Beloved Family in Christ,

De Maria numquam satis—When it comes to Mary, we can never have enough! The many Marian feasts and devotions in the Church are no small proof of this. My abuelita, overwhelmed with so many different “Our Ladies of…” will sometimes throw her hands up and say: “For me, there is only one Blessed Virgin—and that’s the Mother of God!”

My abuelita has a point; our diverse ways of addressing Mary all point to the one mystery that the Son of God “came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” Nevertheless, taking time to admire this “icon not made by hands” in her different aspects only inspires us to greater love for her and the child she carries into the world.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak about our Blessed Mother this past Friday. If you plan to attend our 8am Mass this Friday, August 15th, the Solemnity of her Assumption (a holy day of obligation!), you are welcome to stay for another short reflection on Our Lady immediately after exposition. No, we will never be able to say enough, but that won’t stop us from saying something!

Deo gratias,

Lucas Folan