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Friday, December 12, 2008, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Zechariah 2:14-17, Judith 13:18-19, Luke 1:39-47
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MARY'S EVANGELIZATION SEMINAR
"Mary set out, proceeding in haste into the hill country." —Luke 1:39
Mary was the first and is the greatest evangelizer. As soon as she
conceived Jesus in her womb, she shared Jesus with Elizabeth and John, the
baby in Elizabeth's womb (Lk 1:39ff). They both were filled with the Holy
Spirit (Lk 1:41). After Mary, as Our Lady of Guadalupe, came to St. Juan
Diego in Mexico, eight million people came to new life in Jesus over the
next seven years. As Pope Paul VI taught, Mary is the star of
evangelization (On Evangelization, 82).
Mary, the greatest evangelizer, was pregnant. To effectively share the
life of Jesus, we must respect, defend, and nurture life.
Mary was poor. Jesus came to proclaim the good news to the poor (Lk 4:18).
Mary was a healer. She was used by the Lord to heal Juan Diego's uncle.
Mary was a deliverer. Her Mexican name, Tecoatlaxope, means "Crusher of
the serpent-god."
Our Lady of Guadalupe gives us a radical understanding of evangelization.
Bringing others to Jesus involves not just programs and services, but
choosing life in a culture of death and choosing poverty in the midst of
out-of-control consumerism. Evangelization means announcing the kingdom of
God as we "cure the sick, raise the dead, heal the leprous, expel demons"
(Mt 10:7-8). Evangelize the Americas, Guadalupe-style.
Prayer: Father, may I evangelize by Your standards.
Promise: "See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord." —Zec 2:14
Praise: Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, faithfully walked up the hill of
Calvary, and comforted her dying Son as He changed the world. Centuries
later, she went to another hill in Mexico and changed the New World.
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