The Handmaid.

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She comes forth as the morning rising. She is fair as the moon, bright as the sun. She is terrible as an army that is set in battle array. (from the Catena Legiones of the Legion of Mary) History has it the eradication of the Aztec was attributed as Her handiwork. So was the victory in the Battle of Lepanto. And definitely, the revolution at EDSA in my own country would not have been won without the Rosary. She appears to peasants and children. She was impoverished as well and much a Child Herself when She became the Handmaid of the Lord. Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Four times in 1531 did She appear to a peasant named Juan Diego, to ask him for assistance so a church could be built there. But Juan Diego was wary, his uncle was ailing, and for a peasant like him, it was difficult to have audience with the archbishop. So the beautiful Lady appeared also to the sick uncle, and bestowed healing. As for the archbishop to believe, She did bequeath Her Magnificent Image imprinted in Juan Diego's tilma, made from the roses he gathered from a mountain on a December day. The Handmaid continues to assist us, long after Her Son has ascended to heaven. If there is a miracle somewhere, more likely, it is Her handiwork.