The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – August 15, 2025
In society and the church, women continue to be vanguards of God’s reign. There is more awareness now of how patriarchal systems have shaped our everyday lives. And because of the global conversations on women’s roles in the church begun at the recent Synod on Synodality, we might also examine our own thinking about Mary.
In our preaching, prayers, and musical choices, is Mary revered solely because of her virginity or also because she was the one who taught Jesus how to speak and act boldly with courage?
Do we view Mary as a submissive, quiet vessel of God’s will, or is she the rebel who sang of how God casts down the mighty of this world? In our preaching, prayers, and musical choices, is Mary revered solely because of her virginity or also because she was the one who taught Jesus how to speak and act boldly with courage?
Mary’s canticle, the Magnificat, is not for the faint of heart. It is the rallying cry from one whose faith called her to break societal boundaries and whose courage can inspire a new model for women and men in the church.
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