Carmelite QuotesMarie du jour, 22 May: St. Edith Stein
In Mary, we do not see the Lord, but we see her always by the Lord’s side
Her service is rendered directly to Him: through the prayer of intercession, she intercedes with Him for humankind; she receives from His hands graces to be bestowed and does indeed transmit them.
She does not represent the Lord but assists Him. Her position is thus analogous to that of Eve by the side of the first Adam. But Mary is beside Jesus, not for His sake but for ours.
Saint Edith Stein
Problems of Women’s Education
Lectures for 1932 Summer Semester, German Institute for Scientific Pedagogy
Stein, E 2017, Essays On Woman, The Collected Works of Edith Stein, Book 2, translated from the German by Oben, F, ICS Publications, Washington D.C.
Featured image: The Coronation of the Virgin with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1478–79), oil on panel by Domenico Ghirlandaio and workshop. Denver Art Museum (Public domain).
⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
Do I turn to Mary as one who assists Christ for my sake and intercedes with Him on my behalf?
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