"Only with the heart of Mary..." Pope Francis

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…At Christmas, God gives us all of Himself by giving His one and only Son, who is all his joy – and it is only with the heart of Mary, the humble and poor daughter of Zion, become the Mother of the Son of the Most High, that we can rejoice and be glad for the great gift of God and for His unpredictable surprise: may she help us to perceive the wonder, these three wonders: the other, history and the Church; so let it be with the birth of Jesus – the gift of gifts – the undeserved gift that brings us salvation, that it might also make us feel this wonder in meeting Jesus. We cannot have this wonder, however, we cannot meet Jesus, if we do not meet Him in the other, in history and in the Church.
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The words quoted are from Pope Francis’ Angelus address, yesterday. The full text can be read HERE
 
friardchips said:
Nice post, M.C. The Immaculate Heart - Ave Maria!

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Dear FC,

Thanks for your reply. When I read the Pope’s message, it reminded me of Mary’s words, “My Immaculate Heart will triumph”. Mary does only God’s Will and He has chosen her to bring Christ into the world by the power of the Holy Spirit. God does not change. He continues to work all things unto good… (Romans 8:28)

It is for us to open our hearts to Him as Mary did. If only more of us would hear deeply Jesus’ words from the cross: “Behold your Mother” and obey as the beloved disciple did by taking Mary into his life, we would begin to know, love and serve the Lord as Mary did in our world. We would begin to live in deeper and deeper union with Him, bringing Jesus to others as Mary did on earth – all by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your Faithful, as You filled Mary.
Mary, Mother of Mercy, pray for us.
Jesus, I trust in You.
 
MariaChristi said:
It is for us to open our hearts to Him as Mary did. If only more of us would hear deeply Jesus’ words from the cross: “Behold your Mother” and obey as the beloved disciple did by taking Mary into his life, we would begin to know, love and serve the Lord as Mary did in our world. We would begin to live in deeper and deeper union with Him, bringing Jesus to others as Mary did on earth – all by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Very beautifully put.

St. Louis de Montfort:
Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. But I am not yet sufficiently thine. I now give myself wholly to thee without keeping anything back for myself or others. If thou still seest in me anything which does not belong to thee, I beseech thee to take it and to make thyself the absolute Mistress of all that is mine. Destroy in me all that may be displeasing to God, root it up and bring it to nought; place and cultivate in me everything that is pleasing to thee.
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AttendeDomine said:
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It is for us to open our hearts to Him as Mary did. If only more of us would hear deeply Jesus’ words from the cross: “Behold your Mother” and obey as the beloved disciple did by taking Mary into his life, we would begin to know, love and serve the Lord as Mary did in our world. We would begin to live in deeper and deeper union with Him, bringing Jesus to others as Mary did on earth – all by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Dear AttendeDomIne,

Thanks for your reply.

I made my total Consecration to Jesus through Mary according to “True Devotion” by St. Louis de Montfort, many, many years ago. I am now and will be eternally grateful for all God has given me through Mary, and for her faithful intercession.
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