Mary: The Woman Who Leads Us to Jesus

  •   Fri, Oct 02 2026
  •   By Fr Ajay Nelson D'Silva SJ

October 2, 2026

October, dedicated to our Blessed Mother and the prayer of the Rosary, invites us to both honour and imitate Mary’s faith. At every step of her life, Mary directs us beyond herself and towards Jesus. She receives Him, carries Him, offers Him to the world and stays with Him even at the foot of the Cross. She is truly the mother who gives us her son. At the Temple in Jerusalem, the elderly Simeon lifts the infant Jesus into his arms and recognizes him as the Messiah destined to bring salvation to Israel. Mary stands beside him as the mother who presents Jesus to the world. This is why Christians love and venerate her. Her life leads us into the heart of Christ.

Mary, the Woman of the Journey

Mary’s faith is a faith that journeys. After the angel announced that she would become the mother of the Saviour, Mary “went with haste into the hill country” to visit Elizabeth (Lk 1:39). She did not remain enclosed in her privilege or comfort. She recognized God’s gift to her as a mission and set out to serve. Mary never stopped walking in faith. She walked from Bethlehem to Egypt and she had to travel from Nazareth to Jerusalem, and then finally to Calvary. Mary never stopped walking in faith.

Mary, the Woman of Prophecy

Mary is also a prophetic woman. In her Magnificat, she proclaims a God who lifts up the lowly, fills the hungry and challenges the proud (cf. Lk 1:46-55). Her life reveals that God chooses the humble persons and does not choose according to the worldly values. Yet Mary’s prophetic faith is not a comfortable one. Simeon tells her that Jesus will be “a sign that will be opposed” and that a sword will pierce her heart (Lk 2:34-35). Mary challenges our compromises, idols and selfishness.

Mary, the Woman of Compassion

Mary’s faith is finally a faith of compassion. At Cana, she notices the embarrassment of the wedding couple and tells Jesus, “They have no wine” (Jn 2:3). She sees a need and brings it to Christ. Her compassion reaches its zenith at Calvary. She stands beneath the Cross while her son suffers and dies. Here we see the meaning of true compassion: to remain present.

Ronald Rolheiser, in his book ‘The Fire Within’ says “When Jesus sweated blood in the Garden of Gethsemane, he was practicing chastity; just as when Mary stood under the cross, unable to stop its senselessness and unable even to protest Jesus’s innocence, she too was practicing chastity” Mary teaches us to feel for the sick, abandoned, the last, the lost and the least. Mary Places us with her son. The Rosary leads us through the mysteries of Christ with Mary. She guides us to journey with faith, to recognize God’s presence and to remain close to those who suffer. Mary’s message is simple: Go to Jesus. Listen to Jesus. Trust Jesus. Do whatever he tells you. Our devotion to Mary should therefore always lead us closer to Christ. She does not draw attention to herself; she points to her son. May Mary, mother of the journey, mother of prophecy and mother of compassion, walk with us and lead us always to Jesus.

 

 

 
By Fr Ajay Nelson D'Silva SJ
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