Mary, Mother of God

St Mary

Disclaimer-  Much of this story is taken from tradition and is not found in scripture so cannot be known for certain!

Mary, Anne, Joachim, Zechariah, Joseph, Joseph’s kids, Gabriel, Jesus, soldiers (2), John, Peter

(Enter Mary, Anne and Joachim)

When Mary was three years old, her parents, Anne and Joachim, brought her to the temple.  Anne said “Mary, you will live here and serve in the temple, as a virgin promised to God!” 

Mary said “Yes!”

(Exit Anne and Joachim, enter Zechariah)

So Mary grew up in the temple, praying, singing songs, cleaning, and never sinning!  Zechariah, the high priest (and her cousins husband), was very happy to look after her and teach her.  But one day, when Mary was 13, Zechariah said “Mary, you are too old now to keep living in the temple!  It is time that we found a man to marry you!”

But Mary said “I promised God that I would remain a virgin!”

Zechariah said “Then we will find an old and righteous man who will marry you and look after you, but respect your promise.”  

So Zechariah took 12 staffs from men who were considered worthy, and placed them in the Holy of Holies.  And the staff belonging to Joseph blossomed, and they considered it a sign that he was to be her husband!  Zechariah said "It's a miracle!  Bring me Joseph!"

(Enter Joseph and Joseph's kids) 

Joseph was over 70 years old, and he was a carpenter.  He already had other kids, but their mother had died.  So Joseph said to them “This woman will be your mother!”

The kids danced around Mary saying "Mommy, mommy!"  Even though they were actually adults.

(Exit Joseph, kids, Zechariah.  Enter Gabriel)

One day, an angel named Gabriel appeared to Mary and said “You will have a son, and he will be a pretty big deal!”

Mary said “Impossible!  I am a consecrated virgin!”

The angel said “Nothing is impossible for God! Will you do it?”

So Mary said “Yes”

(Exit Gabriel.  Enter Joseph)

So Mary went to Joseph and said “I’m pregnant.  But don’t worry!  God is the dad!”

Joseph had a nervous breakdown.  He cried and sucked his thumb.

(Exit Mary) 

 But when Joseph fell asleep, Gabriel appeared to him and said “Don’t worry, Joseph!  Mary is legit!”

(Gabriel exit, Mary enter)

So, Joseph married Mary, and this made Mary merry.

(Enter Jesus, Gabriel)

Mary had baby Jesus in a barn. The angel appeared again to Joseph and said “Run away!  Run away!  King Herod is coming!”

(Exit Gabriel)

Joseph and Mary and Jesus ran all the way to Egypt.  Then they came back.  Then Joseph died.

(Exit Joseph.  Enter soldiers, John)

When Jesus was grown up, soldiers came and arrested him.  They nailed him to the cross. While hanging on the cross, Jesus saw John and Mary standing side by side, crying.  Jesus said “John, behold your mother.  Woman, behold your son.”

John said “I thought Joseph had other kids who could take care of you?”

Mary said “He does.  Jesus means I should become the mother to the whole Church.”

John said “Oh… cool!”

Jesus died. Then he rose again.  Then he went to Heaven. (Exit Jesus)  Mary and John moved to Ephesus, where Mary died. (Exit Mary, enter Peter)

John said to Peter "Mary Died."

Peter said "Oooh!  Show me the body!

But when they looked, Mary’s body was gone!

John said “Wow!  I guess her body must have risen from the dead and been brought into Heaven!”

Peter said “That’s quite an assumption.”

(Exit Peter and John, Enter Mary)

Up in Heaven, Jesus said “Welcome home Mom! Now you will be queen of the universe!”

And to this day Mary still sometimes appears to people to help them come to Jesus.

Mary, Mother of God-  Pray for us!