No, Mary is not the Savior. Jesus is. But as the plan of God will show, Mary was part of the plan. Because Jesus will become one like us, He needed to be born of a woman. God chose Mary and she became the Mother of Jesus, who is God.
Maybe we ask, why God did it that way? We can reflect, speculate, or theologize about but the whole import of that act can only be known by God. As for us, we must be thankful for that generosity of God. Therefore, the feast of the birth of the Virgin Mary is an occasion to celebrate. We celebrate God's love and generosity for saving us. We celebrate God's trust when He elected to invite Mary, human like us, to actively participate in the work of salvation. We thank God for the continued inspiration being brought to us by the witnessing and guidance of the Blessed Mother.
Nowadays, when it seems that only Catholic Christians (unfortunately there are some of us who also attack her and take her for granted) are giving Mary her due recognition, we need to assert more our devotion to her. By knowing her and living the example she lived, we have given justice to her virginity, motherhood, and blessedness. By imitating her perfect discipleship, we have responded to the generosity of God who had taken her and given her back to us to be with us on our journey towards His Kingdom.
Thanks be to God for giving us a Mother.
Happy birthday Blessed Mother!
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