Have you been afraid to love Mary too much - yet still want to get closer to her?

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Dear Jellyfish,

First, did you read the new thread I began today, Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows? If not see HERE. Since you asked Me to explain how to go to Jesus through Mary, I started this new thread today, Sept. 15, in order to help you and others learn from St. Louis de Montfort, as he wrote about it in his book on “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin.” I hope you will read it and you can ask more questions on that thread. I’ll post something each day, God willing, from St. Louis in the hope, God will help you and all of us with you, to grow closer to Jesus through Mary 🙂

In answer to your questions here on this thread:
  1. It seems to me, a sacrifice is basically an act of “giving” to others rather than always thinking of ourselves. It is a loving act of sharing something we have that we know may help another. We can make very “little sacrifices” but with “Great Love”. St. Therese of Lisieux was one who did that, by simply offering everything she did for love of Jesus.
  2. Yes, our sacrifices are worth a lot; they mean a great deal to both Jesus and Mary for our suffering can be offered in Love for God with our whole heart and soul and mind and strength and also offered for the love of others and in overcoming our “disordered” love of self. We need to be willing as Jesus and Mary were willing on this earth to give ourselves willingly to help others in our love for God and for others. We simply can offer ourselves in union with them in all we do.
  3. Finally, there are not “a lot” of of passages in Scripture about Mary, but God is the Primary Author of Scripture and His Word does tell us what we need to know if we prayerfully listen and “ponder all we hear from Him” in our hearts as Mary did. Mary felt tremendous pain in seeing Jesus suffer so much but she was strengthened by God’s Grace to endure that pain in love for Him. When we truly love someone, as God loves us, we care more about them than we care about ourselves. Hope that helps.
Do try to follow the new threads that, God willing, I will continue each day from St. Louis De Montfort’s True Devotion.
 
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I don’t worry about loving the Blessed Mother too much. She always points to our Savior. And while Our Lord was on the cross, He gave the Blessed Mother to all of us.
 
Oh, I forgot. I wanted too read it, but I got little time. I will start now, okay?
Thank You
 
Dear njlisa,

Thanks, and Good for you! May you ever stay close to Jesus through Mary! 🙂
 
Dear Jellyfish,

Of course it’s okay! 🙂 I’m going to finish yesterday’s thread (Sept. 15) now and begin a new one today, (Sept. 16) so hopefully you can keep up with reading “True Devotion” and learning what wisdom God gave to St. Louis de Montfort for the Church, concerning Mary’s role in our salvation.
 
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Yes… I already started this new devotion thread now. But for clarification, van you please list all the threads open now?

I read back and forth, and forget were I was. So, I’m somewhat forgetful.
Thank you for helping me out.

Jellyfish 🌱 💛
 
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Dear Jellyfish,

I do not really control how long a thread will be online. CAF has its rules. I only come back to this one if someone posts on it – I get a notice from CAF if there is a reply or someone liked the thread.

I thought this one would close after I began the new thread on “True Devotion” because It seems to me your questions and the questions of others about Mary can be answered through God’s Word in Scripture – which St. Louis de Montfort read and was steeped in, and quotes often in his own written work.

I would suggest you stay daily with current thread on True Devotion.. I’m dating each new thread so you can keep up with what I post. Today is Sept. 17 so after you read this post, just go to the Sept. 17 new post on True Devotion. Trying to keep up with past posts will keep you confused. Begin each day “new”! 🙂
 
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Dear ALL 9 persons: Convert, Peonies, Jellyfish, Mark, Holy Warror, Justin_Mary, msaluta, Bixx, and patricius79

Thank you all for your “Loving Hearts” which were prompted by God’s Grace, to “like” what you read. Perhaps some of you have read St. Louis De Montfort’s treatise on “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin” Hopefully you were led also to make his 33 Day Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and Consecrated yourself to Jesus through Mary – hopefully some of us also continue to renew our Total Consecration and most important of all to Live the Words we pray,

I began a new series of threads, I hope you’ve noticed on CAF: it began on the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15 and by God’s Grace I’m hoping to continue to post each day a few paragraphs at a time until the end of this classic little book. As I just wrote to Jellyfish in my reply to him today, it might be good to watch the dates from Sept. 15 onward and post daily to the current one so we don’l get too confused going back and forth.

God is Faithful and so I trust He is leading us to the closeness we are seeking as His children and children of the Mother He gave to us from the Cross on Calvary in the words of Jesus:
“Behold your Mother”
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Thank you.
I seem to have nothing more to ask for now, but I will follow your threads.
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Dear Jellyfish,

Yes, I believe, God wants us to LISTEN more to His words and the words He gave HIs saints. Jesus is our Way our Truth and our Life – He came to us through Mary, and He continues to come to us through her loving intercession.

Thanks for folling the threads on “True Devotion to Mary” which by God’s Grace, St. Louis de Montfort wrote for the Church Let us ponder this saint’s words that we may learn to live as Mary did: Listening to all Jesus said and did, and pondering ALL in her heart.
 
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Never been afraid to love our Blessed Mother too much. She is such a precious gift to all of us. I take great comfort in her love,intercession and maternal protection.Now in this time more than ever❤️
 
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Thanks, Jeanne,

Yes, Mary is a Preciius gift to all and hopefully we not only take comfort in her intercession but continue to offer her our heartfelt Reparation for our sins and the sins of the world.

St. Louis de Montfort in Histreatise on “True Devotion” can help us to learn from Mary to grow even closer to Jesus. Too many Catholics today seem to be so neglectful of her. At this time, as you said we need to hear Jesus words from His Cross - ever more ddpl 🙂
“Behold your Mother” (Jn 19:27)
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