“[Mary] received your Word in the purity of her heart, and, conceiving in her virgin womb, gave birth to our Saviour, and so nurtured the Church at its very beginning.” 

                                                                     Roman Missal, Preface

For Reflection:

How does giving birth to Jesus nurture the Church (think of this in light of the Mystical Body)? In what ways or situations may God be asking me to “give birth to our Saviour” and how might this nurture the Church?