Our Lady is our true role model for all times

Our Lady is our true role model for all times, and for all ladies. She is humility personified. She lived and accepted God’s will. The fleeting role models of different times and generations come and go, in general do not inspire holiness, modesty, faith, reverence, virtues, the beatitudes to follow the commandments and God’s law, to trust and to follow God’s will. This is how we should all be living. This is how we should aspire to live. Mary, shows us the way though her to Jesus, and hopefully to heaven.    

What are words and actions and ways that we can be like Mary.   

She followed God’s will 

Saint Therese of Lisieux said, “Holiness is simply following. God’s will” Let us follow by the greatest example of Mary, like the little way of Saint Therese of Lisieux.  

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Luke 1:38 38   

She was humble.  Humility is the way to the God, and to find favor with Him. She was God’s servant, therefor, she was a servant of Love.  “For he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed” Luke 1:48  

She was appreciative. Mary treasured and pondered things. Today in a culture where we can get just about anything, the culture lacks appreciation rather an entitled heart and mindset.   “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19   “Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.” Luke 2:51 

She was a virgin.  

Virginity is holy, revered, respected, something you preserve for Marriage.  “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” “The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Luke 1:34-35  

She is our heavenly mother.  When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. Luke 19:26-27    She shows us the way to live a miraculous life and the way to heaven in following Jesus.  His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he (Jesus) tells you.” John 2:5    

She was prayerful. We need to be prayerful to have union with God and the divine.  All joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. Acts 1:14 

Let us all be like Mary who is the Ultimate role model for all times and not like the ever-changing role models who do not inspire holiness. Amen.