Nov. 20 - "God opposes the proud, but gives his graces to the humble."

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

In “True Devotion”, St. Louis de Montfort writes what he learned from God, and has shared with the Church for centuries! Many have listened in the past, but how few seem to be listening to God or the Saints, especially to Mary in these days.

Nevertheless, let us remember and hear deep within our hearts Jesus" Words:
“Fear Not little flock” and “Behold your Mother”
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Let us listen to the Wisdom God gave St. Louis de Montfort:
3. It obtains many blessings from our Lady
  1. Moreover, this devotion is an expression of great humility, a virtue which God loves above all others. A person who exalts himself debases God, and a person who humbles himself exalts God. "God opposes the proud, but gives his graces to the humble." If you humble yourself, convinced that you are unworthy to appear before Him, or even to approach Him, He condescends to come down to you. He is pleased to be with you and exalts you in spite of yourself. But, on the other hand, if you venture to go towards God blindly without a mediator, He vanishes and is nowhere to be found. How dearly He loves the humble of heart! It is to such humility that this devotion leads us, for it teaches us never to go alone directly to our Lord, however gentle and merciful though He may be, but always to use Mary’s power of intercession, whether we want to enter His presence, speak to Him, be near Him, offer him something, seek union with Him or consecrate ourselves to Him.
  2. The Blessed Virgin, mother of gentleness and mercy, never allows herself to be surpassed in love and generosity. When she sees someone giving himself entirely to her in order to honour and serve her, and depriving himself of what he prizes most in order to adorn her, she gives herself completely in a wondrous manner to him. She engulfs him in the ocean of her graces, adorns him with her merits, supports him with her power, enlightens him with her light, and fills him with her love. She shares her virtues with him - her humility, faith, purity, etc. She makes up for his failings and becomes his representative with Jesus. Just as one who is consecrated belongs entirely to Mary, so Mary belongs entirely to him. We can truthfully say of this perfect servant and child of Mary what St. John in his gospel says of himself, “He took her for his own.”
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Come Holy Spirit, kindle in us the Fire of Thy Love! Jesus Meek and Humble of Heart, make our hearts, like Yours. Mary, Mother Most Humble, pray for us!
 
Dear Petra202,

Thanks so much for your “heart” which reveals your Love for Jesus through Mary and indeed your love for the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. also.

How precious that Holy Family is as an example to us of what our Families can become with God’s Grace! We are ALL called to holiness, and by His Grace and the prayers of Mary, Joseph, all the saints and angels, and especially our Guardian Angels, we are invited to strive with all our hearts to do God’s Will. In His Will is our peace.

Come, Holy Spirit, kindle in us the Fire of Your Love. Bring us into the fullness of Truth that Jesus Promised that He and the Father would send You to bring to the Church.
 
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Thank you!
My prayer is this…
Take everything I have, Mother, and present it to Jesus for me! Amen!

When I was a child I had this vision of me as a wife and mother standing beside my husband holding our child before a picture of the holy family! It didn’t happen that way for me but I know God’s plan is even better than my own! Something great is in the future!
 
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Dearest Petra,

Yes, we need to give ourselves completely to Jesus through Mary – even as they gave themselves totally to the Father for us. Mary is our Mother and the Model for the Church.

Pope Francis in his General Audience yesterday said: “… we meet the Virgin Mary as the prayerful woman .” His words can help us appreciate the Life of our Mother on this earth and the ways in which we can become more and more like her by God’s Grace. See:
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/11/18/201118a.html
 
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