Can Mary Help Us? Yes!

Personally, I can’t tell you how much praying the Rosary has helped my Faith to grow. And when I talk with Mary after, I thank her not only for helping my faith to grow, but for allowing me to pray the Rosary!

Mary always points the way to her Son, Jesus. And Mary loves us like a Mother does. And because Mary was human; she truly understands how we feel and why we feel the way we do. She understands why we worry about family members and those we love, because she did too! She was very close to God, but she was human too!

She understands how life can be busy, because her’s was too!

And because she was so very obedient to God, she understands our desire to obey God as well!

And like any loving mother does, she warned us when we were headed for trouble. In both her appearance in Lourde and Fatima, and in Her appearance in Ecuador (Our Lady of Good Success)-Mary warned us of what would happen to our world if we did not turn back to God. She loves us and does not want us to suffer!

Can you imagine how difficult it must have been for Mary, a young girl, to have Jesus in a Manger? For many of us, we can well imagine just how difficult it would be to have a baby in a barn! There were no epidurals then, or any other pain relief! And she was so young!

Or how about Her flight to Egypt? Physically, that had to be so difficult. Being a Mom in today’s world is challenge enough, being Jesus’ Mom in yesterday’s world had to be truly difficult and more than we could even comprehend, much less do!

So when we ask her to pray for us, we can ask that we will grow in our faith and obedience, that we will be better mothers, that we will leave fear behind in favor of trusting God-Because Mary gets it – because She lived it :).

And because Mary loves us, She prays for us-always!