Our Mother Mary is mother of God, through her giving birth to our Lord, Jesus Christ.

As he came to the end of his life on the cross, Jesus entrusted St John, and all of us, into the care of his Mother Mary. Our Lady looks after us and is truly our Mother. In this meditation we consider how:

• In giving birth to Jesus in Bethlehem Mary became the mother of the whole Mystical Body of the Church
• At Calvary Mary suffered unspeakably with Jesus for all mankind and this moves her to love us all the more
• Mary draws sinners to Jesus
• Mary exercises her motherly role with the apostles and with all of us
• Mary intercedes for us before Jesus as “supplicating omnipotence”
• We should take Mary into our own keeping, as St John did, through the various Marian prayers and customs, especially the rosary