The Statue

"Then God's Temple In Heaven Was Opened And The Ark Of The Covenant Was Seen Within His Temple....And A Great Sign Appeared In Heaven, A Woman Clothed With The Sun, With The Moon Under Her Feet and On Her Head A Crown Of Twelve Stars." (Revelation 11:19; 12:1)

Reading for The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary engraved on the ark, which is the statue's base.

“Mary, in whom the Lord himself has just made his

dwelling, is the daughter of Zion in person, the Ark

of the Covenant, the place where the glory of the Lord

dwells. She is ”the dwelling of God...with men” Catechism of the Catholic Church 2676

To give all glory to God as a humble sacrifice to Him, may this new piece of artwork help us to contemplate the preborn aspect of the life of Jesus and inspire us to visualize what the Early Church Fathers mean when they speak of the womb of Mary as the New Ark of the Covenant. Drawing on St. Augustine's teaching that "The New Testament...lies hidden in the Old" and St. Luke's underlying suggestion in his infancy narrative that those who know the Old Testament compare Mary to the Ark of the Covenant, one can begin to contemplate how Mary was uniquely prepared to be the dwelling place of God. She is beloved Daughter of God the Father, Divine Mother of Jesus and inseparable Bride of the Holy Spirit. "No man may enter the sanctuary thus consecrated to God." (Ezek. 44:1-3)

In the Old Testament there was no object so sacred and holy as the Ark of the Covenant. God gave specific directions to Moses on how to build the chest, or ark to house the Ten Commandments, the tablets of the Covenant, and which later housed the manna from the desert and the priestly rod of Aaron.

Let us also recall that this Ark was overshadowed by the power and presence of the Holy Spirit (Exodus 40:34) When the Israelites fled from Egypt, "the Lord went in front of them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to give them light so that they might travel by day and night." (Exodus 13: 21-22) The same Spirit hovered over the womb of Mary, initiating the new covenant in Christ.
Dr. Courtenay Bartholomew A Scientist Researches Mary, Ark of the Covenant.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, please open your hearts to the Will of the Most Holy Trinity in bringing Our Lady, under the title Ark of The New Covenant to the forefront in this age to help us defeat the many attacks of Satan upon the Mystical Body of Christ. As Joshua marched with the Ark, so we bring Mary, Ark of the New Covenant to battle the evils of today. Knowing how the devotion to Preborn Jesus within the womb of Mary unfolded, let us incorporate the following as a vital part to this ministry and a small return that we can give to God in thanksgiving for the gift of Mary, with Preborn Jesus within her womb; Ark of The New Covenant.....

"Show unto us, the Blessed Fruit of Thy womb. Jesus!"

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