presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today we celebrate that Mary was offered to God, in the temple in Jerusalem, to do His will in her life and for the salvation of the whole world.  She was taught her whole life to say yes to God and, because of this, she was able to trust God and say yes to Him when He asked her to become Jesus’ mother.  She was presented at the temple of God in Jerusalem and then she became the Temple of God, when she became pregnant with Jesus.  She then made her home and family a holy Temple where Jesus, God’s Son, could live and grow and become ready for His mission.  She is our example of how to make our own bodies and homes a Temple for the Holy Spirit and Jesus to live.