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MaryLoverBoy
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I am filled with deep love for Mary today; a love I cannot describe. I never felt it before. Never. Something miraculous happened today and I want to share it. I don’t want to reveal who I am (so I created this new ID) but I want to proclaim this wonderful thing the Lord has done to me today.
I am a Catholic. I always was. I loved Mary. I knew she was our mother. I prayed to her, although I didn’t have a devotion to her. I didn’t pray the rosary (I only prayed it when it was required). I didn’t pray the Hail Mary on a daily basis but just prayed to Mary sometimes. But today was special. This is how it happened.
Yesterday, I was challenged by a Protestant to defend my beliefs about Mary. This happened out of the blue. I had not expected it, but I suppose God willed this to happen. So to reply to him, today I began to read a book on Mary - Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin by St. Louis de Montfort. You can find it on EWTN’s website - ewtn.com/library/montfort/truedevo.htm
I just read the first 21 paragraphs of the book. I reflected upon some of the texts of Revelation, in particular Revelation 12. And suddenly, I was filled with a deep love for Mary. I cannot describe how it happened. I went on to youtube and typed “Salve Regina” and listened to the first hymn that showed up. And as I began to listen to it, I almost cried. I didn’t allow myself to cry because I was in a public place. And then it suddenly dawned upon me that today is the feast of our Lady of Fatima! I had completely forgotten about it after my mom just briefly mentioned it perhaps yesterday or before that.
I do not know what you will think but this certainly seems to be too much of a coincidence for it to be true. God gave me such a deep love for Mary on the day of her feast. This is incredible. I will always be devoted to Mary from today. I love her. I love her now more than I ever did. God be praised.
I am a Catholic. I always was. I loved Mary. I knew she was our mother. I prayed to her, although I didn’t have a devotion to her. I didn’t pray the rosary (I only prayed it when it was required). I didn’t pray the Hail Mary on a daily basis but just prayed to Mary sometimes. But today was special. This is how it happened.
Yesterday, I was challenged by a Protestant to defend my beliefs about Mary. This happened out of the blue. I had not expected it, but I suppose God willed this to happen. So to reply to him, today I began to read a book on Mary - Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin by St. Louis de Montfort. You can find it on EWTN’s website - ewtn.com/library/montfort/truedevo.htm
I just read the first 21 paragraphs of the book. I reflected upon some of the texts of Revelation, in particular Revelation 12. And suddenly, I was filled with a deep love for Mary. I cannot describe how it happened. I went on to youtube and typed “Salve Regina” and listened to the first hymn that showed up. And as I began to listen to it, I almost cried. I didn’t allow myself to cry because I was in a public place. And then it suddenly dawned upon me that today is the feast of our Lady of Fatima! I had completely forgotten about it after my mom just briefly mentioned it perhaps yesterday or before that.
I do not know what you will think but this certainly seems to be too much of a coincidence for it to be true. God gave me such a deep love for Mary on the day of her feast. This is incredible. I will always be devoted to Mary from today. I love her. I love her now more than I ever did. God be praised.
God bless you and welcome home! :extrahappy:
He has presented His mother to you, as He did on the cross. Don’t forget to thank Him for this great grace.