"Mary, mother of Christ, mother of the Church" - Augustine

COMMENT:  
 The Mass this morning had the Gospel, Luke 8:19-21.
In fact the commentary of St. Augustine last night  internet of Daily Gospel, the title of the quotation set me pondering, 
"Mary, mother of Christ, mother of the Church".

At the Introduction, Fr. commented at the Mass;
'Jesus said - whoever keeps my Father's will in my brothers and sister and mother.
Here he underlines the primacy of spiritual relationship over blood relationships.
However when both blood and spirit combine them we have the perfect relationship with God.'  

DAILY GOSPEL "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." John 6:68 Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time See commentary below or click here Saint Augustine : Mary, mother of Christ, mother of the Church Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 8:19-21. The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you." He said to them in reply, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it." Commentary of the day : Saint Augustine (354-430), Bishop of Hippo (North Africa) and Doctor of the Church On holy virginity, 5 Mary, mother of Christ, mother of the Church He who is the fruit of one holy Virgin is the glory and honor of all the other holy virgins; for like Mary, they are themselves the mothers of Christ if they do the will of his Father. The glory and happiness of Mary in being the mother of Jesus Christ shines forth above all in the Lord’s words: “Whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is brother and sister and mother to me.” (Mt 12:50) Thus he shows the spiritual relationships that attach him to the people whom he redeemed. His brothers and sisters are the holy men and women who partake with him in the heavenly inheritance. His mother is the entire Church, because by God’s grace, she brings forth the members of Jesus Christ, that is to say, those who are faithful to him. His mother is also every holy soul who does the will of his Father and whose fruitful charity is made manifest in those whom it brings forth for him until he himself is formed in them (Gal 4:19)… Mary is certainly the mother of the members of the Body of Christ, that is to say, our mother, because in her charity she cooperated in bringing forth in the Church the faithful who are the members of this divine head, whose mother she truly is according to the flesh. ---------------------------------------- The DGO is sent every day to more than 350.000 subscribers! Do you want to help us maintain this free service? The Daily Gospel is free of charge, but it is not free of cost. Make a donation directly on our website www.dailygospel.org. Thank you and God bless you.

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BY Daniel Harkins | September 18 

 

Our Lady of Paisley ICON on tour

BY Daniel Harkins | May 22- 2016

Our Lady of Paisley icon on tour

Event part of preparations for Easter 2016 diocesan synod

An icon of Our Lady of Paisley will travel to every parish in the diocese over the next year in preparation for the Easter 2016 diocesan synod on laity and evangelisation.

Beginning its journey during the month of Devotion to Our Lady, the icon (right) has spent a week each in St Paul’s and St Peter’s churches in Paisley, and moved to St Cadoc’s in Newton Mearns on Thursday. The icon will finish its journey in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Holy Thursday 2016.

The life-sized icon features Mary standing on a carpet of Paisley pattern and holding the baby Jesus in front of Paisley Abbey and St Mirin’s Cathedral. Above Our Lady are the Greek letter abbreviations for Jesus Christ and The Mother of God and this, along with the halo, are what make the painting a holy icon rather than a work of art.

The icon began life five years ago when artist Bernadette Reilly and Denis Murphy, who would later become a deacon in the diocese, discussed the idea for an icon of Our Lady of Paisley that would tour parishes.

Once Fr John Keenan was appointed Bishop of Paisley, some new ideas were incorporated into the work, including a Latin phrase ‘Hac ne vade via nisi dixeris, Ave Maria,’ which was once written on the walls of Paisley Abbey and translates to ‘Go not this way unless you have said Ave Maria.’

The Canon law that guides diocesan synods requires a preparatory period of catechesis, consultation and prayer, and the pilgrimage of the Our Lady of Paisley icon will form part of that for the diocese. The icon will be welcomed with a Mass as it arrives in each parish and will be sent off at the end of the week with a short parish devotion.

Bishop John Keenan said he believes the icon pilgrimage is the most important part of the upcoming diocesan synod.

“Synod is a great word which means ‘travelling together,’” he said. “So this journey is one that the whole diocese has embarked upon…

“Pope Francis says in Evangelium Vitae that it was Mary’s presence that made possible the Pentecost outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church. So we consecrated the synod and the whole diocese of Paisley to Our Lady for the bringing in [of] the certainty that She would make possible a new outpouring of the spirit of evangelisation on the whole diocese, clergy and people.”

“Our devotion to Our Lady is under the patronage of Our Lady of Paisley,” the bishop added. “This was a pre-Reformation devotion that arose from the Paisley Abbey, dedicated to Our Lady from the 14th century, that reached to the whole diocesan area.”

—daniel@sconews.co.uk

—This story ran in full in the May 22 edition print of the SCO, available in parishes

 

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