John the Baptist is a key figure in salvation history. Jesus describes him as follows: “…among those born of women there has been
none greater than John the Baptist…”
Part of what this means is that John the Baptist is, in a sense, greater
than all the men and women in the Old Testament—Abraham, Noah, Moses, David. Why? John the Baptist welcomed the Christ himself.
At
the same time, Jesus adds, “…yet the
least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” Why? John the Baptist, while announcing Christ’s arrival,
actually died before witnessing the salvific act of Christ’s death and
resurrection. Thus, those of us
coming after John are, in a sense, even greater than him.
This
is the most true when considering our Blessed Mother, whom we celebrate today
under the title Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mary gave her yes, lived most purely
and followed her son to the full.
She is the greatest of all humans, save Jesus.
Our
Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
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