The Begetting of the Only One

The Begetting of the Only One In Mary, the human race is brought back to the time of its origin in God's desire. The forever pardoned Mary is introduced into the movement of divine life that consists eternally in a burst of life from the Father’s heart giving life to the Son in the loving embrace of the Holy Spirit. God wants to share this outpouring out of life with His creature. From all eternity, He is but this Gift, and He wants His creature to enter into this exchange of love, so they may endlessly exchange this love. “I want those you have given me to be with me where I am” (Jn 17:24). Besides, Jesus dwells only in the will of the Father—the Giver of Life. The creature is drawn out of nothingness so that she may also remain in this love and participate in this springing forth of life. Therefore, what takes place in Mary is what eternally takes place in God: the begetting of the Only One. She is immaculate and she does not hinder God. She allows love to give itself to her completely. Without this open door, the world would never arise out of the shadows of the night. Without Mary, the Spirit would never be able to come and bring his fertile power over the chaos of nothingness. But God's eternal “yes” hears from the depths of the night the “yes” of a little creature who trustingly accepts to be only an echo of God's heart. Distrust is overcome and the human race stops struggling in the hell of suspicion and fear. If it allows itself to plunge in again – for each person and generation in history conserves its freedom – it will understand that a new beginning is always possible, in the reconciling act of the Cross. Father Andre Cabes The Immaculate Conception, Good News for Our Time Basilica of Verdelais, December 5, 2009