Our Blessed Lady!!!

As Mary says in the Magnificat, her prayer of thanksgiving: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed..." Yes, we call Our Lady "Blessed" because of the great things that God has done for her. God called her to be the mother of His only Son and through her "Yes" we have the forgiveness of our sins through our Lord's death on the cross and the promise of eternal life through his resurrection. Of course, on the 15th, we celebrated the beautiful Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As Saint Modestus of Jerusalem says, "She who is higher than cherubim and seraphim, being truly designated Mother of their Lord, has now come to live in the Kingdom of Heaven. When she had completed her life's voyage happily, that spiritual vessel of God dropped anchor in her new, safe harbor, near to the Helmsman of the world" (Magnificat, 183). There is some beautiful imagery in that quote because now Our Lady is next to her Son, the Savior, the Helmsman of the world. We rejoice in the gift of Our Blessed Lady and we pray that her intercessions will be with us as we continue our journey of life and faith. "Pray for us O Holy Mother of God," "That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ."