Today's feast invites us to go deeper into the mysteries of sin, death and the resurrection itself. As human beings, enfleshed spirits, we are not complete without our bodies. The mystery of the resurrection, with Christ as the first fruits from the dead, reveals that Jesus of Nazareth, born of the Virgin, could not be held by the grave. He rose triumphant the revealed in his person the meaning of Creation. The question arises as to what happens to other human beings and the implications of the cosmic event of the resurrection? The answer lies in the feast we celebrate today. God's intention for the human race was always that it would share fully in his divine life which we describe as the Holy Trinity. Yet, our first parents derailed this plan leading to disordered appetites, damaged intellect and death as the state for all human beings from whom they are descended. The remedy for this state of affairs is to be had in proximity and obedience to Christ who fully reveals the Father with them both sending the Holy Spirit. Mary of Nazareth, in perfect trust and obedience, was joined with her Son from the beginning and was present at Pentecost to the revelation of the Church. For this she shares completely in the reality of the resurrection which is the glorification of the whole of her being - body and soul. She is, therefore, able to act as role model, mentor, intercessor, mediatrix, Queen and Mother to those who believe in and follow her divine Son, striving to imitate her virtues.
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