The texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary today are related through imagination and Gospel narrative to Mary, Mother of Jesus who is the Son of God. The fully human nature of Jesus is supported by birth as all humans of a mother. The Catholic Church today proclaims the Assumption of Mary, that is the bodily transport of Mary’s being to heaven. This is the final earthly state of the one who proclaims the complete magnificent intimate communion with the Divine as she began to respond with “Yes” to the mission offered her by God to be the human mother of the “Word made flesh”. As Fr Larry explains this feast is on that is authentically Catholic and is not based on Scriptural evidence. We pray that the direction of “Catholic tradition” offers us an opportunity to understand better the mysteries of the relationship with the Divine. We are praying with our awareness of how blessed is fidelity when it is lived within the human experiences of letting go to clarity and quick results. (Gillick, 2010). The images in the texts from Revelation are reminiscent of Mary and the birth of Jesus but it is not likely, according to Scripture scholars, that the images were meant by the author to represent Mary. Fr Larry Gillick S.J. discusses the usual explanation for this vivid description.
Gillick, L. S. (2010, August). Daily Reflection. Retrieved August 15, 2010, from Creighton University's Online Ministries: http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/081510.html
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