Mary, Queen of Saints: Imitating Her in Humility
The title “Mary, Queen of Saints” describes just how holy and powerful our dear Mother is. Mary, Holy Virgin, pure and perfect, gave birth to Jesus Christ and so we revere her above all saints. Because Mary was full of grace, she excelled in every virtue to a greater extent than every other saint. Each of the saints excelled in a particular virtue, but Mary possessed all of the virtues that could be expressed in any creature. Because of the fullness of grace and the splendor of her virtues, she reigns above all the saints as their Queen. She is the holiest of all saints – the best model that we as women - can strive to imitate. We can all seek to follow after our Blessed Mother in a special way in order to bring peace, patience, and prayer into our homes and into every aspect of our daily lives. As women, we are called to imitate Mary, the spouse of the Holy Spirit and the Mother of the Church. This is not an easy task, particularly when we are inundated by constant messages from our c...