Most of us Catholics ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede on our
behalf. She is our example, our mediator. She
is our mother. Mary is the ideal woman. She is the woman that all women on the
planet should aspire to be. She is the ultimate example of humility, modesty
and chastity.
Blessed John Paul II, in his Redemptoris Mater, said: “I simply wish
to note that the figure of Mary of Nazareth sheds light on womanhood as such by
the very fact that God, in the sublime event of the Incarnation of his Son,
entrusted himself to the ministry, the free and active ministry of a woman. It
can thus be said that women, by looking to Mary, find in her the secret of
living their femininity with dignity and of achieving their own true
advancement. In the light of Mary, the Church sees in the face of women the
reflection of a beauty which mirrors the loftiest sentiments of which the human
heart is capable: the self-offering totality of love; the strength that is
capable of bearing the greatest sorrows; limitless fidelity and tireless
devotion to work; the ability to combine penetrating intuition with words of
support and encouragement…”
Mary is necessary for our salvation. Mary was
chosen and conceived without sin. God gave Mary the choice to bear his Son. And
she said YES. Through her own free will, as an unmarried woman, she said yes.
And without her “yes” the salvation of the world would not have happened. This
is why we venerate Mary. We understand her pivotal role in our very salvation. We
understand that Mary was made perfect by God in order to play her part in our
salvation.
Let us continue to
trust and believe in the powerful intercession of Mary in our lives!
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