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| Oksana Rohovska- a Ukrainian artist living in Portlaoise since the invasion of her country in February 2022 decorated the Church in honor of Mary for the feast of the Assumption. Quote from Catholic Women Preach: Sister Chioma Ahanihu |
…”The feast we celebrate today of the Assumption of The feast we celebrate today of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother reminds us also of her victory as a mother who carried her baby through pregnancy, gave birth, and raised her child successfully. We remember that our blessed mother after giving birth, she and Joseph had to flee to Egypt for safety of the Child Jesus. In today’s world, thiscouple with their child would be seen as immigrants fleeing from violence and the cruel abuse of their leader, seeking a place to settle and raise their child. Astheir country of origin became unbearable, they had no hope of survival, so they fled. And I think of all immigrants fleeing from hardships both economic and political especially those releasing their little children to travelunaccompanied across the border. Mary, the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, has always been a symbol of hope and a companion for all who are marginalized. From her own family experience of living in another country as a stranger or immigrant, people believe that she works for the unity of the people of God in search of understanding, compassion, peace and human dignity for immigrants who are being kept in the margins of our society. In fact, among all women who ever lived, Mary is singled out as the one who has the most enduring power in the Christian imagination. And so, she alone can bring immigrants and the inhabitants who fear strangers together through her Son Jesus Christ.
May today’s feast remind us of our own Yes to God’s call as consecrated people of God in our different spheres of life. May we be the voice for the voiceless and the less privileged in our society. our Blessed Mother reminds us also of her victory as a mother who carried her baby through pregnancy, gave birth, and raised her child successfully. We remember that our blessed mother after giving birth, she and Joseph had to flee to Egypt for safety of the Child Jesus. In today’s world, thiscouple with their child would be seen as immigrants fleeing from violence and the cruel abuse of their leader, seeking a place to settle and raise their child. Astheir country of origin became unbearable, they had no hope of survival, so they fled. And I think of all immigrants fleeing from hardships both economic and political especially those releasing their little children to travelunaccompanied across the border. Mary, the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, has always been a symbol of hope and a companion for all who are marginalized. From her own family experience of living in another country as a stranger or immigrant, people believe that she works for the unity of the people of God in search of understanding, compassion, peace and human dignity for immigrants who are being kept in the margins of our society. In fact, among all women who ever lived, Mary is singled out as the one who has the most enduring power in the Christian imagination. And so, she alone can bring immigrants and the inhabitants who fear strangers together through her Son Jesus Christ.
May today’s feast remind us of our own Yes to God’s call as consecrated people of God in our different spheres of life. May we be the voice for the voiceless and the less privileged in our society. “
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