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Video – Dr Mark Miravalle – MaryCast #8: Types of Mary in the Old Testament

apostolate — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:43:27 +0000

Marycast #8 ( 10min) Play – In this episode of MaryCast, Dr Mark Miravalle explores the different types of Our Lady in the Old Testament. He uses the famous papal encyclical, Ineffabilis Deus, written by Blessed Pius IX to show in terms of the Old Testament foreshadowings who Our Lady would be in the New Testament.

Ave Maria!

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I Am The Immaculate Conception

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:00:14 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

“I am the Immaculate Conception” :

words of Our Lady to St. Bernadette

on March 25, 1858.

Ineffabilis Deus: Apostolic Constitution issued by Bl. Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854

“We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which holds that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine revealed by God and therefore to be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful.”

God Ineffable — whose ways are mercy and truth, whose will is omnipotence itself, and whose wisdom “reaches from end to end mightily, and orders all things sweetly” — having foreseen from all eternity the lamentable wretchedness of the entire human race which would result from the sin of Adam, decreed, by a plan hidden from the centuries, to complete the first work of his goodness by a mystery yet more wondrously sublime through the Incarnation of the Word. This he decreed in order that man who, contrary to the plan of Divine Mercy had been led into sin by the cunning malice of Satan, should not perish; and in order that what had been lost in the first Adam would be gloriously restored in the Second Adam. From the very beginning, and before time began, the eternal Father chose and prepared for his only-begotten Son a Mother in whom the Son of God would become incarnate and from whom, in the blessed fullness of time, he would be born into this world. Above all creatures did God so loved her that truly in her was the Father well pleased with singular delight. Therefore, far above all the angels and all the saints so wondrously did God endow her with the abundance of all heavenly gifts poured from the treasury of his divinity that this mother, ever absolutely free of all stain of sin, all fair and perfect, would possess that fullness of holy innocence and sanctity than which, under God, one cannot even imagine anything greater, and which, outside of God, no mind can succeed in comprehending fully.

For the entire encyclical see

http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius09/p9ineff.htm

Tota Pulchra es

Was the Blessed Virgin conceived in sin? The answer is no, for as Augustine writes: “When sin is treated, there can be no inclusion of Mary in the discussion.” And Anselm says: “It was fitting that the Virgin should be resplendent with a purity greater than which none under God can be conceived.” Purity here is to be taken in the sense of pure innocence under God, such as was in Christ.

The contrary, however, is commonly asserted on two grounds. First, the dignity of her Son, who, as universal Redeemer, opened the gates of heaven. But if Blessed Mary had not contracted original sin, she would not have needed the Redeemer, nor would He have opened the door for Her because it was never closed. For it is only closed because of sin, above all original sin.

In respect to this first ground, one can argue from the dignity of her Son as Redeemer, Reconciler, and Mediator, that she did not contract original sin.

For a most perfect mediator exercises the most perfect mediation possible in regard to some person for whom he mediates. Thus Christ exercised a most perfect act of mediation in regard to some person for whom He was Mediator. In regard to no person did He have a more exalted relationship than to Mary. Such, however, would not have been true had He not preserved her from original sin.

Blessed John Duns Scotus

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Nov 08 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Bl. John Scotus – Marian Doctor

apostolate — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:46:21 +0000

Homily #111108 ( 09min) Play – On this Memorial of Bl. John Duns Scotus, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the teaching of this Marian Doctor, especially the Immaculate Conception which was formally adopted as a Dogma by Bl. Pope Pius IX in his Bull Ineffabilis Deus on December 8, 1854.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Bl. John Duns Scotus – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday 32nd Week of Ordinary Time
1st: wis 2:23-3:9
Resp: psa 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19
Gsp: luk 17:7-10

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Our Lady of Lourdes: Do Whatever She Tells You – Feb 11 – Homily – Fr Alan

apostolate — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:56:51 +0000

In the homily on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (Feb 11), Fr. Alan explains the meaning of Our Lady’s appearance and words at Lourdes in 1858. St. Maximilian Kolbe posited that her self-definition revealed to Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” indicates her unique nature as God’s perfect creature. This title inspires us to listen to her and to do as she says.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Our Lady of Lourdes – Opt Mem

Readings:
1st: Is 66:10-14
Resp: Jdt 13:22-23
Gsp: Jn 2:1-11

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1035

Also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/90378558559/videos/566206430563430

and YouTube: https://youtu.be/6SxsptovEw4

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Immaculate Conception is Mary’s Privilege; To Love Her is Ours – Dec 09 – Homily – Fr Josemaria

apostolate — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:22:09 +0000

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 09, 2019*), Fr. Josemaria explains the unique privilege of the Blessed Virgin Mary, recognized by the Church as a dogma of the true faith. Addressing misunderstandings perpetuated even today in popular culture, Father dismantles the objections to one of the “great things” that “the Almighty has worked in [her]” (cf. Lk 1:49), and invites us to be grateful to the Almighty for having such a Mother to love.

Ave Maria!

* Observed this year in the USA on Monday, Dec 09 since the traditional date of Dec 08 fell on the Second Sunday of Advent, which takes liturgical precedence.

References:

Pius IX’s Ineffabilis Deus: https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius09/p9ineff.htm

– Typology: “Reading the N.T. in light of the O.T” (Cf. CCC. 128-130). In particular:

The Church, as early as apostolic times, and then constantly in her Tradition, has illuminated the unity of the divine plan in the two Testaments through typology, which discerns in God’s works of the Old Covenant prefigurations of what he accomplished in the fullness of time in the person of his incarnate Son (CCC. 128)

– Adam and Eve created “very good” (Gen. 1:31) (Hebrew tov meod).

– St. Paul calls Christ the New Adam (Cf. 1 Cor. 15:45);

– CCC 411: […] many Fathers and Doctors of the Church have seen the woman announced in the Protoevangelium as Mary, the mother of Christ, the “new Eve”. Mary benefited first of all and uniquely from Christ’s victory over sin: she was preserved from all stain of original sin and by a special grace of God committed no sin of any kind during her whole earthly life.

– CCC 89: There is an organic connection between our spiritual life and the dogmas. Dogmas are lights along the path of faith; they illuminate it and make it secure. Conversely, if our life is upright, our intellect and heart will be open to welcome the light shed by the dogmas of faith.

– For more on the writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe: https://saintmaximiliankolbe.com/articles/

Mass: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/120919.cfm
1st: Gn 3:9-15, 20
Resp: Ps 98:1, 2-3AB, 3CD-4
2nd: Eph 1:3-6, 11-12
Gsp: Lk 1:26-38

Also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/90378558559/videos/3096332650394195
and YouTube:

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2. Bible Covenantal Love, Consecration to Mary – Fr Josemaria – 2021 Lent Reflections – CONF 546

apostolate — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 01:00:55 +0000

Ave Maria!

Fr. Josemaria Barbin gives the 2nd of six talks for the 2021 Lenten Reflections at Our Lady’s Chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts titled “The Kingdom of Heaven is Like a Wedding Banquet: a Bible Timeline of Covenant Theology” where, in this second part, he explains Covenantal Logic of Love and Consecration to Mary.

00:00 – Intro
01:39 – Recap last talk: How to read the Bible with Timeline
03:13 – Today’s Outline: Order, Covenantal Love, Consecration to Mary
04:55 – 04 – Historical Order of God’s Salvific Plan, Jesus
07:31 – Mary’s Predestination – Ineffabilis Deus
09:23 – Intention then Execution
12:06 – Recapitulation: light to see Covenant history
16:57 – 05 – 3 Logical Elements in God’s Covenantal Love
21:59 – Covenant; Personal, Familial, Legal, Liturgical
23:47 – Mosaic Covenant
26:55 – Tabernacle & Ark of the Covenant at Center
31:09 – Golden Calf, Big Sin, Big Covenantal Shift, Less Direct, more Laws
33:18 – Davidic Covenant – Temple, Wisdom, International
38:11 – Queen Mother, Central Role
40:53 – New Covenant, New Exodus, New Davidic Kingdom
43:33 – New Exodus, Transfiguration
45:09 – New Covenant – Last Supper
48:26 – 06 – Consecration to Mary, New Exodus to Heaven, Revelation
54:01 – Recap: this Talk

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MI5T-pbAg00

For more on this series:

On AirMaria: http://dev.airmaria.com/tag/lenten-reflections-2021/

Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNxRhzywcr4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4ymogdfP_U_aZ2ERhZeCj9y

Bible Timeline: https://ascensionpress.com/collections/the-bible-timeline-the-story-of-salvation

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1 of 5 – Ineffabilis Deus Reading – Immaculate Conception

apostolate — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 02:11:23 +0000

Ave Maria!

As preparation for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec 8th, we have read the encyclical, Ineffabilis Deus, during our Holy Hours in 5 segments. In this encyclical, Pope Pius IX declared the Immaculate Conception n 1854. Part one covers:

Introduction
Reason: Divine Maternity
Liturgical Argument
Ordinary Teaching of the Roman Church
Veneration of the Immaculate

More on Ineffabilis Deus:
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffabilis_Deus
Catholic Encyclopedia: https://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_pi09id.htm
The Text: https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius09/p9ineff.htm

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IA9AyHLSIr8

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA9AyHLSIr8&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xiycm3qRvrfa8THI4Wio85

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