Nuestros altos ideales de fe no cancelan la realidad de nuestra naturaleza humana. Por otra parte, Cristo tampoco apartó la mirada ante lo que somos. La actitud sana, sabia y constructiva es aprender a conocernos y aprender a expresarnos de manera que brille su obra y nuestras limitaciones no frenen la obra de su gracia y su amor.
Acies of the Legion of Mary
In every meeting of the Legion of Mary we make the words of the Blessed Virgin our own. Each one of us in some way take her place in praising God’s power, wisdom and mercy, for each one says: “My soul glorifies the Lord…” It is good therefore to pause for a moment and to reflect a little upon the sense of Mary’s Canticle, especially when we gather on the solemn occasion of the Acies.
The Magnificat, as it is known for its first word in the Latin version, is firstly a hymn of victory. Fittingly enough, the Legion anticipates victory as we all join to the One who best knew the power of the Almighty. Have we considered that the Incarnation is a victory in itself? Pride is conquered, Satan flees away, the darkness comes to and end: behold Christ, “Light from Light,” whose day has no sunset. We simply cannot imagine the profundity of Mary’s experience of God’s power. St. Thomas Aquinas says that every act of God’s grace exceeds the visible universe. Mary, duly addressed as “Full of Grace,” came to know the action of God’s love beyond every boundary. It was nothing less as though God was creating a new and far better universe in her womb. She had every reason to say “My soul glorifies the Lord.”