tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post3029518985837961929..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Mary, Mother of Our FreedomFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-53897083478700215922012-01-02T15:46:24.502-06:002012-01-02T15:46:24.502-06:00I wonder if you read G.K.Chersterton's Marylan...I wonder if you read G.K.Chersterton's Maryland poem. The last stanza is about Our Lady's 100 title - Our Lady of Liberty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-23218512385070698332012-01-02T10:08:43.806-06:002012-01-02T10:08:43.806-06:00Ben, HA! I was right in the first place. Geez, I...Ben, HA! I was right in the first place. Geez, I'm getting old and easily confused.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-5248812586836205152012-01-02T08:12:14.680-06:002012-01-02T08:12:14.680-06:00Zechariah? "Now there was a man in Jerusalem ...Zechariah? "Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him" (Luke 2:25).bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-80266839654027703322012-01-02T05:06:57.432-06:002012-01-02T05:06:57.432-06:00Anon., Mary didn't need to see the crucifix in...Anon., Mary didn't need to see the crucifix in the manger to know the fate of the Messiah. As a good Jewish woman, she was well aware of the long prophetic tradition regarding the role of the Savior, cf. Isiah. Zechariah's warning (thanks for the correction!) in the temple about her grief only needed to be in passing b/c every good Jew knew all about the fate of the Messiah.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-70404795254032861972012-01-01T22:23:38.800-06:002012-01-01T22:23:38.800-06:00Did young Mariam see the crucifix in the manger? ...Did young Mariam see the crucifix in the manger? She said 'yes' to the will of God, but in doing so I think she gave God carte blanche as it were. >We< know that her son will suffer a horrible, bloody, humiliating death for our sins, but I'm not convinced >she< knew that a priori. Zechariah hinted at it in the temple, that her heart would be pierced, but the details as to how that would unfold don't seem to have been explicit at the outset - all of which in any case takes away absolutely nothing from her beautiful, total acceptance of God's will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-36847752381044076032012-01-01T10:26:26.478-06:002012-01-01T10:26:26.478-06:00Fr. Philip,
The paragraph on "Mary's gri...Fr. Philip, <br />The paragraph on "Mary's grief" departs from your main point. I find it distracting and would drop it. Simplicity and clarity are Marian virtues. I think she would agree with me on this. :)Lamonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534269474358121464noreply@blogger.com