This year, Celebrate the Gifts of Women reflects on who Mary is, her prayerful song and the sisterhood between Mary and Elizabeth. Mary had little to no influence in her world, yet the angel called her “favored” (Lk. 1:28), favorecida.

This Liturgy was written by Vilmarie Cintron-Olivieri and our guest preacher for our Worship Service on Wednesday, March 1 is the Rev. Marcia Mount Shoop, Ph.D., Head of Staff at Grace Covenant Church since 2016, in Asheville NC.