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Presented by Martin Jalleh for the 2012-2013 Intake - Mary and the Saints weekend
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The Holy Spirit's action in the
soul of Mary
Letter of Pope Paul VI to Cardinal Léon Josef Suenens
on the Occasion of the International Marian Congress
May 13, 1975
It was the Holy Spirit who
filled Mary with grace in the very first moment of her conception, -- making her the Immaculate One.
It was the Holy Spirit who descended upon her, inspired her consent in the
name of mankind
to the virginal conception of the Son of the Most High
and made her womb fruitful so that she might bring forth
the Savior of her people And Lord of an
imperishable kingdom.
It was the Holy Spirit who
filled her soul with
jubilant gratitude
and moved her to sing the Magnificat
to God her Savior.
It was the Holy Spirit who suggested to the Virgin that she faithfully remember the words and events connected with the birth and childhood of her only Son, events in which she played such an intimate, loving part.
It was the Holy Spirit who urged
the compassionate Mary to ask her Son for that miraculous
change of water into wine at the
wedding feast of Canna - first miracle of Jesus.
It was the Holy Spirit who
strengthened the soul of the
Mother of Jesus
as she stood beneath the
cross
It was the Holy Spirit who filled the Sorrowful Mother
with immense love, that she might accept as a
last testament from the lips of her Son her
maternal mission with regard to John
It was the Holy Spirit who raised
Mary on the burning wings
of love so that she might be a
model intercessor during those hours in the Supper Room
when the disciples of Jesus "together ... devoted
themselves to constant prayer"
along with "some women ... and Mary the mother
of Jesus," and waited for the
promised Paraclete.
Finally, it was the Holy Spirit who brought love to its
supreme pitch in the soul of Mary
while she was still a pilgrim on earth and
made her yearn for reunion with her glorified Son.
The Holy Spirit thereby disposed her
for her crowning privilege:
her Assumption body and soul into heaven.
"As the Mother of God, "As the Mother of God, she is raised above…she is raised above…
the whole of humankind" the whole of humankind" and "has no equal".and "has no equal".
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