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Article Title:	The Priests: Taking "Ave Maria" into the pop charts
Author of reported comment:	Moira Hendrickx
Comment Date:	13:04 on Feb 26 2009
Comment:	The Ave Maria is the "Hail Mary" in Latin. It is veneration not worship, in the words of the Angel Gabriel and her cousin Elizabeth. The first part is: “Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus”. The second part is our traditional prayer to the 'Queen Mother' of Heaven and Earth (mother of our Lord and King Jesus Christ) : “Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death.” Mary was redeemed by virtue of her 'Yes' to accepting the motherhood of the Son of God and a unique place in Salvation History, and by the Cross. We acknowledge her role at the foot of the cross, and indeed in Heaven now. She is our prototype. The new Eve: totally united to the Will of God, without reservation. We should emulate Our Lord - but sometimes His Divinity seems to make emulation impossible. But Mary was like us - not divine - and we can look to her contemplation and acceptance as an ideal we can achieve. The Catholic Church doesn't rely on Scripture alone - but also the Tradition which produced the NT – oral and practice. The Blessed Virgin remained with John for many years, and early Christians held her in the highest regard. This tradition passed down through the ages, not only in the Catholic church. Muslims also venerate and honour her. Many travelled to Ephesus when she died - a very special death we call the 'dormition' of Mary - and witnessed the fact of the Assumption. She has the most unique relationship with the Blessed Trinity: Mother of the Son, Daughter of the Father and Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Yes of course she intercedes for us. Christ himself gave us to her from the cross, as her children, and gave her to us as a loving Mother. We don't 'need' her to reach our Lord. Fortunately God grants us an abundance of gifts many of which are not 'necessities' but the overwhelming grace of His abundant Love. Such is Mary. I hope that helps.

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