Coronation

MARY, OUR MODEL

Pope John Paul II said "the 'Marian' dimension of the Church precedes the 'Petrine'" (CCC, 972). By this, the Catechism tells us, he meant that Mary "goes before us in all the holiness that is the Church's mystery as 'the bride without spot or wrinkle'." Friends of the Rosary Confraternity will find inspiration in the Pontiff's teaching that Mary's memories of Christ, treasured in her heart - the value of memory once again! - "were to be the ‘rosary' which she recited uninterruptedly throughout her earthly life."

 

The gospel presents a very clear picture of Mary's words and actions, and the evangelists are careful to present Mary in a way that always allows us to identify ourselves with her. This is so we can find ourselves wherever we encounter Mary in the Scriptures. As "Mother of Church" Mary invites us to listen to God's word, as she did, and, like her, to allow the word to take flesh and blood within us, so that we - the Church - can present the saving face of Christ to the world.

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