A great reason to rejoice

Yes, indeed, we have great reason to rejoice as we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

- Fr. Roy Cimagala

It’s on this day that we are somehow assured that God and man share the same life and nature! That God can become man and that a woman can be the mother of God simply prove that.

With the Virgin's birth, we are given a preview of the greatest work on earth --the salvation of mankind-- accomplished by the Son of God made man and with the full cooperation of a woman, the Blessed Virgin. Mary paved the way for the salvation of mankind by giving birth to the redeemer who would ultimately conquer sin and death through his sacrifice.

The Virgin Mary is the “new Eve” who with her full obedience of faith to God's will “cured” the disobedience of the original Eve. She is the best example for all of us in terms of how we have to trust in God and follow his will.