7. The Woman of Praise
– the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)
The Faces of Mary
in Sacred Scripture
The Magnificat
Canticle is the longest discourse that Sacred Scripture attributes to
Mary. Meditating upon it attentively, in
the light of the Holy Spirit, is like delving into Our Mother and Help’s
interiority. It is a poetic text that challenges
us, not only through what it says but also by how it says it. It is the prayer of a woman, but it is also
God's Word; i.e., it has the power to accomplish what it says. Because of this, Maria Romero prayed it – not
only once a day, but at the stroke of every hour.