June 2 - Immaculate Heart of Mary - today - Mary's Day!

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

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“How lovely is thy Dwelling Place, O Lord!”

Psalm 84 begins, “How lovely is thy Dwelling Place, O Lord of hosts!” and as I look on the image of Mary, I hear Jesus’ words:

“Behold Your Mother”

Mary became His most beautiful human “Dwelling Place” at the Moment of the Incarnation when by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Word became Flesh in her womb.
How lovely Mary is to God and to her children!

There are several options for the Memorial of The Immaculate Heart of Mary, see:
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/062020.cfm I will post only one familiar portion of today’s Gospel:

…After three days they found Him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions,
and all who heard Him were astounded
at His understanding and His answers.
When His parents saw him,
they were astonished,
and His mother said to him,
“Son, why have you done this to us?
Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”
And He said to them,
“Why were you looking for Me?
Did you not know that I must be in My Father’s house?”
But they did not understand what He said to them.
He went down with them and came to Nazareth,
and was obedient to them;
and his mother kept all these things in her heart. (excerpt from LK 2:41-51)

For centuries Friday has been a Day to remember the Lord’s Passion and Saturday has been “Mary’s Day” for Catholics in honor of her perfect Faith on the First Holy Saturday after Jesus’ death. Jesus said He would rise and Mary believed Him! These two Hearts Pierced on Calvary are celebrated yesterday Feast of the Sacred Heart and today we celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Let us ponder the beauty of Mary’s Faithful and Loving Heart today. Yesterday, I posted St. Louis de Montfort’s words asking Mary to lend us her heart. Today I want to share this:

…Mary’s power over the evil spirits will especially shine forth in the latter times, when Satan will lie in wait for her heel, that is, for her humble servants and her poor children whom she will rouse to fight against him. In the eyes of the world they will be little and poor and, like the heel, lowly in the eyes of all, down-trodden and crushed as is the heel by the other parts of the body. But in compensation for this they will be rich in God’s graces, which will be abundantly bestowed on them by Mary. They will be great and exalted before God in holiness. They will be superior to all creatures by their great zeal and so strongly will they be supported by divine assistance that, in union with Mary, they will crush the head of Satan with their heel, that is, their humility, and bring victory to Jesus Christ.
( True Devotion #54)

Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of Your Faithful. Kindle in us the Fire of Your Love - make us worthy children of God and of Mary.

 

[GioG12]

Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation!
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[MariaChristi]

Dear Gio,

Thanks for your “heart” and for your reply! May we all stay close to our Mother Mary that she may bring us ever closer to Jesus.

“O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in Your servants, in the spirit of Your holiness, in the fullness of Your power, in the perfection of Your ways, in the truth of Your virtues, in the communion of Your mysteries. Rule over every adverse power, in Your Spirit, for the glory of the Father. Amen.” - Prayer of Fr. Olier, S.S. (1608-1657)

 

[CF_Mathews]

You mean June 20th, my friend! I know that was just a typo. Blessings on this beautiful feast! And I love the image of Mary with the Dove.

 

[MariaChristi]

Thanks CF - Yes, a typo Today is June 20 - the glorious Feast of Mary’s Immaculate Heart.

 

[MariaChristi]

Dear Stephie and all who followed the Novena

– sorry about the typo in the title of this thread, for this feast today, but hope June 20 was a beautiful day for you in every way. May the Immaculate Heaert of Mary bless us all, and may we continue to offer our hearts to Jesus through Mary always!

Thanks again, Stephie for your ever-Faithful and Loving “heart” which testifies so strongly, to your Love for Jesus through Mary!