Mar. 12 - Wk 2, Day 2

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We continue, by God’s Grace, to behold our Mother seeking “to acquire an understanding of the Blessed Virgin”. St. Louis de Montfort suggests we “may read and meditate upon what we have already said about her.” Below are two paragraphs from Chap. 6 of his treatise on “True Devotion”:

1. Communication of the spirit of Mary

1. The soul of Mary will be communicated to you to glorify the Lord. Her spirit will take the place of yours to rejoice in God, her Saviour, but only if you are faithful to the practices of this devotion. As St. Ambrose says, “May the soul of Mary be in each one of us to glorify the Lord! May the spirit of Mary be in each one of us to rejoice in God!” “When will that happy day come,” asks a saintly man of our own day whose life was completely wrapped up in Mary, “when God’s Mother is enthroned in men’s hearts as Queen, subjecting them to the dominion of her great and princely Son? When will souls breathe Mary as the body breathes air?” When that time comes wonderful things will happen on earth. The Holy Spirit, finding his dear Spouse present again in souls, will come down into them with great power. He will fill them with his gifts, especially wisdom, by which they will produce wonders of grace. My dear friend, when will that happy time come, that age of Mary, when many souls, chosen by Mary and given her by the most High God, will hide themselves completely in the depths of her soul, becoming living copies of her, loving and glorifying Jesus? That day will dawn only when the devotion I teach is understood and put into practice. Ut adveniat regnum tuum, adveniat regnum Mariae: “Lord, that your kingdom may come, may the reign of Mary come!”

1. Transformation into the likeness of Jesus

1. If Mary, the Tree of Life, is well cultivated in our soul by fidelity to this devotion, she will in due time bring forth her fruit which is none other than Jesus. I have seen many devout souls searching for Jesus in one way or another, and so often when they have worked hard throughout the night, all they can say is, “Despite our having worked all night, we have caught nothing.” To them we can say, “You have worked hard and gained little; Jesus can only be recognized faintly in you.” But if we follow the immaculate path of Mary, living the devotion that I teach, we will always work in daylight, we will work in a holy place, and we will work but little. There is no darkness in Mary, not even the slightest shadow since there was never any sin in her. She is a holy place, a holy of holies, in which saints are formed and moulded.

O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in your servants, in the spirit of 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 by Jean Jacques Olier, S.S. (1608-1657)

Let us continue to pray to the Holy Spirit and to our Mother, with confidence in their help:
Litany of the Holy Spirit can be found HERE
Ave Maris Stella (in English) HERE

 

[tawny]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We continue, by God’s Grace, to behold our Mother seeking “to acquire an understanding of the Blessed Virgin”. St. Louis de Montfort suggests we “may read and meditate upon what we have already said about her.” Below are two paragraphs from Chap. 6 of his treatise on “True Devotion”:

O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in your servants, in the spirit of 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 by Jean Jacques Olier, S.S. (1608-1657)

Let us continue to pray to the Holy Spirit and to our Mother, with confidence in their help:
Litany of the Holy Spirit can be found HERE
Ave Maris Stella (in English) HERE

Praying with all.