Come Holy Spirit, living in Mary.
Remind me to ask for Mary's powerful intercession in my times of need.
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| Mary at the Wedding Feast at Cana |
(Cana) clearly outlines the new dimension, the new meaning to Mary's motherhood. . . Mary's solicitude for human beings, her coming to them in the wide variety of their wants and needs. . . (T)his coming to the aid of human needs means, at the same time, bringing those needs within the radius of Christ's messianic mission and salvific power. Thus there is mediation: Mary places herself between her Son and mankind in the reality of their wants, needs, and sufferings. She puts herself "in the middle," that is to say she acts as a mediatrix not as an outsider, but in her position as Mother. . . As a Mother she also wishes the messianic power of her Son to be manifested, that salvific power of his which is meant to help man in his misfortunes, to free him from the evil which in various forms and degrees weighs heavily upon his life.
Pope St. John Paul the Great
Redemptoris Mater (#21-22)
In the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I Trust
Look to the Star, call upon Mary!
In danger, in difficulty or in doubt,
think of Mary, call upon Mary.
Keep her name on your lips,
never let it pass out of your heart
St. Bernard
from"Call Upon Mary: A Prayer"
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