On the name of Mary

 I just came across this poem today, and I love it:

For the feast of the Holy Name of Mary, a poem by Dom Pedro Casaldaliga:

By Saying Your Name, Mary

-Pedro Casaldaliga

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that Poverty

Has drawn the attention of God’s eyes.

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that the Promise

Knows what a mother’s milk tastes like.

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that our flesh

Clothes the silence of the Word.

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that the Kingdom comes

Walking alongside History.

By saying your name, Mary

We say that we are with the Cross

And with the flames of the Spirit.

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that every name

Can be full of Grace.

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that every death

Can also be His Passion.

By saying your name, Mary,

We say that His All

Is the cause of Our Joy.