Written by Jessica Cyr | Painting: Ivanka Demchuk
“Powerful,” I always think, whenever I read the story the wedding at Cana, “Mary had such power.” I’m not thinking of the kind of dominating power of dictators, but the power of one woman. One woman was chosen by God among all the women to bring Him to all of us.
“I’m just one woman!” I often exclaim in entirely different contexts; when I’m feeling frustrated or powerless and small. But sometimes I pause and reflect that if God can do such great things with Mary, maybe he can do something with me.
May seemed like the perfect time to explore this, and I wanted to talk to other women and get their perspectives. I prayed and asked friends about who would be good to talk to, and was delighted that these four ladies shared and discussed with me. What follows is the product of phone calls that I didn’t want to end. We talked about what it looks like to be a Catholic woman who loves Mary, and to take her into our homes as our Mother. Each woman is so incredible and authentic and it brought so much light to my life to hear their stories of Our Lady in their lives.
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