Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mt 1,1-16,18-23

Today, the Church commemorates the birth of the Virgin Mary. We do not find any information about the conception of the Virgin Mary in any of the four Gospels. And yet, the long series of names we read in today’s Gospel is named Mary at the end.

We know that the genealogy of the Jews was very much followed, mainly because of the promise that God made to the ancestor Abraham that the foretold Messiah would emerge from his family. From this time, it arose that a woman who had no child was considered punished by God for some sin because no other descendant appeared from her womb, thus the hope of fulfilling the promise. We can read about the birth of the Virgin Mary from the parents of Joachim and Anna in Jacob’s Proto-Gospel, which originated in the middle of the second century. Although this work was attributed to the Apostle James, the Church did not accept it in the list of so-called canonical books, that is, in the number of 72 books of the Scriptures. We know that in addition to the canonical books, there are dozens of books, letters, and gospels ascribed to essential personalities, especially the apostles, but they have not written them. However, these books do not contain any errors or delusions. There is much more good than evil in them, but the Church has reservations about them. The birth of the Virgin Mary is not a commanded holiday. He does not commit to attending Mass under sin, yet it has become a fantastic holiday in the Church. In addition to the feast of the Nativity of the Lord Jesus and the Nativity of John the Baptist, we also remember the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. We do not place another birth in the Church. The feasts of the saints are memories of their deaths – second birth – birth for heaven.

Today, it is up to the worshipers of the Virgin Mary to draw new strength in the spiritual life. We know that the Virgin Mary already enjoys the reward of Jesus. We know that she was taken to heaven for her faithfulness and also crowned Queen of Heaven. We do not add anything to the Virgin Mary by our prayer and participation in the Holy Mass. She already has everything to the highest degree of fame. And yet, our participation in Holy Mass and our approach to the sacraments makes her happy. Today, Mary does not forget her worshipers and asks the Son for the necessary grace for us. On her birthday today, attending Church is a source of new graces and a multiplication of the gifts we need most. Someone remarked on today’s sidelines: If a natural mother can enjoy a visit to children, how much more will our heavenly Mother! Children never leave their mothers without attention. When the Mother has distributed everything materially, she will enrich her children with her smile, caress, a blessing on the forehead. And so, it is with the Mother of all mothers on the day of her birth.

Many people like certain types of flowers. When they want to make them happy, they show their love to them with these flowers. We are different in skin color, language, age, height, gender, education, and the like. We are different, and yet today, we all want to offer one flower. Let it be a white flower – the purity of our souls. We liken this color to her holiday. Mary, immaculate, conceived Mary, who did not consent to sin, wants to accompany us today with the blessing of her Son. And this is the “best” for us to say goodbye on her holiday. Mary says: Thank you for coming. Don’t forget, come again!