Worth repeating: "...we must not remain idle..."

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Yesterday, I posted on “Doing everything for Mary” and today I continue to ponder St. Louis de Montfort’s words From Chapter 7 of “True Devotion”

1. Finally, we must do everything for Mary. Since we have given ourselves completely to her service, it is only right that we should do everything for her as if we were her personal servant and slave. This does not mean that we take her for the ultimate end of our service for Jesus alone is our ultimate end. But we take Mary for our proximate end, our mysterious intermediary and the easiest way of reaching him.

Like every good servant and slave we must not remain idle, but, relying on her protection, we should undertake and carry out great things for our noble Queen. We must defend her privileges when they are questioned and uphold her good name when it is under attack. We must attract everyone, if possible, to her service and to this true and sound devotion. We must speak up and denounce those who distort devotion to her by outraging her Son, and at the same time we must apply ourselves to spreading this true devotion. As a reward for these little services, we should expect nothing in return save the honour of belonging to such a lovable Queen and the joy of being united through her to Jesus, her Son, by a bond that is indissoluble in time and in eternity. Glory to Jesus in Mary! Glory to Mary in Jesus! Glory to God alone!

It is often difficult to speak about Mary our Mother, when there seems to be little interest, but I’m grateful for an opportunity to post and have peoole at least read about Mary. Even when there are few replies, I can trust God to work in every heart that is open to receive His Love for Mary and be blessed in receiving her.

Jesus Mary and Joseph were told before His birth, there was no room for them. So those of us who love our Mother and try to share her with others, can rejoice that we may not be welcomed either.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your Faithful; kindle in us, the Fire of Your Love. Jesus, we trust in You! Mary, Mother and Model for the Church, pray for us.

 

[MariaChristi]

Dear McJenn and Greenfields,

Thanks for your “hearts” to indicate you liked the post. I really appreciate your “feedback”. Please pray with me that the Holy Spirit will open many hearts by His Power to do ALL things! Nothing is impossible with God.

The Church needs Mary our Mother now perhaps more than at any other time in our lives, for the culture of death has only grown darker. Pope St. John Paul II called Mary the Star of the New Evangelization, and the Catechism clearly teaches:

II. DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN

971 “All generations will call me blessed”: “The Church’s devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship.” The Church rightly honors “the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. From the most ancient times the Blessed Virgin has been honored with the title of ‘Mother of God,’ to whose protection the faithful fly in all their dangers and needs… This very special devotion … differs essentially from the adoration which is given to the incarnate Word and equally to the Father and the Holy Spirit, and greatly fosters this adoration.” The liturgical feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and Marian prayer, such as the rosary, an “epitome of the whole Gospel,” express this devotion to the Virgin Mary.

The word “intrinsic” is very significant in the above paragraph: the word means “belonging naturally” ; essential! God chose Mary to be part of His Plan!