Portfolio: Who's Your Momma?

I have always viewed Mary as a very good and understanding person. She is a forgiving and graceful woman according to the "Hail Mary." "Blessed are thou among women" suggests that she is a role model for women and that she never did anything wrong. I have always gotten the impression that Mary was a very quiet person, as shown by the statue in the quad. The statue makes Mary appear serene and her open arms show that she is welcoming.

These stories show that Mary is a woman of great faith. Her proclamation of God's goodness shows how much faith she has in that her pregnancy is God's will and that her child will help all mankind. Mary belongs to a lower class family, because lines 48-49 of her magnificat says that she is of "humble state," but that God has given her a blessing. The story from Matthew show that women were not held in high esteem during Jesus' time. Should a woman have an affair during that time, it was grounds for divorce. With this full knowledge, Mary still allowed the pregnancy since she had so much faith in God.

God chose a woman with a lot of faith in him because she would be doing something highly controversial. Someone who loved God but who was also a quiet and meek person would not have the strength to stand up to the criticisms and controversy that was sure to follow her pregnancy. Mary was a strong woman who recognized that god was giving her a blessing, and she never backed out of her agreement even when Joseph was considering divorce. She kept her faith in God and in the end she was rewarded.