Gilda Rose Kalathil ponders the Blessed Mother's life of prayer.
Mother Mary, the one kept without sin.
The one chosen to bear the Son of God.
The one whom the angel visited to give the Good News.
The one who said yes and braced for the uncertainty of her yes.
The woman who crushed the head of the serpent.
The woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
The woman who fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God,
She who came as the second Eve.
She whose heart was pierced seven times.
She who was assumed into heaven, crowned Queen!
Did she have to pray?
Consider this:
When she lived with her parents and learnt the Scripture, she was praying.
When she learnt to do the household chores and take care of her elderly parents, she was praying.
When she faced her husband and got married in the midst of those unaware of her secret, she was praying.
When she had to travel a long distance with the Son of God in her womb, she was praying.
When she bore him in a manger, alone, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, she was praying.
When He cried through the night and she didn’t know why, she was praying.
When she had to flee to keep Him safe, she was praying.
When she cooked Him simple meals and lavish feasts, she was praying.
When she fed Him and taught Him to walk and speak, she was praying.
When she played with Him, tickled Him and told Him she loved Him, she was praying.
When she cuddled, hugged and deciphered His baby speech, she was praying.
When she bathed and clothed Him, put him to bed and sang lullabies, she was praying.
When she read and taught him the scriptures, wiped his tears and washed his wounds, she was praying.
When she worried for him when he was sick and when he was lost for 3 days, she was praying.
When her husband left for Heaven and she had to take care of her boy by herself, she was praying.
When her Son left for mission at age 30 and she went to meet Him while He addressed a crowd, she was praying.
When she heard He had been imprisoned and saw Him carry the Cross, she was praying.
When she wept and saw Him breathe His last and they laid His body on her lap, she was praying.
You ask if she prayed.
Would there be a moment she did not?
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