Christokos the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus, literally translated as “Christ Bearer”.
In today’s Gospel we read of Mary bringing Jesus to her cousin Elizabeth’s home, and as Mary greeted her, the Holy Spirit came upon her and her child and she was able to see her for who she was… Mother of her Lord and worthy to be blessed for all generations. S
She wasn’t taking anything away from Jesus by declaring this, only noting her unique status. Well, unique in the sense that she’s the only one that gave birth to Him physically. But carrying Him forth is an honor that she shares with each of us. We too are invited to be Christokos…to bring Christ to this dark world that so needs Him.
Jesus was with her, when Elizabeth declared her blessedness, and He is in our midst every single time we invoke her name to this day.
“The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” – Zephaniah 3:17
Let me say that again “He will renew you in His love”!
“Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation;* the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17