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We need to give special honor to Mary who is not only the Mother of our Lord, but our Mother as well.
In the Gospel of John, we listen to Jesus’ words as He hung upon the Cross: “Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother’” (Jn 19:27). Jesus was speaking to John at that point, but it is commonly understood that John stands in proxy for us. That is to say, in speaking to John, Jesus was speaking to all disciples when He pointed to His Mother and said, “Behold, your mother.” And so, Mary is our Mother. The Mother of the Head (Jesus) is also the Mother of the Body (us), and as John took Mary into her home, we must take her into our hearts.
Like all mothers, Mary gives us life. By the sin of Eve, death was…
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