Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 The metaphor of the vine and the branches emphasizes the intimate union we have with Christ because of baptism, which makes us members of his body.

As Christ says in the Gospel of St. John, “I am the vine; you the branches: he that abides in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit: for without me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).

The Mother of the Vine would be the Mother of the branches. … The filial love of Mary prompts us to dwell for a space in prayerful meditation. … But time does not permit us.