Mary

Coming home

• First time coming to LoG
• "Mother Mary"

Mama

• Innate knowledge of mom
• Sam: "Mama Mary, carry me."
• "Mama" closeness, familiarity

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• Handmaid of The Lord
• Free yes

Full of GRACE

St. Maximilian Kolbe

Soon to be St. Pope John Paul II

Blessed Mother Teresa

Pope Francis

Fr. Pat

How do you become grace filled?

• It's not what you do...it's what you allow Christ to do through you.

Suffering servant

• "And you, yourself a sword will pierced so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
• Luke 2:35
• Mary's suffering is united with ours

Love of a Mother

• A sorrow deeper and beyond your own
• When you witness the suffering of your child

Comfort the suffering

• Yet she stayed by Him
• A love more powerful than the pain

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• Mary's role is to bring us face to face with Jesus
• To confront us with the love of Jesus crucified

So what does Mary teach us?

The power of a free yes

Grace

• Don't rely on yourself.
• Allow Christ to work through you.

Keep your eyes set on Jesus and you can overcome anything

Jesus

Because that's what Mary would have done