Luke tells why Marketing Plan Denominations steer clear of Mary.
Lk 1:46-56 tells us about The Mother of God. “Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; . . . for He has looked upon His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He remembered His promise of mercy, the promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever.’”
Mary sees the future! “From this day all generations will call me blessed.” From that day, obedient Catholics in every generation have called her “blessed”. Mary correctly predicts there will be some in “every generation” who will understand enough to do so.
Mary sees the past as clearly: “The Almighty has done great things for me. . .”
A sentence of staggering importance: “He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation.” The Mother of God is clear: He has mercy on those who “fear Him”. Three steps to Catholicism are belief, fear, and obedience. Mary tells real believers the importance of obedience thirty years later, when she tells the workers at the Wedding Feast of Cana, “Do what He tells you.”
“He has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones. . .” described kingdoms that crumbled before the power of Rome as God prepared the world for the Disciples to spread His Saving Grace throughout His scattered Tribes and peoples. Roman roads and sea lanes were “made straight” for Catholic Saints and Scholars to compile and spread the Holy Word.
“He has filled the hungry with good things. . .” divides every person on earth with His Winnowing Command: “If you do not eat My Body and drink My Blood you do not have life in you.”
Mary says: “Be Catholic!” Jesus loved and obeyed His Blessed Mother. If we are to be as Jesus, we should love and obey Mary, as well.
