Mary is not only an “advocate,” helping Christians in need, she also is a “facilitator,” who helps them recognise that as her children, they are all brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
“Mary is a facilitator when conflicts and problems arise, such as the lack of wine at the wedding” feast in Cana, the pope said on 7th October, the feast of the Holy Rosary.
“She helps us to ‘untie the knots’ that can be created in us and between us. In other words, Mary also paves the way for friendship between peoples, inviting us to turn our gaze to the origin and goal of our existence, which is Jesus Christ, and encourages us to follow his example, walking the paths of peace, kindness, listening and patient and trusting dialogue,” the pope told members of the Spanish Confraternity of Our Lady of Montserrat.
Pope Francis set a sculpture of gold roses in front of a copy of the statue of Our Lady of Montserrat brought to the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace for the audience, which marked the 800th anniversary of the confraternity’s foundation.
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