The Assumption of Our Lady
Scripture reading:
“I
call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you
life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your
descendants may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19)
A Reflection:
Twenty Five years ago in Omagh town in Northern Ireland and on the Feast of the Assumption 31 persons including two unborn twins were murdered in the single greatest act of terrorism associated with the troubles. This indescribable act of evil timed on the very day that Catholics in the West and in the East mark the dormition or assumption of Mary at the end of her life reminds us that all life if precious and fragile. Even still, we ought not to fear those who kill the body as much as those who would kill body and soul. We can be sure that the souls of the just including those killed in the womb are with the Lord where they are loved for all eternity. This thought is some comfort to us even now. However, we have much to do to contend with evil in this short life sojourn.
A Prayer:
"A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer
which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in
daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of
life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from
every family and from the heart of every believer.” – Pope John Paul II,
The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae), n. 100.
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