Even as a Catholic, I don’t often understand devotion to Mary. But this simple description from Pope Francis, I do understand:
“When the Church looks for Jesus, she always knocks at his Mother’s door and asks: ‘Show us Jesus.’ It is from Mary that the Church learns true discipleship. That is why the Church always goes out on mission in the footsteps of Mary.”–Pope Francis at Aparacida in Brazil
Rose Marie Berger 
Hmm… I still don’t understand it. 🙂
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Rose – a great quote!
It reminded me of a delightful wee essay by Valdir R. Steuernagel titled ‘Doing Theology with an Eye on Mary’. It was published in Evangelical Review of Theology 27, no. 2 (2003): 100–12. Are you familiar with it? I suspect that you would like it. I’ve uploaded a copy here: http://knoxcentre.ac.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Steuernagel-Doing-Theology-with-an-Eye-on-Mary.pdf
Cheers,
Jason
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