"...It is of great benefit to our neighbor..."

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Continuing to ponder the motives for embracing “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary” given in by St. Louis de Montfort:
7. It is of great benefit to our neighbor
  1. It is of great benefit to our neighbour, for by it we show love for our neighbour in an outstanding way since we give him through Mary’s hands all that we prize most highly - that is, the satisfactory and prayer value of all our good works, down to the least good thought and the least little suffering. We give our consent that all we have already acquired or will acquire until death should be used in accordance with our Lady’s will for the conversion of sinners or the deliverance of souls from Purgatory.
Is this not perfect love of our neighbour? Is this not being a true disciple of our Lord, one who should always be recognised by his love? Is this not the way to convert sinners without any danger of vainglory, and deliver souls from Purgatory by doing hardly anything more than what we are obliged to do by our state of life?
  1. To appreciate the excellence of this motive we must understand what a wonderful thing it is to convert a sinner or to deliver a soul from Purgatory. It is an infinite good, greater than the creation of heaven and earth, since it gives a soul the possession of God. If by this devotion we secured the release of only soul from Purgatory or converted only one sinner in our whole lifetime, would that not be enough to induce any person who really loves his neighbour to practise this devotion?
It must be noted that our good works, passing through Mary’s hands, are progressively purified. Consequently, their merit and their satisfactory and prayer value are also increased. That is why they become much more effective in relieving the souls in Purgatory and in converting sinners than if they did not pass through the virginal and liberal hands of Mary. Stripped of self-will and clothed with disinterested love, the little that we give to the Blessed Virgin is truly powerful enough to appease the anger of God and draw down his mercy. It may well be that at the hour of death a person who has been faithful to this devotion will find that he has freed many souls from Purgatory and converted many sinners, even though he performed only the ordinary actions of his state of life. Great will be his joy at the judgement. Great will be his glory throughout eternity.
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Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful. Kindle in us the Fire of Your Love!
 
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It must be noted that our good works, passing through Mary’s hands, are progressively purified. Consequently, their merit and their satisfactory and prayer value are also increased.
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Given the inconceivable holiness of the Immaculate Mother of God, the value of our works, passing through Mary’s hands, and united with the prayers of Jesus Christ, must have inconceivable value for glorifying God and saving our neighbor.
 
Dear Greenfields,

Good to hear from you again! 🙂 Thanks for your reply – Yes, a million times Yes! We do well to imitate Jesus Who came to us through Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit – we go to Him in the same way : Through Mary, by the power of the Holy Spirit!
 
Yes, dear patricius, God does ALL things perfectly! The more we listen to His Word, and ponder in our hearts, all Jesus has revealed in what He said and did on this earth – even as Mary listened and pondered all in her heart, we learn as she did, and we begin to grow daily in holiness.

Mary’s words at Fatima remain a prophecy to be yet fulfilled: “In the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph”. God has so filled Mary with His Grace that He will triumph through Mary whom the devil will never be able to conquer.

Mary, conceived without sin, Mother and Model of the Church, pray for us.
 
Dear Stephie,

Thank you for your faithful “heart” letting us know you are continuing to listen to St. Louis de Montfort’s words and pondering them. How much God gives us through His holy ones – Mary our Mother first of all but all His many saints and angels who are praying for us and by their example help us on “the narrow road” to the holiness to which we are called. 🙂
 
Ya know, that road to Holiness IS narrow, but it’s got a beautiful heart and bright white light running right down the middle of it.

God Bless,
 
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Dear Stephie,

Thanks again for your reply and the encouragement it brings!
 
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