"As we contemplate in the Mother of God a life totally shaped by the word, we realize that we too are called to enter into the mystery of faith, whereby Christ comes to dwell in our lives. Every Christian believer, Saint Ambrose reminds us, in some way interiorly conceives and gives birth to the word of God: even though there is only one Mother of Christ in the flesh, in the faith Christ is the progeny of us all. Thus, what took place for Mary can daily take place in each of us, in the hearing of the word and in the celebration of the sacraments." ~Pope Benedict XVI,
Verbum Domini, #27
Dear Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, lead me ever more deeply into the mystery of faith -- the fruit of your womb, Jesus! With you and like you, may I give birth to Him for the salvation of the world. Amen.
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