She has always been fully His, and so she remains, glorified with Him entirely, united with His presence before the Father in the Spirit.
Mary, the New Eve, is with Jesus, the New Adam, in the fullness of the New Paradise, the beginning of the New Creation. The young girl from Nazareth who said "Yes" to God has gone before us and thus remains with us as our Mother, the Mother of Mercy.
Mary's total transfiguration and definitive realization in soul and body with her Son is the dawn of the eschaton. Mary's splendor is the beginning of the complete realization of God's loving plan for the world.
Today let us remember the Woman who is full of God, whose "yes" to God has become the acceptance of each one of us as her child. Each one of us is loved by a real Mother, with a real nurturing tenderness, affirmation, and patience that touches our every day--even if we don't know it.
Let us pray that the Mother of God might be gratefully acknowledged, honored, and relied upon by every human person, because her tender maternal love embraces each one. Let us pray especially that all baptized Christians will recognize that she is their Mother, and allow her to lead them to the fullness of Christian faith and life.
Holy Mother of God, protect us. Watch over all your children, especially those who are suffering, those who are poor and persecuted. Pray for us always, that Jesus might draw us all into the final fulfillment of the Kingdom, so that we might dwell forever with the God whose Love renews all things.
