Armodoxy for Today: Let it be, Mary

When the legendary rock band, The Beatles, recorded “Let it Be,” Paul McCartney’s voice added a very tender element to the chords he pounded on the piano. “When I find myself in times of trouble,” he sang, “Mother Mary comes to me.”

I was 12 years old at the time the song came out. It was a beautiful and sentimental piece. I remember thinking the even he, one of the Beatles and therefore the entire group, was sharing the very special place Mother Mary has in our lives.

It was several years, perhaps decades later, that in an interview McCartney shared that the lyric was about his own mother, Mary McCartney, who had died to an illness early in his life. He was sharing his longing for his own mother in those words.

This week begins the preparation for the Feast of Assumption of St. Mary. There is a longing we all have for the Blessed Mother. We’ll prepare for the feast by casting our attention on her and her story.

Today’s one minute for Summertime.