Mary, My Mother and Your Mother

The Catholic Church honours Mary because as the great Council of Ephesus said "She is the Mother of God". In the early Church there was much debate about the nature of Jesus and the role of Mary. Many said it was impossible to say that a human born in time could possibly be the Mother of God. She could only be the mother of his human nature not is Divine. This great Council said no to this. Christ was one person the God-Man and these natures could not be seperated in the one Person of Christ. Jesus was one being, God and Man and Mary was the mother of God and Man. Mother of the whole person. The video says much about the theology of Mary and I will leave you to play it. But believe me knowing Mary and loving Mary is a most wonderful experience. Sometimes the guilt of sin can somehow erect a self-imposed barrier between us and Jesus and it is at these times we turn to Mary. She takes our hand and leads us to her Jesus and as any good mother she speaks up for us. In most familes children realise that Mum is the softy and if we want something from Dad then she is the solution. That is how catholics view Mary. Of course, she has those off puting titles to many, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption, and catholics will see her as the Queen of Heaven. Now what does that mean? If we go back to the Old Testament we find that David put his mother Bathsheba on a throne beside Him. She was to dispense justice among the people. That is the same honour Jesus has given his mother Mary. She looks on her children and pleads for them to the King. Again Jesus knew that we all need a woman`s touch. We need a kind unjudging spiritual mother. So he gave us Mary. If you have never asked her for anything why not try to do so now.