"Blessed are you, holy virgin Mary, deserving of all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God."
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She was conceived without sin. Yes, it was an immaculate conception, free from the original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of his Son, Jesus. What a great saving grace this is, as God prepares her for greatness.
She was obedient to the end. She accepted to be "handmaid of the Lord" and accepted to conceive and from her, born a Son who will be our Lord and Savior. From the start, she already knew the sufferings she and her Son will experience for the salvation of all, and she remained obedient to the end.
She is the mother of all. At the foot of the cross, before His death, Jesus has given us His mother, to be the mother of us all. Jesus has been obedient to His mother, as he grows up and until His first miracle in Cana. And with Mary as our mother, may we never forget to obey also our parents and love them at all times.
She is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Taken up like her Son, she is crowned in heaven as our Queen Mother, as the angels and saints rejoices. It was the culmination of her total obedience and love, that she wants to also give to all of us, through her Son, Jesus Christ.
And today is her birthday. The beginning of a life that is full and holy. May we seek the same and be holy as our Lord is holy.
+ Let us pray: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray of us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen +
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