Nine months after we celebrated the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the womb of St. Ann, her mother on December 8 – today we celebrate her birth! Mary's vocation was to be the mother of Jesus – the mother of the Word of God, thus also, Mother of God! What an amazing privilege! And she accepted and lived that vocation generously and lovingly!
God wanted to work powerfully in her and through her – for all of us – and for our salvation. And Mary was always willing to cooperate fully – so that the Father's will would always be done. This brought her a share of deep satisfaction and rejoicing, but also a strong measure of sorrow and pain – as she watched her son live a life of contradiction – all to establish the new order, the new law, the new dispensation – in his own blood!
We honor Mary on this her birthday – we honor her as Mother of Jesus, Mother of God – but also our own true mother-in-Christ – as we all were given to her at the Cross on Calvary – with St. John representing us. She tirelessly watches over us, intercedes for us, and prays for us as she sits at the right hand of Jesus in heaven.
May we live pure and holy lives so that one day we will be with her and all of our brothers and sisters in heaven, forever!
With delight we rejoice in the Lord!
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