Day 10 - Mar. 1 - "peace...not as the world gives"

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As we come close to the end of these 12 preliminary days of our 33 Day journey, seeking to rid ourselves of the spirit of the world, it is good to remember our choice is clear: we cannot serve two masters. We will either hate the one and love the other or love the one and hate the other. It is also good to see by faith our choice to love God gives us the peace, promised by Jesus, the night before He died:

…“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. “I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. (John 14: 23 - 27)

St Louis de Montfort, steeped in Scripture, wrote the Truth he heard from Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit. As a priest, he was opposed by the world but he continued to preach the Truth, by God’s Grace, and the Church has recognized the treasure of his writing. The peace of God reigns within the hearts of those who love God, as Mary did. St. Louis de Montfort wrote in True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin:

1. Mary is the Queen of heaven and earth by grace as Jesus is king by nature and by conquest. But as the kingdom of Jesus Christ exists primarily in the heart or interior of man, according to the words of the Gospel, “The kingdom of God is within you”, so the kingdom of the Blessed Virgin is principally in the interior of man, that is, in his soul. It is principally in souls that she is glorified with her Son more than in any visible creature. So we may call her, as the saints do, Queen of our hearts.

These 12 preliminary days are really important in helping us to prepare for the perfect renewal of our Baptismal promises in our Act of Total Consecration. It is the work of a lifetime to continually chose God, being faithful to Him and continually renouncing satan, by the power of the Holy Spirit. May Our Lady Queen of our hearts and Queen of Peace reign forever within us with her Son, Jesus, Prince of Peace and King of Heaven and Earth.

Come Holy Spirit, teach us and remind us of all Jesus told us.
Mary, our Mother and Queen, reign with Jesus in our hearts.
Jesus, we trust in You!

 

[Tablefor9]

Come, Holy Spirit…
Jesus, we trust in you…
Mother most amiable, intercede for us…

 

[MariaChristi]

Come, Holy Spirit…
Jesus, we trust in you…
Mother most amiable, intercede for us…

Dear Tablefor9,

Thanks so much for your reply and for your prayers. Sometimes the journey can get lonely when there are so few to follow Jesus and Mary, but wherever two or three are gathered in His Name we know He is in the midst. Of course, we remember also wherever Jesus us, we will find Mary, as well.