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The homily of Father Max - Assumption

“Dio onnipotente ed eterno, che hai innalzato alla gloria del cielo in corpo e anima l’Immacolata Vergine Maria, madre di Cristo tuo Figlio, fa’ che viviamo in questo mondo costantemente rivolti ai beni eterni, per condividere his own glory. "
" As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But everyone in his place. "
" From generation to generation, God's mercy for those who fear him. "

Rev 11.19 a; 12,1-6.10; Ps 44/45, 1 Cor 15:20 - 27th, Luke 1.39-56

Again, the liturgy offers us an opportunity to reflect on the value of a 'yes ' of yes of Mary, but also to all our yes turned to God, spoken not only in words but in deeds and in truth.

The Apocalypse presents the glory of the 'woman clothed with the sun ': a glory rather unique, since it has to deal with the terrible pain of childbirth, and the assaults of wild beasts and unclean. Is it possible that even in paradise you can rest easy? Demand dictated by emotion rather than common sense ... However, there is a revelation that wants to communicate - I have already spoken on other occasions -: the concept of Gloria is a complex concept, especially in the theology of John, and especially should not be confused with the state of absence of evil or suffering ... It makes you wonder: "What Gloria? might as well stay here in this valley di lacrime… ”, come recita la famosa preghiera mariana, dalla teologia peraltro discutibile… Che teologia è quella che definisce la casa degli uomini una valle di lacrime? E così questa domanda sull’aldiquà fa il paio con l’altra sull’aldilà…! È necessario liberarci dagli stereotipi, come: quaggiù si sta male, almeno lassù speriamo di star bene.

È anche vero che desideriamo almeno poter immaginare come sarà la vita dopo la morte… Facciamolo pure, se questo ci conforta e ci incoraggia a non mollare. Resta il fatto che anche le visioni, pur autentiche, descritte da san Giovanni nell’Apocalisse, become almost grotesque, sometimes even absurd, because of the difficulty of expressing in words. We can use the trickery of philosophy, although useful, such as the analogy Eternity ... but the mystery remains, and we, we are light years away from understanding this mystery.

Turning now to the fact of the Assumption, is not easy to believe that Mary was transported into Heaven with the body. Just imagine that a human body has a weight, a surface, a period ... in short, is subject to physical coordinates and constraints spatio-temporal land, have you ever wondered where is Mary? until we speak of the spiritual soul, there are no major difficulty thinking in Heaven ... in truth the difficulties began long before addressing the question of how the soul can ascend to heaven - if heaven, seen as eternity is on top - ... I already have problems conceiving in the mind 'object-soul, which no one knows the size, breadth, weight, shape, etc. etc ... But it is! Let's pretend that we are able to understand the state of bliss of the soul. But the soul reunited in Heaven with her body? Well, this is not covered by all our own imaginative capacity. To understand even vaguely possible that a body rises into the sky and there Moreover, it is necessary to imagine that the sky is not only inhabited, but a living: how is it? We are spoiled for choice: a mega-theater, or a mega-stadium, a place that you do not see the end ... And go with your imagination! Then come
theologians and tell us that heaven is not so, that is not physically similar to a place ... More than a place - they say, and rightly so! - Paradise is a state, a way of being: the state of bliss, of course, eternal bliss.

Eternal! another problem: the mind does not have the category of eternity. How do we do? Not only are we able to imagine heaven separate from the concept of place and space, but we are not able to imagine it without reference to time!
... Well, your partial relief, this year this will be discussed at our Cultural Center ... The theme of TIME , chosen as the common thread for all the clubs will help us, perhaps, I hope, if not to make light, to remove at least some shadow on the relationship between this life and eternal life. Bottom line: we often read the Word of God! but do not claim to understand everything by the light of reason. Rather, we learn to make the Bible the right questions, questions that (the Bible) to respond.

For example, today, such as teaching help us bring home? God does not think like us, its selection criteria are opposite to ours. God entrusts the execution of his promises men and women who had no social significance; lived far from the intellectual circles, political, economic, did not make news, and therefore would not find space in newspapers, on magazines, the news ... Maria she was a girl from a village, probably unable to read and write, Elizabeth was an old woman who lived in the mountains, as they say, far from God and the Saints ... I realize now that it was not clear: God does not rely on these people (anonymous) the implementation of a project, even God entrusts himself and his salvation ...

Perhaps this is the way, the only way to understand the key access to the incomprehensible mystery of God and eternal life! We will never be able to sense the supernatural reality, but we are perfectly able to understand the psychology, emotion, ideas and feelings of a young girl. We passed, too. Mary, Elizabeth, John the Baptist, Jesus - yes, even Jesus! - In their humanity, are people like us! By the way, did you notice the declaration of St. Paul? I confess that I had missed until now: "If by man came death, by means of a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. "(1 Cor 15:21).

feelings, beliefs, choices of the Lord may seem at least unusual, but certainly are very clear and well-understood! There is no mystery in the Passion and death of Christ! and what counts most is the ability to live them in our bodies! Perhaps this is what makes us the most problems, being able to live as he lived, and especially (can) die as he died ... not for the salvation of the world, but for our yes!
Ultimately faith and Christian life will depend entirely on our will. All what is beyond the personal will, does not enter the judging criteria of God! We will ask why we never tried to fly ... God is not asking the impossible!
Living evangelical radicalism - I did not say 'radical' - it is absolutely possible.
Of course, we must change our patterns of reasoning, our selection criteria, our mentality ... But the Gospel not only to change orders, the Gospel also shows how to change.

Dear friends, we have no more excuses.

"Faith never knows where it is being conducted,
ma conosce e ama Colui che la conduce.”
Oswald Chambers