OUR LADY AT PRAYER
3. Why She Prays.
She prays because prayer is not only useful but necessary. She needed it not for Herself, neither did Christ; yet the prayer of Jesus and the prayer of Mary go on without interruption. The first time that the Gospels speak of Mary, they introduce Her praying. It was during Her prayer that She received the visit from the Angel. The last time the Evangelists mention Her, She is portrayed in the Supper Room teaching the Apostles how to pray, preparing them to receive in a prayerful way the Holy Spirit. Mary begins Her life praying and ends it in prayer. What an example God has given us in Mary! Moreover, it was through prayer that She prepared to become the Mother of the Messias. The holy work of the Incarnation is pivoted around Mary's prayer.
She prays because prayer is not only useful but necessary. She needed it not for Herself, neither did Christ; yet the prayer of Jesus and the prayer of Mary go on without interruption. The first time that the Gospels speak of Mary, they introduce Her praying. It was during Her prayer that She received the visit from the Angel. The last time the Evangelists mention Her, She is portrayed in the Supper Room teaching the Apostles how to pray, preparing them to receive in a prayerful way the Holy Spirit. Mary begins Her life praying and ends it in prayer. What an example God has given us in Mary! Moreover, it was through prayer that She prepared to become the Mother of the Messias. The holy work of the Incarnation is pivoted around Mary's prayer.
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