In the Litany of Loreto we call Our Lady “Ark of the Covenant”. In this meditation we use texts from Scripture to see how Mary truly deserves this title and how we can learn much from it for our own spiritual life. We consider how:

• In the book of Revelation Mary, after a long and quite ordinary life on earth, appears in heaven in all her glory as the Ark of the Covenant. We too can look forward to heaven after an ordinary life lived with love for God.
• Mary bears Jesus, the Word of God, in her womb, just as the Old Testament Ark contained God’s word on tablets of stone. We too have Jesus in our soul and we bring him into the lives of those around us by our smile, our kindness, our faith.
• Mary, with Jesus in her womb, goes to visit her relative Elizabeth, bringing great joy to that household, just as we bring joy to others when we reflect Jesus in our lives.
• Mary appears in heaven attacked by the devil, and she helps us overcome temptations when we ask for her intercession.