The white rose of Heaven

    The color of the Rose, has a meaning to me. Red symbolizes fiery Zeal, Yellow is joyful Hope, and White is all Purity. Mary, our Mother, the Mother of God, is a combination of all three. This is just in my mind, as everyone may not agree, or want to get to philosophical with the meaning of the color. Nevertheless, our Mama, our Mother, our Mia, our Mediatrix, symbolizes all that is Hopeful, all that is Zealous, all that is Pure. Her purity stands out the most to me. Her Purity in the conditioning of God's own hands, formed a human without stain. Without original sin. Something we are all born with and must have removed by the Waters of Baptism. But She was unstained and pure from the beginning of Her existence. She remained a vessel of Purity so as to bear the King of Heaven and Earth. She is the "White Rose of Heaven".

    Today, I see the rain falling, on Her day, "the Assumption of Mary". I can either think of it as tears of Joy from Heaven, or tears of sorrow which our Lady shed at the Crucifixion of Her Jesus dying on the cross. Since this is the great day of Her rising from this Earth to Heaven, Body and Soul, I choose Joy. Joy at Her Triumph of accomplishment and fulfillment at Her feat of "running the great race". She said "yes" to God, therefore fulfilling the promise "that all generations will call Her blessed". The tears She shed on Earth are now golden drops of Joy, making Her, the "White Rose of Heaven". She was born out of Love, so as to die out of Love. Her Sacred body was assumed into Heaven with blares of trumpets and the voices of the angels singing, greeting Her with Her Divine Son carrying Her to Her Throne. She once again sits beside Him. She is  acclaimed as Queen of Heaven and of earth. The One and Only Queen. She now intercedes for us all and watches over us in Her Motherly way. We are Her children. We are Her little white rosebuds. Blooming to full blooms which coat the paths of Heaven, that She Herself can walk among. 

     No life is in vain, if we follow our Mother Mary. She is here for us whenever we need Her. Just like a good Mother would be. She is loving and powerful and indeed, "all generations will call Her blessed" and remember Her and honor Her as a True Mother.

     We honor Her today in Her "Assumption". We must thank Her daily for Her "yes" to God and love Her with all of our might, with all of our heart. For the Blessed fruit of Her womb, is Jesus. Our King. He crowns His Mother as Queen. For us and all generations to have ever been, is now and ever will be! 

 Oh Queen assumed into Heaven, our Mother Mary, pray for us!