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MariaChristi
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
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I wonder if anyone else saw Our Lady in these lines from Pope Benedict XVI's Audience from last Wednesday? Mary is an image of the Church as Popes, saints, and Fathers of the Church have written. As I re-read these words on the Pope's urging us to pray and not [risk suffocating"](http://www.zenit.org/article-34664?l=english) amid a thousand daily cares, I realized once more Mary: Mother and Model of the Church.
How beautifully we see in Mary, prayer as the breath of her soul and of life, as she faced "unforeseen situations" from Christ's Incarnation through His Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension. Mary remained with the infant Church to care for the Mystical Body of Christ, even as she cared for Him in His Flesh as a Child. Oh how we need to obey Christ's words: "Behold Your Mother"! How we need to do as John did -- and take her into our lives! How we need to look to her to find faith in those situations when we are tested by "unforseen situations". She who was so faithful to the Holy Spirit will show us Jesus, our Way, our Truth and our Life.
How did Mary face unforeseen situations? By God's Grace -- even as we must! God gives Grace to the humble and so we need to learn from Mary as she learned from Jesus to be Meek and Humble of Heart. So often, it seems to me, we "think we know" so much, when in humility we need to confess that God's ways are above our ways. We need prayer to "breathe" spiritually, as much as we need oxygen to breathe bodily. Humbly we learn to depend on God for everything, and by His Grace we grow in faith, hope and above all charity to face whatever He permits in our lives.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your Faithful and kindle in us the Fire of Your Love.
Jesus, we trust in You.
Mother, may we learn to pray as you did, from a humble heart.