Dan, from the United States - "Mary is the first Christian; that is not something I made up, it is from the Gospels. And she was the first to say yes to Jesus, despite all the consequences and that is a model for both men and women. And she is the first apostle; she showed us that in order to bring Christ to others we have to bear Him within us, physically and spiritually. And she is also my mother and there is not much I can say about that because my affection for her is not just theological but it is also human and natural; and I thank God for the peace I have every day for being secure in my mother and my father." Music by Jesús Cabello. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Totus Tuus ('All Yours') was Pope John Paul II's motto to Mary. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.