Mary mother of God and mother of the Church, the concept of Mary as mother of God is sometimes complicated for us. Is not God eternal? How is it then possible to have Mary as the Mother of God? One way to understand this is by accepting the one God in the three persons of the Holy Trinity (CCC 233), thus Mary is the earthly mother of God the Son, Jesus Christ, eternal God (John 8:58) consubstantial with the Father.
Mary’s role as the mother of Jesus Christ is prophesied not only from the beginning of time (Genesis 3:15), but also throughout the Old Testament, symbolized by the tabernacle where Moses met with God (Exodus 33:9). and that protected the Ark of the Covenant with the tables of the law, the word of God given to the Israelites; Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant, having housed in her womb the Word (John 1:1) that became flesh, the same Jesus Christ who came to dwell among us (John 1:14). It was Mary the virgin referred to by the prophet Isaiah seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus when he said: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son…” (Isaiah 7:14).
Mary accepts the role of mother of our savior and then the role of being our mother with humbleness, responding to the angel of the Lord: “I am the Lord’s servant, may your word to me be fulfilled.” (Luke 1:38), also when Jesus from the cross referring to the disciple says to her: “Woman, here is your son” (John 19:26) and then to the disciple “Here is your mother” (John 19:27), giving us Mary as mother through his disciple. Mary is the mother of the Church since we are one body with Christ (Romans 12:4-5) by receiving him in communion. Mary as our mother, intercedes for us before the immense mercy of her Son, and also guides us as she did wisely and humbly at the wedding in Cana, “Do whatever He tells you” (John 2:3-5).
Let us recognize our heavenly mother in Mary, since she intercedes for each one of us and obtains the graces we need. Just as for a mother her children are unique and different from each other, so we are for Mary.