She is the fullness of love accepting the coming of God to us—giving life to him, who is the Life of the world. And the whole creation rejoices in her, because it recognizes through her that the end and fulfillment of all life, of all love is to accept Christ, to give him life in ourselves. And there should be no fear that this joy about Mary takes anything from Christ, diminishes in any way the glory due to him and him alone. For what we find in her and what constitutes the joy of the Church is precisely the fullness of our adoration of Christ, of acceptance and love for him.
