existedin that infant who inhabited the womb of her mother, then her birth and so onuntil the moment she was a young lady who received the annunciation from theangel Gabriel. From there Mary began to live with the Eternal Word which becameMan and was named Jesus of Nazareth. She remained holy from the beginning tothe end of her life, then was taken up to heaven to be with the Holy Trinity.
Mary is the onlyextraordinary human being. Only she from all created human beings is full ofGod’s grace. The saints and the blessed ones, men and women are simply calledthe glorious inhabitants of heaven who take part in the fullness of God'sgrace. Mary instead has been in the fullness of grace since the moment of conception.This privilege and precious dignity of Our Lady has also impacts to us. Doesthis solemnity has meaning for every one of us? There are at least threemeanings that we can reflect upon and then live them out in every one's life.
First, the ability tofight sin. The book of Genesis in the first reading tells us that the chief ofevil, Satan, was defeated and the one who did this is Jesus Christ. Even thoughwe are always tempted to fall into sins, Mary who had overcome sins will alwayshelp us, for example through the prayer: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for ussinners! Second, following in the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, we need tomaintain our dignity as followers of Christ and have been called brothers andsisters of Jesus, that we have been called from the beginning by Jesus Christ,as proclaimed by our second reading today. Third, if we live in the spirit ofrejecting sins and avoiding evil deeds, we really are the sons and daughters ofOur Lady.
Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O heavenly Father, may we always imitate the Virgin Mary in holiness and alife full of grace. Hail Mary, full of grace ... Mary Immaculate Conception,pray for us. In the name of the Father...
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By Media La PortaDelivered by Grace Larope from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Genesis 3: 9-15.20; Rs psalm 98: 1.2-3a.3bc-4; Ephesians 1: 3-6.11-12; Luke 1: 26-38.
HOLY FROM THEBEGINNING
The title for ourmeditation on this solemnity of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is: HolyFrom the Beginning. This celebration has been observed by the whole Churchsince 1845, when on this day Pope Pius IX promulgated the doctrine of Maryconceived without sins, or Mary the Immaculate Conception.
This doctrineemphasizes the sanctity of Our Lady from the beginning of her life, while atthe same time strengthening devotion to Our Lady that had started from theAncient Church in Jerusalem. The development of this devotion includes thepolular spreading around the world the prayer "Hail Mary" which is soloved by all Christians. The phrase "Hail Mary, full of grace" whichis the greeting of the angel Gabriel in the Gospel of Luke today, is anacknowledgment of the sanctity of Mary coming from heaven. This means that thisdignity is not just an ordinary thing.
This doctrineconfirms the truth of our faith saying that from the very beginning of theconception in the married couple Joachim and Anne, God had designed in suchmanner that the womb conceiving Mary's fetus would be protected by God's grace.Therefore, the life of the baby Mary was not interrupted and corrupted by thevirus of original sin and of course Mary was completely saved. Purity indeed existedin that infant who inhabited the womb of her mother, then her birth and so onuntil the moment she was a young lady who received the annunciation from theangel Gabriel. From there Mary began to live with the Eternal Word which becameMan and was named Jesus of Nazareth. She remained holy from the beginning tothe end of her life, then was taken up to heaven to be with the Holy Trinity.
Mary is the onlyextraordinary human being. Only she from all created human beings is full ofGod’s grace. The saints and the blessed ones, men and women are simply calledthe glorious inhabitants of heaven who take part in the fullness of God'sgrace. Mary instead has been in the fullness of grace since the moment of conception.This privilege and precious dignity of Our Lady has also impacts to us. Doesthis solemnity has meaning for every one of us? There are at least threemeanings that we can reflect upon and then live them out in every one's life.
First, the ability tofight sin. The book of Genesis in the first reading tells us that the chief ofevil, Satan, was defeated and the one who did this is Jesus Christ. Even thoughwe are always tempted to fall into sins, Mary who had overcome sins will alwayshelp us, for example through the prayer: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for ussinners! Second, following in the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, we need tomaintain our dignity as followers of Christ and have been called brothers andsisters of Jesus, that we have been called from the beginning by Jesus Christ,as proclaimed by our second reading today. Third, if we live in the spirit ofrejecting sins and avoiding evil deeds, we really are the sons and daughters ofOur Lady.
Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O heavenly Father, may we always imitate the Virgin Mary in holiness and alife full of grace. Hail Mary, full of grace ... Mary Immaculate Conception,pray for us. In the name of the Father...
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