"...a lively faith animated by love

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We continue words from St. Louis De Montfort’s “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin”:
2. A share in Mary’s faith
  1. Mary will share her faith with you. Her faith on earth was stronger than that of all the patriarchs, prophets, apostles and saints. Now that she is reigning in heaven she no longer has this faith, since she sees everything clearly in God by the light of glory. However, with the consent of almighty God she did not lose it when entering heaven. She has preserved it for her faithful servants in the Church militant. Therefore the more you gain the friendship of this noble Queen and faithful Virgin the more you will be inspired by faith in your daily life. It will cause you to depend less upon sensible and extraordinary feelings. For it is a lively faith animated by love enabling you to do everything from no other motive than that of pure love. It is a firm faith, unshakable as a rock, prompting you to remain firm and steadfast in the midst of storms and tempests. It is an active and probing faith which like some mysterious pass-key admits you into the mysteries of Jesus Christ and of man’s final destiny and into the very heart of God himself. It is a courageous faith which inspires you to undertake and carry out without hesitation great things for God and the salvation of souls. Lastly, this faith will be your flaming torch, your very life with God, your secret fund of divine Wisdom, and an all-powerful weapon for you to enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. It inflames those who are lukewarm and need the gold of fervent love. It restores life to those who are dead through sin. It moves and transforms hearts of marble and cedars of Lebanon by gentle and convincing argument. Finally, this faith will strengthen you to resist the devil and the other enemies of salvation.
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3. The gift of pure love
  1. The Mother of fair love will rid your heart of all scruples and inordinate servile fear. She will open and enlarge it to obey the commandments of her Son with alacrity and with the holy freedom of the children of God. She will fill your heart with pure love of which she is the treasury. You will then cease to act as you did before, out of fear of the God who is love, but rather out of pure love. You will look upon Him as a loving Father and endeavour to please him at all times. You will speak trustfully to Him as a child does to its father. If you should have the misfortune to offend Him you will abase yourself before him and humbly beg his pardon. You will offer your hand to Him with simplicity and lovingly rise from your sin. Then, peaceful and relaxed and buoyed up with hope you will continue on your way to Him.
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Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your Faithful, enkindle in us the Fire of Your Love!
 
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Dear Stephie,

Thanks again, for your “faithful heart”! As I was posting this earlier today, I was reflecting on the importance of our Great Gifts of Supernatural Faith, Hope and Charity, and how Mary is the Perfect human Model for the Church.

If we do not persevere in our Faith, clinging to God’s Grace, how can we endure? Moreover, when we “Behold our Mother” on Calvary especially we see how God’s Grace enabled her not only to endure the trials He permitted in her life, but to continue to grow in holiness as we are called to do. Mary believed and hoped and loved on earth and how in heaven she is our advocate loving and helping us by her intercession to bring us Home! 🙂
 
If we could come up to just 5% of Our Mother in heaven, we would be so much better off!

Blessings,
Stephie
 
Ah, but, dear Stephie, Mary, our Mother, by the power of the Holy Spirit often gives far more! 🙂
 
Dear BoscoBodovnic and Wm777,

Thank you both for your “hearts” which let me know you read and appreciated the words of St. Louis de Montfort. This is the first time, at least as far as I can recall, that you have left a “heart” on one of these threads, Bosco. I hope you will continue to read more from the treatise on “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin”.

It is also so good to hear from you again Wm777 , knowing that yu continue to read and appreciate the words God has given to St. Louis de Montfort. “Totus Tuus”
 
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Yes! And that is so wonderful. I’m blessed. My hour at Adoration was two hours! I feel refreshed.

God bless,
 
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