37. Marian Praise
IN the Magnificat
the great hymn of Our Lady
we find some surprising words.
Mary says:
“Henceforth all generations will
call me blessed.”
The Mother of the Lord prophesies
the Marian praises of the Church
for all of the future,
the Marian devotion of the People
of God
until the end of time.
In praising Mary,
the Church did not invent
something “adjacent” to Scripture:
she responded to this prophecy
that Mary made at that moment of
grace.
Homily, August 15, 2006