Mary: Mother of Jesus and Coredemptrix

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Friday, July 9, 2010

MARY:  Mother of Jesus and Coredemptrix


Mary or “Maria” is the mother of Jesus Christ (The Holy Bible, Matthew 1:18-25).  She was the chosen one of God to be the wife of   Joseph.  But when she was still a Virgin she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit.  Her deep faith, trust and obedience in God are the strength for people of all ages.

As our parents have borne us, Mary raised and nursed Jesus.  She plays a pivotal role in the life of the churches as she is called/celebrated a Virgin, the Mother of God, the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption into heaven. Her simple life is a model of virtues.

At Fatima in Portugal, she appeared to children, thus “Our Lady of Fatima.” 

The Rosary (as adopted by Eastern Christian monks in the 3rd century), especially the Catholic rosary that is a set of meditative prayers using beads, shows the episodes in Christ’s life.  It is composed of the four mysteries that include “the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries, and the Luminous Mysteries.”   The “Hail Mary” is prayed in every set of small ten beads.

In the Gospels, Mary was with Jesus at the beginning and end of his life.  The end was Mary in Jerusalem during the crucifixion; hence, Mary playing an active role in the redemption of mankind along with her Son.

Below is the “Canticle of Mary,”  a pean of her obedience and great love of the Lord.  The canticle is suitable to memorize like the Psalms as a form of rejoicing.

CANTICLE OF MARY
Luke 1:46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
My spirit rejoices in God,  my Savior
For he has looked with favor on His lowly servant

From this day all generations will call me blessed
The Almighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His Name

He has mercy on those who fear Him
In every generation
He has shown the strength of His arm
He has scattered the proud in their conceit

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones
And has lifted up the lowly
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty

He has come to the help of His servant Israel
For he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise He made to our fathers,
To Abraham and to his children forever

Glory be to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Mother Mary, pray for us.

Rose Flores – Martinez
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