In Mary it becomes quite clear to us that God reverses this world's scale of values. The proud, the mighty, the violent are scattered, deposed from their thrones, made ineffective. The lowly--to whom Mary belongs--the poor, the powerless who expect everything from God are raised to high places, becoming a blessing for others. That is why the Church should open herself to the might God has shown, and reject pride, vanity. Thus, in a world of so much violence and oppression, she can be a sign of hope for the poor, for those who are powerless, oppressed and persecuted. Mary stands for the hungry who, in the poverty and barrenness of life, long for God's promise, for his peace, his word and his salvation. The promise that God gives every good thing to the hungry is fulfilled in her. It is fulfilled in us too if we do not have a satiated heart, but are hungry and thirsty for God's justice; if, in a world of hunger, we seek to relieve the bodily hunger of those in need and their hunger for God's promises. Mary is linked with Abraham, the forefather of Israel, the father of the promise. In the coming of the Messiah, in Jesus Christ, God's faithfulness is sealed conclusively and in an unparalleled way. The Mother of the Savior becomes the sign of the Lord's faithfulness. The People of God can depend on their God. In hope, calmness and fearlessness they can rest assured in the company of his Son on life's path. Mary's very existence points to God and to her Son. In her response to God's initiative, through her faith, she sets the pace for the Church, for the faithful. That is how Mary's song, the Magnificat, becomes the song of the Church, our song.

In the beginning of Christ's misson on earth Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit. Thirty-three years later the Mystical Body of Christ, His Church, will be filled with the Holy Spirit, as Mary too, will be in the midst of the Apostles abiding in prayer.

To pray for her Heavenly intercession with Our Lord Jesus Christ dates back to the earliest day of Christianity. In some of the earliest catacombs going back to the very first Century, we find images of Mary and inscriptions pleading her intercession for the souls of the dead.

Christianity has always been suffused with the old ways, especially in England and France. In England the old ways are still present in superstitions, sayings and beliefs. People still believe in fairys and magic, there is heresy, but fusion. Many people believe that God is a woman and that she was the Virgin Mary and that the Virgin is the Bride of God

If we can call God "our Father", then we can call the Holy Spirit, "our Mother." As she who is Mary formed Jesus in her body, so She who is Holy Spirit forms Jesus in our souls. As Eden was the Paradise of Creation, Mary is the Paradise of the Incarnation. Through Mary we entered once again into possession of the Tree of Life. Since all creation is in perfect balance, Mary was the co-mediator, the Second Eve, and the reconciler between woman and God. It does not take anything away from Christ. If you stop to think about what Mary must have gone through, it's mind boggling. Knowing she had served the Lord every moment of her life and then to watch her child suffer and be nailed to a cross - knowing his spirit was free and yet she was appointed to continue living. Can you imagine a loving mother that wouldn't plead to die in her child's place or one that would want to continue living after suffering that kind of loss? Jesus shed his blood as an atonement for our sins, but it was also a sacrifice for Mary, as well as God, who each gave up their son for the world's sake.

The biblical image of Mary expressed as Goddess can be found in Revelations 12: 1-17
A woman, whose dress was the sun and who had the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head...

Holy Spirit, Holy Breath, becomes the Mother of God, the theotokos, The meaning of the Word { almighty FATHER MOTHER GOD (El-Shaddai) } in Genesis as "Our." LET US MAKE THEM IN OUR IMAGE!

 

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