Today we celebrate 
the mystery
that in the fulness of time,
God became flesh in human history.
Remaining what He was
- As God He has a Divine Father
but no divine mother.
He became what He was not
- As Man He has a human mother
but no human father.
All of this was only possible because,
Mary, remaining what she was,
a Virgin;
becomes what she was not,
a Mother.
Remaining what you are (human)
You become what you are not (Divine).
For you have become partakers in the Divine Nature (2 Pt. 1:4).
As the catechism of the Catholic Church teaches
the Son of God became man so that we might become God (CCC #460).
In the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, at the preparation of the Chalice,
the priest or deacon prays:
By the mingling of this water and wine
May we come to share in the Divinity of Christ
Who humbled Himself to share in our humanity.
Ever Virgin - Mother of God
Pray for us!
Yes, Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!