Mary's journey towards full understanding of her role in God's plan culminates at the foot of the cross, when Jesus presents her to John as his mother; and presents John to her as her son. The endorsement is punctuated by Mary's transformation:
"This new motherhood of Mary is the fruit of the 'new' love which came to definitive maturity in her at the foot of the Cross, through her sharing in the redemptive love of her Son. This new love actually causes a transformation in Mary's motherhood such that she burns even more with love for all those for whom Jesus suffered and died." (Pope John Paul II)
Fr. Michael stresses one important point, which is a truth I can personally attest to: "Mary's new motherhood is not some vague or abstract sort of thing. It's concrete and personal. And even though it's universal, it's also intensely particular. In short: Mary is uniquely, particularly, personally your mother, and she doesn't lose us in the crowd." Words cannot express how real this is for me and it has been so ever since I could remember.
"Even when the same woman is the mother of many children, her personal relationship with each one of them is of the very essence of motherhood." (Pope John Paul II)
The Pope also draws our attention to a very subtle parallelism -
Reflecting on it, I realize, this makes absolute sense. Afterall, she is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
"This new motherhood of Mary is the fruit of the 'new' love which came to definitive maturity in her at the foot of the Cross, through her sharing in the redemptive love of her Son. This new love actually causes a transformation in Mary's motherhood such that she burns even more with love for all those for whom Jesus suffered and died." (Pope John Paul II)
Fr. Michael stresses one important point, which is a truth I can personally attest to: "Mary's new motherhood is not some vague or abstract sort of thing. It's concrete and personal. And even though it's universal, it's also intensely particular. In short: Mary is uniquely, particularly, personally your mother, and she doesn't lose us in the crowd." Words cannot express how real this is for me and it has been so ever since I could remember.
"Even when the same woman is the mother of many children, her personal relationship with each one of them is of the very essence of motherhood." (Pope John Paul II)
The Pope also draws our attention to a very subtle parallelism -
- Jesus's birth was triggered by Mary's "Yes" at the Annunciation when the Holy Spirit overshadowed her.
- In the same way, the Church's birth was triggered by Mary's presence and prayer vigil on the eve of and Pentecost day itself.
Reflecting on it, I realize, this makes absolute sense. Afterall, she is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
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