We Were Born for This
The Most Horrific Song of Christmas
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I recently unfollowed a celebrity Catholic speaker for her mean spirited post defending the song "Mary Did You Know. It wasn't just a defense of the song that really got me though, it was that she called out all those who hated this song and find it quite correctly - heretical, haters. That really took me back. I found it very sad that someone who supposedly loves that Catholic Faith and should therefor love our Blessed Mother and Jesus, would so vilify those of us who defend her Immaculate Conception and how that says more about Christ than about Mary herself.
I know, it's a nice song, it's sentimental. What we must understand though, is that the lyrics of this song is a direct attack on Mary's Immaculate conception and questions her Yes, to God. Asking if Mary knew, diminishing Her role in salvation history. Mary knew that Her yes would change the universe forever, Gabriel to her that. Mary knew that her son would be God, Gabriel told her that also. Anything else that she might have known is really not revenant and its trivial to what is really taking place and happening at Christmas. Who cares if she knew that Jesus would walk on water. And Mary was delivered at the time of her conception, not by the cross. It has to be that way, because she was the tabernacle of the new and everlasting covenant. The holy dwelling place of God, a place that was very restricted to anyone other than a high priest until Jesus. Also, Mary's yes is a big deal. Mary's yes is what saves us. Without Mary's yes, we would not now have access to Jesus.
So, yes, I will defend the Blessed Mother and my Catholic faith. There is a reason for the erosion of Christianity as a whole in todays society, and it it because we embrace ignorance in favor of the sentimental. I left midnight Mass feeling a bit flat this year. Unfortunately I was not so much moved emotionally by the celebration. The congregation was more of a romper room crowd. There was a total lack of reverence and piety. My husband even returned from communion to find someone in his seat carrying on a conversation with the people behind us. it was very disappointing and sad. I know though, that an emotional response is not the point of me being there. I know that the Mass is Heaven on Earth, whether I am moved to tears or not. This is the reality though and the state of our Church. We crave that emotional high, and rever it more than what transpires on the altar. Our reverence has been lost to Satan's delight in part, because of these sentimental songs sung, like this, in the secular world and even in Catholic Churches that attack ever so subtly major points and dogmas of our Faith. The bigger problem is that we don't even recognize it or worse yet, find it not that big of a deal. After all, these songs make us feel good!
Jesus Christ is a big deal, the biggest. We must strive to get Him right, and get right everything that the Church teaches. Our salvation and the salvation of others depends on it. If we become so enamored by the secular that are willing to deny little by little the divinity of Christ and Mary's willing and brave role in that mission, then we reduce everything we should be living for, and therefor threaten what we will one day die for.
About the Author
I am a 57 year old, wife and mother of two grown sons. I am Cradle Catholic and experienced a reversion to the faith several year ago that moved me to dive more deeply into an understanding of the church and it’s doctrines and dogmas. The more I read, and discover, the deeper my love of the Catholic Church and her teachings becomes.
I become the Executive Director of a very active and busy Crisis Pregnancy Center on the West side of Cincinnati in October 2021. God is so good and answers prayers even though He knows at times, we have no idea what we are asking for. I left this job a few days ago, after having my heart broken and idea of working for a Catholic institution disallusioned. I am so honored and humbled to have had the experience to serve women and the unborn in this capacity! I am also very grateful for God, allowing me to see for myself, that perhaps such a calling was not His long term plan for me. Perhapos returning to Catholic 365 is more to his liking and fits more into his plan for me. I hopefully can once again be more active with content to this wonderful website.
I live in Cincinnati, Ohio where I attended the same parochial grade school and public high school that my two boys attend. I sang in the choir for 35 years and have also been a cantor. I recently left singing in church because i found it to be a grave distraction to the awesome significance of the Liturgy. I haven't looked back, and love the Mass now more than ever! I have been a past member of the Education Commission and have devoted many hours to the well being of St. Ann Church and School (now Our Lady of Grace).
I look forwad to being back and submitting more articles and content. I love being able to share my faith and use this platform as a way to express my deep love and devotion to our Lord. We need each other, and what a wonderful way to connect with others!
