“She is not holy merely because she lived a virtuous life. She holds a unique place in the history of salvation because the mystery of the Incarnation took place within her body.
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“the unique place of the Mother of God in the history of salvation, since it was from her body that the Son of God took His human flesh
“And through these words, she also tells us to do what the Saviour Jesus Christ teaches us in the Gospel. Thus, the entire life of the Mother of God is defined by humility and by great concern for everything taking place around her, but she is not absent. She is always present in the midst of Christians.
“Although the Mother of God was humble throughout her life, she was not absent. Just as the Ascension of the Lord did not mean, and did not remain, an absence from the midst of the Church, so too the passing of the Mother of God from this life into eternity did not result in an absence
“Although the Mother of God passes through death and is then taken up to heaven in body as well as in soul, she remains forever present in the world through her prayers
“She who received God into her body is now received by God into His Kingdom
“Her humility, patience and faithfulness to the will of God raised the Maiden of Nazareth higher than the heavens,
“complete salvation concerns not only the soul but also the body, through which the human person lived and acted in history
“the luminous image of a faithful wife and mother, the model of martyric patience in suffering, and the example of generous love for the Church and people.