“The Magnificat is the most revolutionary document in the world” as it “speaks of three revolutionary things that God has done,” said the Liaison Bishop for the Department for Formation, Life, and Apostolate of the Laity of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC).

In his homily on the Feast of Our Lady of Assumption, Archbishop Zolile Mpambani described the Magnificat as the most revolutionary document in the world as it speaks of moral, social, and economic revolution.

“It is said that the Magnificat is the most revolutionary document in the world, It speaks of three revolutionary things that God has done. He scatters the pride in the plans of their hearts, that is a moral revolution,” said Archbishop Mpambani in his Tuesday, August 15 homily.

He continued, “Christianity is the death of pride, why? Because if a person sets his life beside that of Christ, it tears the last remnant of pride from him. Christ enables the person to see himself through and through.”

Describing social revolution, Archbishop Mpambani said God “cast down the mighty” and “exalts the humble and that is the social revolution. Christianity puts an end to the world’s labels and prestige. When we have realized what Christ did for every person, it is no longer possible to speak about a common person.”

“Thirdly, he (God) has filled those who are hungry, those who are rich. He has sent empty away, and this is an economic revolution. A Christian society is a society where no one dares to have too much, while others have too little,” said Archbishop Mpambani.

The SACBC Liaison Bishop for the Department for Formation, Life, and Apostolate of the Laity went on to say that “the meaning of the assumption is that of a culmination and a new beginning,” that “with the assumption, the promises of the Lord were fulfilled in Mary.”