# Marian Entrustment Part 1 – Day 27
*2018-05-05*

> Bill Young guides listeners through Day 27 of the 33‑day “Morning Glory” retreat, explaining Pope John Paul II’s teaching on Marian entrustment and how we accept Mary as our spiritual mother.

## Introduction to the Day

Welcome back to Prayer in Lunch. Today is Day 27 of our “33 Days to Morning Glory” retreat, the first part of the Marian Entrustment. After completing the three‑day mini‑retreat with Mary, we now turn to the key that unlocks the theology of Marian consecration, as taught by Pope John Paul II.

## The Foot of the Cross: Mary as Spiritual Mother

Jesus’ words from the foot of the cross, “Woman, behold your son,” and later to John, “Behold your mother,” entrust all humanity to Mary’s motherly care. By accepting this gift, we receive Mary as our spiritual mother. The Gospel of John (19:27) records the disciples taking Mary into their own home, which the Pope describes in one word: entrusting.

## What Entrustment Means

Pope John Paul II explains that entrusting ourselves to Mary is a vital act of Christian life. It involves welcoming Mary into the “inner life” of the heart—our human and spiritual selves—so that we may share in her maternal charity. By bringing Mary into the “home” of our soul, we cooperate with the Holy Spirit in the growth and development of each person, just as Mary cooperated in the Incarnation.

## Living the Entrustment

The entrustment mirrors Christ’s own example: He first entrusted Himself to Mary at the foot of the cross and then, throughout His hidden life, showed us how to follow Him by placing Mary at the center of our discipleship. This is not a distance‑making gesture; rather, it draws us nearer to Christ through the one who is closest to Him. As the Pope says, Mary leads those who entrust themselves to her to “inexhaustible riches of Christ.”

## Prayer for the Day

Come, Holy Spirit, living in Mary, prepare me to entrust myself completely to her so that she may bring me closer to Christ. Amen.

*Entrusting ourselves to Mary opens the way for her powerful prayers to draw us ever nearer to Christ.*