"Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received." ~Ephesians 4:1
Mary is the creature who opened the door to her Creator in a special way, placing herself in his hands without reserve. She lived entirely from and in her relationship with the Lord; she was disposed to listen, alert to recognizing the signs of God in the journey of his people; she was integrated into a history of faith and hope in God’s promises with which the fabric of her life was woven. And she submitted freely to the word received, to the divine will in the obedience of faith.... And Mary’s “yes” to God’s will, in the obedience of faith, is repeated throughout her life, until the most difficult moment, that of the Cross.
...Mary does not stop at a first superficial understanding of what is happening in her life, but can look in depth, she lets herself be called into question by events, digests them, discerns them, and attains the understanding that only faith can provide. It is the profound humility of the obedient faith of Mary, who welcomes within her even what she does not understand in God’s action, leaving it to God to open her mind and heart. “Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord” (Luke 1:45), her kinswoman Elizabeth exclaims. It is exactly because of this faith that all generations will call her blessed.
~Pope Emeritus Benedict, 12/19/12 General Audience
Dear Mary, Virgin ever faithful, "teach us wisdom, teach us love." Amen.
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