Rev.
Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia
CELEBRATING
THE BIRTHDAY OF MARY THE MOTHER OF JESUS
God in
his eternal design made it possible for every human person to have a special role to play in the mystery of
this life. Though some seem to have more significant role than others. However,
whether significant or not, the truth still remains that we all have a role to
play. But the question is, how are we playing this role? Are we playing
according to God’s master plan or
against it?
Mother
Mary, whose birthday we celebrate today is a good example of those who played
their role according to the God’s master plan. For she was chosen in a special
way to be the handmaid of the Lord and to play an important part in the history
of human salvation and redemption. A role she played according to God's master
plan. As handmaid of God she was privileged to be the mother of Jesus our
Redeemer. Little wonder our Gospel passage today tells us the history of the
genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to Joseph
and Mary the parents of Jesus.
From
this genealogy, we heard how generations came, generations goes, great men and
women came and passed on, new generations continue to spring up. This is our
own generation, but the questions remain: our genealogy to what extent can it
be traced to that of Christ? The things we are doing now to what extent have
they been influenced by the events of the passed generations and to what extent
are they going to influence the future generations.
Today,
we are reminded that we are playing our own role in the salvation of mankind,
our existence means a lot to future generation. And St. Paul in our first
reading tells us that God co-operates with all those who love him, with all
those he has called according to his purpose. They are the ones he chose
specially long ago and intended to become true images of his Son, so that his
Son might be the eldest of many brothers. For he called those he intended for
this; those he called he justified, and with those he justified he shared his
glory.
Dear
friends, Mary’s birthday reminds us of our own birth and our role in the master
plan of God. For God has plans for everyone of us. Our existence is not by
chance or providence, rather it is by the special will of God who made it
possible for us to participate in his mystery at this present age. He could
have will for us to exist in the past or in the future or not to exist at all.
Hence,
never take your existence for granted, because in every moment of our
existence, there is a role we are playing. Therefore, let us like Mary learn to
cooperation with the grace of God and live in accordance to God's plan, for we
are all created for a purpose and that purpose is the role we have to play in
this world.
LET US
PRAY: Heavenly Father, you created us
for a purpose and the birthday of our Mother Mary reminds us of this purpose.
Grant that through her intercession we may obtain the grace to live out our
purpose in this life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Do have a
blessed day.
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