“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee”. Luke 1.28.

Led by the Blessed Mother, The Being Catholic Media Association has a heart for Mary and the role she plays in the life of the Church.

So why Mary?

Why is she so important to us and important to the church and many Catholics all over the world?

Mary is often seen as the second Eve within Catholic circles, because her Son was to be God Incarnate, she too was created without Original Sin like Eve though she remained sinless.

Since Mary is considered to be the Woman in Gen.3:15, it is because of the sinlessness of Mary that there is such enmity between her and Satan, because he knows that God promised that she is to crush his head.

Mary’s children are all those who keep the commandments of her Son (Rev 12:17), since she was also given to the Church to be its mother at the Cross by Jesus – John 19:27  Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

To ask Mary to pray to God for us and also use the power God has given her in these times, is entirely in keeping with God’s Plan and appropriate for us as her children. Mary as the mother of the Church and the New Ark of the Covenant is a champion for us against Satan, empowered by God.

As much as David could be a champion for the Israelites and Goliath a champion for the Philistines, Mary is a champion for Mankind in the final battle against Satan. Indeed the Dragon goes to make war on the rest of the Church precisely because they are her children. Both Genesis and Revelation really describe a great enmity between these two, Satan and Mary – who is Satan’s mighty foe.

Rev 12:17  Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus.

This takes nothing away from Jesus who conquered Satan on the Cross and who has already won the victory for us – but we still need to apply that victory and to defeat Satan by the blood of the lamb, the word of our testimony and our submission and humility before the kingship of God

In the times we live in, we want to answer the call of Mary. To join her here on earth in prayer for protection and for God’s plan to be realised. To listen and follow her messages of Fatima, Garabandal and Medjugorje and the saints throughout history that she has spoken to. To honour her in all her holiness and splendour and to thank her for what she has done and continues to do for us through Jesus her son – In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.