Our heavenly mother, the Virgin Mary.

To encourage believers to have tremendous respect for the heavenly mother, the Virgin Mary, through the prayer of the Holy Rosary.
Are we happy? At least today and now, do we feel some joy? I think so because today is the feast of the Virgin Mary, our mother. And I also believe that it is embedded in every person that he likes his mother. And he wants her more, the kinder, more admirable, and more beautiful she is. And I ask, where is it kinder, friendlier, and more beautiful than in the prayer of the Holy Rosary? What can we realize in praying the rosary? “An angel came to her and said: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” (Lk 1,28)

We read the gospel that we just heard today – on the feast of the Rosary Virgin Mary, during the annunciation and Christmas. We ask why. This passage from today’s Gospel describes her whole life – a humble and devoted servant of the Lord and, at the same time, our Mother. Therefore, it is the most important, the most beautiful, and the most joyful event ever in Maria’s life. During this annunciation in Nazareth, the Virgin Mary heard the fantastic greeting: “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” Was it the announcement of a small transformation? Or was it a confirmation of an ancient fact? The Church tells us here that the angel does not express some new situation with his greeting; when he says “full of grace,” he sounds like something already there before, already here as a gift of God. Mary has been in God’s love for a long time. This greeting is only meant to highlight and confirm this fact. With this greeting, Mary should know her status – that she is ultimately God’s. The angel’s hello is like a look back at Mary’s life and attitude up until now, and thus also the long-ago entrusted mission and what it consists of. An angel announces the birth of a son. Well, she already had this mission; she already had it before the proclamation; after all, her whole life up until now had been directed towards him! However, her mission was hidden in God’s heart before that. But look here for the human factor of the Virgin Mary because she was human. When he hears God’s call interpreted by an angel, he gets a little worried as he wonders what such a greeting means. Here, it gets a new name and designation. He suddenly finds himself in the light. She is so humble that she is almost afraid of this light and distinction. He does not consider it wrong or want to reject it. However, she feels tiny and unworthy because she is humble. Although she accepts everything that God offers her, it still worries her. Until now, Maria imagined her mission would be inconspicuous, as if on the sidelines. She thought that she could fulfill God’s intentions in secret, unseen, and unknown by anyone. But this concern is not at odds with her essential willingness. On the contrary, Mary pronounces her “fiat” and agrees, indeed her “become,” her agreement with God’s will is so deep, firm, and devoted that everything – every worry, not only now but throughout her life, dissolves in it. Mary gave herself and still gave herself entirely to God. She did not separate her life from her mission. She understood her life in God as a mission. And here is the true meaning of praying the holy rosary – to connect with Mary and appreciate your whole life in God.

To give your life to God as the Virgin Mary teaches us. And this is exactly how she created great value from her life – before people and God. The Virgin Mary experiences restlessness and sees that giving oneself entirely to God means not only happiness, things that are certain and safe, regular and sound, but also includes things that are surprising and dangerous, often demanding and challenging, and perhaps she will not be spared even the most difficult things. But the Virgin Mary is deeply rooted in God with her whole heart. When he sees and suspects all this, he does not refuse, resist, or fall into confusion. She feels that she has encountered something she did not foresee. She is humanly surprised and trembles. However, she is willing to accept everything, even this concern. She is willing to do anything – even if it escalates to the cross. She agrees with God’s path, so she always fulfills God’s will!

Let’s ask ourselves now: which way am I going? God, by which the Virgin Mary walked? Once and for all? Or do I keep changing the roads, always looking for more comfortable ones lined with flowers? Have I found my way yet? Have I already uttered my “become”? Am I hesitating? Am I calculating? We often ask ourselves what all this says to us personally. Perhaps for a long time, we do not know precisely what we live for, what God expects from us, and our mission. We are waiting for a sign, for God’s greeting, for knowing God’s will. But we must realize, brothers and sisters, that the angel who announces God’s will to us comes through a priest, a parent, a school teacher, a friend, a husband… God sends us daily our “announcements”; let’s think if we accept them with as much willingness as the Virgin Mary! Do we care about them at all? However, our mission does not begin with priestly ordination, sacramental marriage, or religious vows. This is just his sealing. It starts much earlier –it is already hidden in God’s heart. In one moment, the Lord will instill it in us, let us know it – in an experience or sadness, in some situation, after some conversation, while reading a book, or in the middle of prayer. He will let us know His plans for us. Therefore, every day, following the example of the Virgin Mary, we should open up and deepen our willingness to accept God’s will once we know it. Can we say to God at least once a day: “Be it done according to your will,” just like the Virgin Mary, who was always ready to say to God with great humility her lifelong Fiat – “Behold, servant of the Lord, may it be done to me according to your word? ” With this willingness, which we achieve through prayer, especially the prayer of the Holy Rosary, we unite more deeply with our mother – this is how we walk the path with her, we fulfill our mission in life.

Today is the Feast of the Holy Rosary. One of the most beautiful and contemplative prayers that we all have the opportunity to pray and which is given to us by our Mother, the Virgin Mary herself, and is highly recommended by the Church, is the prayer of the Holy Rosary. It is a supplicating prayer to our Mother Mary, who helped us, helps us, and will always help us if we ask her through this prayer. He will certainly hear us, and at the same time, he will ask for countless graces. For many of us, the monotonous repetition of the Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary’s, is “against the grain.”… But it does not falter; let’s not lose heart; trust in our heavenly Mother. Let’s try to accept this rosary prayer as an offer to hold the hand of our Mother Mary through the rosary! Holding her hand, let us meditate in the spirit of the mysteries of the joyful, painful, solemn rosary and the rosary of light…

The fact that our Mother in Heaven constantly intercedes and prays for us with her son begs for grace for us, and brings us to her son is also evidenced by this story of a young virgin, Suzana, and how she became a happy Catholic. She was raised in an atheist wealthy family in such a way that she felt an excellent resistance, even hatred, towards Christianity. This hatred prompted her to look closely at Catholicism and discover its faults. But while studying the Catholic faith, she sometimes admired the faith’s truths and began to search for God. And the Lord Jesus said that he who seeks will find. With the help of the Virgin Mary, she found faith as follows: Her younger cousin, who was studying in a priestly seminary, gave her a book called Our Lady of Fatima. While reading it, she felt that the heavenly mother, who appeared to the three children, was becoming more and more light and robust for her daily. Even her unbelieving parents, enemies of the Catholic faith, noticed it. The local priest who was to baptize her was afraid that her parents would disinherit her. She replied: “I am not afraid of anything. I don’t care about wealth. The Lord Jesus, to whom my heavenly mother brought me, is enough for me.” Her heroic courage moved the priest and baptized her with great joy. Thus, Suzana achieved true happiness and joy through the heavenly mother Mary in the Catholic faith.

At this moment, dear brothers and sisters, do you feel that our heavenly mother also cares about our happiness when she strengthens us in faith with her example and help? Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, do not be afraid, and let us trust the Virgin Mary in every situation. Whether in joys or sorrows – he will never leave us; he will never leave us alone. After all, what child wouldn’t trust their mother? Let’s fall in love with this prayer of the Holy Rosary and so with our heavenly mother. She will surely lead us to her son, Jesus. Per Mariam and Jesus – through Mary to Jesus.