A stained glass depiction of Mary as the Immaculate
Conception appearing to St Bernadette Soubirous seen in
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne, New York. Photo:
CNS fi le / Gregory A. Shemitz. In her wonderful prayer of the ‘Magnificat’, Mary glorifies God who has “brought down the powerful from their thrones and raised up the lowly” (Luke 1:52). With these words, Mary testifies to the reversal of order inaugurated by the kingdom of her Son whereby worldly power structures and expectations would be turned on their heads…
