546. How did the Virgin Mary pray? (part 2 continuation)
(Comp 546 repetition) Mary’s prayer was characterized by faith and by the generous offering of
her whole being to God. The Mother of Jesus is also the new Eve, the “Mother of
all the living”. She prays to Jesus for the needs of all people.
“In brief”
(CCC 2622) The prayers of the Virgin Mary, in her Fiat and
Magnificat, are characterized by the generous offering of her whole being in
faith.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 2674) Mary gave her consent in faith at the
Annunciation and maintained it without hesitation at the foot of the Cross.
Ever since, her motherhood has extended to the brothers and sisters of her Son
"who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties"
(LG 62). Jesus, the only mediator, is the way of our prayer; Mary, his mother
and ours, is wholly transparent to him: she "shows the way" (hodigitria), and is herself "the
Sign" of the way, according to the traditional iconography of East and
West.
Reflection
(CCC 2679) Mary is the perfect Orans (pray-er), a figure of the Church. When we pray to her, we
are adhering with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all
men. Like the beloved disciple we welcome Jesus' mother into our homes (cf. Jn
19:27), for she has become the mother of all the living. We can pray with and
to her. The prayer of the Church is sustained by the prayer of Mary and united
with it in hope (cf. LG 68-69). [END]
No comments:
Post a Comment