Glorious things are said of you (Ps), O Virgin Mary. As Eve became the mother of the living (1a), you became the Mother of those born in Christ. On the Cross, he gave you to be our Mother (2). With the disciples, you awaited the gift of the Holy Spirit (2). Gn 3:9-15; Ps 87:1-3, 5-7; Jn 19:25-34