September 8, 2019 - Today we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Church teaches us that when we consider the Mother of our Lord we are both directed to her Son and reminded of our true identity as Christians. When we behold the Mother of God we are shown Christ's Holy Church. In this reflection we see the Blessed Virgin Mary as the fulfillment of Jacob's ladder from Genesis 28 and the fulfillment of the Temple from the Old Covenant. As we consider these truths, we explore what they reveal to us about who we really are as Christ's Body here on earth and how it might transform our lives if we were to grow in faith to actually believe what Christ has made us.