I was part of history in the making today: I attended Mass at St. Leonard's Parish in Berwyn, IL, where this feast was celebrated for the first time since Pope Francis recently decreed it would be annually celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost.
Indeed, the celebration of the Risen Lord continues as we partake of this new way to engage with our faith through this newly-established feast.
Something Father Alex said in his homily at Mass I think speaks to the heart of this feast: Mary is the Mother of Jesus Christ. Christ is the Head of the Body, which is the Church. Mary is the Mother of the Church because she can't just be the mother of the head, but the entire Body.
Indeed, the scene at the Cross is so moving in which Christ designates Mary as John's mother, which speaks to the special role Mary has a special role for those of us Who are in Christ: She offers her intercession for us to her Son, as we strive in our journey to grow closer to God through Christ by living faithfully as members of His body, the Church, which was brought to Life through the Holy Spirit, the continued presence of the Risen and Living Christ.
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