Mary Full of Grace

Yesterday the Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.  As such she is full of grace.

The Holy Father spoke on this, "Mary is called the 'favoured one' (Lk, 1:28). With this identity she reminds us of God's pre-eminence in our life and in the history of the world. She reminds us that the power of God's love is stronger than evil, and that it fills the void that selfishness creates in the history of people, families, nations and the world. Such emptiness can become hell, where human life is pulled towards the bottom and emptiness, losing meaning and light. The false remedies the world offers to fill the void, drug use above all, in fact widen the gap. Only love can save us from such a fall, but not any love. It must have the purity of Grace, which God transforms and renews to fill the lungs with fresh, clean air and new vital energy. Mary tells us that, as much as man can fall, he is never too low for God, who has descended in hell. However led astray our heart may be, God is always "greater than our heart' (1 Jn, 3:20). Grace's soft breath can disperse the darkest clouds, and make life beautiful and rich in meaning even under the most inhumane situations."

When you suffer and/or are struggling with evil, call on the Blessed Mother.