By COLLIN ZINK, Senior Reporter
We all have a biological mother whether we know it or not. Whether we have a good relationship with her is a whole other matter.
On the other hand, we have two mothers. Let me introduce you to Mother Mary and the weapon she gives us.
Mary, of course, is the Mother of God. But is she actually our mother? The answer is yes. In John 19:26-27, Jesus, from the cross, looks at his disciple, who is standing next to his mother. Jesus says, “Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother.”
Just like any healthy life, we need a mother. The same goes for a healthy spiritual life, and Jesus provides for us his mother. It is important to know that we can never love Mary as much as Jesus did, but we can talk to her as much as we want. Jesus will not be offended.
He gave us Mary as a mother for us to go to when we are struggling and need advice. Now, some of you might be thinking, “Well, why not just go to Jesus?” The answer is simple: We need a mother.
Our mother is so amazing that even demons are terrified of her. There is evidence of demons confessing about the power of Mary, saying “Mary is the terror of hell.”
Demons even yell in terror by even the name of Mary because she was start of their defeat when she gave her “yes” to God to give birth to his only son (Luke 1:38).
The demons also don’t like Mary because she was conceived without original sin. This was necessary in order to bring forth the savior into the world.
Weapons are used to defend us from bad things happening, like robberies, assault and other problems. What about defending against the supernatural evil?
Mother Mary gives us the Rosary. The Rosary is a weapon of prayer that, with devotion, gives grace. Demons hate the Rosary as well. This tool is so powerful that Satan himself is harmed by it.
As a matter of fact, a Catholic priest exorcist by the name of Father Amorth recalled a story of an experience one of his colleagues had in an exorcism.
Amorth said his colleague heard the devil say “Every Hail Mary is like a blow to my head. If Christians knew how powerful the Rosary is, it would be my end.”
Mary even gives 15 promises to those who pray the Rosary, one of them being that those who recite the Rosary shall obtain all that they ask of her.
The Rosary is so powerful that it has the power to win battles.
After the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the Venetian Senators said this: “It was not courage, not arms, not leaders, but Mary of the Rosary that made us victors.” I encourage you all to go to Mary by reciting the Rosary.
Zink is the president of Northwestern’s Sanctus Catholic Club.
