SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE
Άχραντος
ACHRANTOS
(IMMACULATE)
Scrutatio
for
the
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(December 8, 2012 Saturday)
Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer
Genesis 3:9-15, 20 / Psalm 98 / Ephesians 1:3-12 / Luke 1:26-38
Genesis 3:9-15, 20 / Psalm 98 / Ephesians 1:3-12 / Luke 1:26-38
Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Genesis 3:9-15, 20 / Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 / Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 / Luke 1:26-38
Genesis 3:9-15, 20 / Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 / Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 / Luke 1:26-38
Readings for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Introit: Isaiah 61:10 and Psalm 30 (29):2 Epistle: Proverbs 8:23-35
Gradual: Judith 13:32
Alleluia: Song of Solomon 4:7
Gospel
Luke 1:26-28
Offertory:
Communion Antiphon:
Glorious things are told of thee, O Mary, for He who is mighty has done great things unto thee.
ACHRANTOS...
IMMACULATE...
Let us meditate on this BLESSED TRUTH of our CHRISTIAN FAITH through this sermon by Anselm, the saintly Archbishop of Canterbury and the CHAMPION IN DEFENDING THE EXISTENCE OF OUR ALMIGHTY GOD in the 11th Century A.D., entitled
Virgin Mary, all nature is BLESSED BY YOU
Blessed Lady, sky and stars, earth and rivers, day and night – everything that is subject to the power or use of man – rejoice that through you they are in some sense restored to their lost beauty and are endowed with inexpressible new grace. All creatures were dead, as it were, useless for men or for the praise of God, who made them, The world, contrary to its true destiny, was corrupted and tainted by the acts of men who served idols. Now all creation has been restored to life and rejoices that it is controlled and given splendor by men who believe in God.
The universe rejoices with new and indefinable loveliness. Not only does it feel the unseen presence of God himself, its Creator, it sees him openly, working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary’s womb.
Through the fullness of the grace that was given you, dead things rejoice in their freedom, and those in heaven are glad to be made new. Through the Son who was the glorious fruit of your virgin womb, just souls who died before his life-giving death rejoice as they are freed from captivity, and the angels are glad at the restoration of their shattered domain.
Lady, full and overflowing with grace, all creation received new life from your abundance. Virgin, blessed above all creatures, through your blessing all creation is blessed, not only creation from its Creator, but the Creator himself has been blessed by creation.
To Mary God gave his only begotten Son, whom he loved as himself. Through Mary God made himself a Son, not different but the same, by nature Son of God and Son of Mary. The whole universe was created by God, and God was born of Mary. God created all things, and Mary gave birth to God. The God who made all things gave himself form through Mary, and thus he made his own creation. He who could create all things from nothing would not remake his ruined creation without Mary.
God, then, is the Father of the created world and Mary the mother of the re-created world. God is the Father by whom all things were given life, and Mary the mother through whom all things were given new life. For God begot the Son, through whom all things were made, and Mary gave birth to him as the Savior of the world. Without God’s Son, noting could exist; without Mary’s Son, nothing could be redeemed.
Truly the Lord is with you, to whom the Lord granted that all nature should owe as much to you as to himself.
As the FIRST BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN, Our Blessed Mother is the LIVING IMAGE of the IMMACULATE CHURCH PAR EXCELLENCE!
We who are IMMACULATELY JUSTIFIED by our BLESSED LORD should always follow her HEROIC VIRTUE OF COMPLETE OBEDIENCE TO OUR ALMIGHTY GOD!
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