Your Heart was also a pure Heart, pure as the light, purer than the snow, free from the stain of original sin, from the least taint of actual sin, from the least evil tendency of our fallen naturea heart full of light and beauty reflecting to the full the radiance of the Sacred Heart of your Divine Son. He wished to adapt Himself to our nature by giving us life and aid through the heart of a mother, having placed in your heart some of His own love for mankind to make you the spiritual Mother of the redeemed. Mary, Mother of God, in your own lifetime you showed that you are truly our Mother of Perpetual Help. This love for you was the source of great joy in the hearts of the saints. He preserved you from original sin and the sway of the devil; He filled you with grace. From that time forward until His Ascension into Heaven, you were the constant adorer of the Word-made-Flesh in all the mysteries of His earthly life. The Archangel Gabriel expressed this very clearly: "Hail, full of grace"there was no room left for sin; "the Lord is with thee"where God dwells, Satan can have no rights; "blessed art thou among women"you were elevated above all other women in the world. What songs of gladness by the elect as you were crowned by the Blessed Trinity and made Queen of heaven, advocate of the human race and dispenser of the graces of the Redemption! Let me never separate my sufferings from the sufferings of Your divine Son. He died out of love for us; this was His final proof of love. You were charged with dispensing the supernatural life to men because this was fitting. 3. Mary, My Mother, you always lived under the divine influence of the Holy Spirit and in the closest possible union with Him. . It is the ideal and providential moment to entrust . Mary, Mother of God, teach me to be truly humble. From that hour, we were members of the Mystical Body of Christ. For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. 2. Your protection never ceases, your intercession brings hope and life. Therefore, you gave your praise to the Creator and Giver of every good and perfect gift. You are full of grace, the Lord's free gift, and it overflows in you filling your soul with every virtue and perfection. We recommend to you our hopes and our fears. After Jesus, no one suffered as you did. Your sorrow would be as deep as the sea. I believe that all graces and heavenly favors flow to the Mystical Body of Christ as from the Head, but you are the channel, through which, by God's will, all graces come to humanity. You always had so lowly an opinion of yourself that, although you realized how many more graces and favors were bestowed upon you than upon others, you still preferred all others before yourself. It is true, you are a creature, and, therefore, far beneath the Supreme Being. I know that much will be required from those to whom much is given. You are far more than an instrument of God's mercy towards us. Only childlike humility entitles me to the first place in God's estimation and consequently, in heaven also. As you cradled the new-born Savior and nourished and cared for Him, so at Pentecost you cradled the new-born Church, watched over its frail, delicate body and fostered and nourished it with motherly care. You are God's purest and holiest creature, the one chosen to conceive and bear the Son of God. What marvels of grace possessed your soul! Gazing sorrowfully on His lifeless body, you watched the soldier drive the spear into His Heart. The Divine Son gave you a mother's heart, in which, as in a sanctuary, He wished to dwell. Through your prayers and dignity the power and the fruits of the Passion of Jesus are applied to men No intercession, neither yours nor that of any saint, is of value except through Him, through His blessed wounds. I believe, according to the inspired teaching of St. Paul, that there is but one Mediator between God and manyour Son Jesus. Though they had both vowed to consecrate their first-born child to the service of the Lord, they remained childless, a condition considered a disgrace among the Jews and a mark of heavenly disfavor. You really had the right to offer Jesus to His Heavenly Father in this mystery. Yet no selfish thought, no bitter resentment has marred your beauty. The closer a soul is to God, the farther it is from sin. 2. The Prophet tells us that God is "wonderful in His saints" (Ps. You show your compassion toward all so that there is no one in this world who does not, if he seeks it, share in the kindness and mercy of your motherly Heart. Who can describe the anguish of your generous soul when with your Divine Babe in your arms you were willing to sign His death warrant with your own hands? You are the Mother of the Uncreated Wisdom, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Like you let me realize my own nothingness. In your heart and life the Eucharist took the place of His former presence in the flesh. Take my cold heart; put it into your own and inflame it with a fire of love like your own. Help me to bear in mind that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, and that the secrets of divine wisdom are imparted only to the humble of heart, while they are hidden from the worldly-wise. 2. Mary, Mother of God, at the very beginning of your existence, you received grace exceeding in greatness that of all the saints together, because you were destined to be the Mother of the Redeemer and the mediatrix of the world. May my life thus become a copy of your own life especially during this time of your expectation! For my proud nature, humility is most difficult to practise. In your contemplation of God, you behold our needs with our prayers, and you beg God to grant these favors to us. Mary, Mother of God, though marriage and motherhood were the cherished ideals of every Jewish maiden, you vowed your virginity to God, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. In our Franciscan tradition we return time and time again to the San Damiano cross - the Byzantine cross that draws its inspiration from John's . You are indeed our Mother, and a mother can never forget her children. Mary, My Mother, there is no sin in you; in you there is only God's graceHis light, His splendor, His love, His unspeakable delight. But because of my sinfulness, I also have need of an intercessor with Him. Mary, My Mother, your birth was awaited as the near sign of the deliverance of the human race. When His head was crowned with thorns, another crown of thorns encircled your Heart. The Holy Spirit would work in you the greatest work of His omnipotence, "The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee." You conceived Jesus as the Head of regenerated mankind, the Head of a mystical body whose members we are. You heard the mob, led by the chief priests clamoring for His crucifixion. Everyday, somewhere in the world, local, regional or universal feast of Our Lady is celebrated. August 9: OUR LADY OF THE BURNING CLOUD (ATOM BOMB) On Thursday, August 9, 1945, a blinding flash split the sky above Nagasaki. You experienced a sea of bitterness in your life so that you might be an example to us in our sufferings and so that we might learn from your own sorrow to sympathize with others in theirs. When the Holy Spirit descended, you received the richest outpouring of His graces. are merged in the supreme suffering at the Passion. View the Flyer. 16, 26). You are the holiest of God's creatures because you are the Mother of God. DEC. 12 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE. In 1913, Pope Pius X fixed the date on September 15. Your willingness to suffer and to bear your cross in imitation of His own resignation to the will of God, made you especially dear to Him. Show the same compassion toward me, for I am in need of grace to fight temptation, to avoid sin and to lead a holy life. I am in need of forgiveness of sin, of strength in temptation. Let me fear such sickness of soul as avarice, lust, luxury, ambition, hatred, angerbecause, unless these are cured, they may bring about the eternal death of my soul. In your motherhood you would need protection and so would the Child in His infancy. If I put my trust in you, I shall be saved. You permit Him to draw the hearts of men toward Himself and to be the object of our love and confidence. Make me a fervent apostle of the Eucharist. The Woman is a striking image of you, the Immaculate Conception. Mary, My Mother, I realize that I have not always corresponded faithfully with these graces. I cannot for a moment suspect, all good and all powerful as you are, that you are unwilling to implore for me the graces which I need so much and above all. You possessed, according to the words of the Archangel, such a fullness of grace that you were worthy to become the Mother of God. God looks for gratitude and humility which draw down upon us His favor and His gifts. In presenting your only Son you present your all. Everyday you renew your Gift generously, because to each Sacrifice of your Son, you give your consent, each Consecration is your gift to us. You are ever imploring favors for the just, as well as for sinners. Censor, IMPRIMATUR John Mark Gannon, D.D., Archbishop, Bishop of Erie. I also believe that grace is a free gift of God, and I have no claim to it except as a member of His holy Church, which is the mystical body of Christ. How fervently your mother and father thanked God for having given you to them and begged Him to accept the offering which they were making! Through your powerful intercession promote the propagation of the faith. He promised Our Lady that if he were cured, he would become a priest. He made His taking of the role of Mediator dependent on your consent, and it was your motherly care, shown toward Him through life, which made Him ready for the sacrifice that reconciled the world to God. But all heaven rejoiced at your birth, because you were destined one day to bring the Savior into the world; you were to become God's Mother and the Queen of heaven and earth. Never did you yield to the least imperfection, let alone sin. He was with you not only by His sanctifying grace, making you pleasing in His sight, as He is present with all the just. Mary, My Mother, help me to take your requests at Fatima to heart. The climax of that sorrow came when the innocent Victim for the sins of mankind was given, dead, into your arms. Help me to love God with my whole strengthso that I may consecrate undividedly, unreservedly and continually to His service, my life, my health and all I am and have. You called yourself the servant of Him who for thirty years would be subject to you. May the infirmities of my soul be my chief concern. We celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15th. You stand alone on a throne of greatness and perfection far above the rest of creatures. When you lived in this valley of tears, you were ever loving and merciful toward the afflicted. You were concerned in both, and on each occasion you were present as Mother of the human race. It was, therefore, befitting that you, His Immaculate Mother, destined to cooperate with Him in the work of Redemption, should teach the world, by your submission to the law of purification, this great truth, that humility is the beginning of our salvation, as pride has been the root of our ruin. I have loved and followed Jesus to the end. Those words include us all. The more holy you are, the greater is your sweetness and compassion toward sinners who have recourse to you with the desire to amend their lives. Your loving Son welcomed you with joy. He was obedient and immediately arranged with you the celebration of your chaste nuptials. Mary, Mother of God, I believe that the most sublime of your privileges is your divine maternity. You have given to the world the Savior whom the Apostles have proclaimed. When I say "Hail, Mary!" You showed singular prudence during your life. This is what took place at His entrance into the world; and again when He took upon Himself the office of Savior in the mystery of the Circumcision, and received from you the Holy Name of Jesus. Immaculate Mother, you are the hope of a sinful race. Since you had your place beside Jesus when there was question of ransoming us and meriting for us all the graces necessary for our salvation, you must in like manner have your place beside Him now, when there is question of securing for us by your prayers in heaven the graces prepared for us in view of the merits of Christ. Mary, My Mother, your intercession is all-powerful. I desire that all that is in me and around me may belong to you and may share in the benefits of your motherly blessing. Mary, Mother of God, you are the Virgin who was promised as the Mother of the Savior. Joseph was chosen by God the Father to take His own place, in regard to His Divine Son, during the early years of that Son's life on earth. Mary, My Mother, teach me ever to seek the glory of God and to render to Him what is His divine rights. You invite none to come to you but the lowly of spirit. While you bore the Author of all things in your womb, and your heart was beating quickly with love, adoration and longing, still your face told nothing of this, and no one knew that such marvellous things were taking place in you. Augustine.). Even though my past sinfulness may have made me unworthy to appear before God, I trust that you will appeal to God in my behalf as the Mother of Divine Grace.
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