2677. Holy Mary, Mother of God: With Elizabeth we marvel, “and why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”36 Because she gives us Jesus, her son, Mary is Mother of God and our mother; we can entrust all our cares and petitions to her: she prays for us as she prayed for herself: “Let it be to me according to your word.”37 By entrusting ourselves to her prayer, we abandon ourselves to the will of God together with her: “Thy will be done.”
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death: By asking Mary to pray for us, we acknowledge ourselves to be poor sinners and we address ourselves to the “Mother of Mercy,” the All-Holy One. We give ourselves over to her now, in the Today of our lives. and our trust broadens further, already at the present moment, to surrender “the hour of our death” wholly to her care. May she be there as she was at her son’s death on the cross. May she welcome us as our mother at the hour of our passing38 to lead us to her son, Jesus, in paradise.
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287. Why is the Holy Eucharist the paschal banquet?
529. How does one reach purity of heart?
114. How did Jesus conduct himself in regard to the Law of Israel?
89. How does the Church set forth the Mystery of the Incarnation?
463. How should authority be exercised in the various spheres of civil society?
307. Who is the minister of this sacrament?
513. What is the meaning of work?
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What does the Bible say about God’s judgment and justice?
What is the importance of caring for the weak according to James 1:27?
How does Esther’s story tell the Jewish people’s story of redemption?
