The answer
We have said previously that God, in His profound love, came down to man in order to save him. This matter needed the gradual preparation of humanity over the span of the Old Testament, until, in the person of the Virgin Mary, the fullness of faith, humility, and obedience to God were fulfilled. So, she was made worthy of being the lab of the union between God and man, and that is why she is referred to as “the Mother of God - Theotokos” (Luke 1:41-43).
By this, she surpasses the angels, for she was made worthy to bear the Incarnate Son of God, becoming a living sanctuary for Him Who took flesh from her for our salvation.
With this all, she was in need of salvation like any other human being, and this is evident in her Magnificat, which is recorded in Luke 1:46-55.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 82–83.
The pages in the book (82–83)
