Reflection: Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God

“The Mary whom Marists emulate, the Mother of Mercy, whose embrace is ready to welcome all, and who chooses to be unknown, as if hidden, and close to people in their ordinary lives, is the Mary whom we find in the Scriptures: the one who, in spite of her tremendous importance and privilege as the mother of Jesus, chose to become an obedient disciple of her Son and to situate herself amidst the other disciples of Jesus, even disappearing into the Church, so as to more effectively be a caring present in people’s lives.” (Forum Novum)