We love Mary because she is the Spirit-filled Mother given to us by Jesus before he breathed his last. A new family was born at the foot of Jesus cross. bound together by the word of Jesus, by heroic faith in the Father, by unwavering hope in the Father's justice and by compassionate love towards the suffering neighbour. Mary and Jesus' disciples are at the core of that spiritual Family of God. That is why Filipino religiosity makes us turn spontaneously to Mary for by the power of Jesus' word, we belong to her as she to, us. She does not lead us only to Jesus but also to the crucified of our time –– the poor, the refugees, the victims of injustice, the suffering women. and the abandoned children. With Mary we are one family with them whom Jesus loved. - Cardinal Tagle

Published in 2012 by Reyes Publishing, Inc.

239 pages / Hardcover