Re-living Mary
Paris, April 26, 1998 We are perhaps too used to seeing the mother of Jesus from a devotional point of view, rather than considering her role in the universal plan of providence. This can make it difficult to understand the deep inner conviction which led to Chiara Lubich wanting to re-live Mary, who is a model for everyone. Nicole: In Paradise 1949 you understood Mary in a new and splendid way. Can you tell us something about your relationship with her today? Chiara: All right, yes. How do I see Mary now? I see her as being very great, very, very, very great because that is how she is. I no longer see her as the young girl from Nazareth, as she is often shown in little statues. No, I know that she is very great! … We can’t imagine nor will we ever be able to imagine how great Mary is. So let’s use all our imagination, all the ideas we might have in order to fathom something of how great