"Worthy sons and daughters of God and Mary."

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Jesus gave Mary to us from His Cross. Her Graces like our graces came from Him and if we are to be worthy of Him and of her, we need to answer our call to holiness! All of us are called to holiness and Mary is both Mother and Model for the Church. Jesus words to John and to us, by God’s Grace, need to burn within us: “Behold Your Mother” See in her all that you are called to be in the perfection of My Charity within you.

Today I read a beautiful meditaton, or at least excerpts from the homily given at Mass on the Feast of St. Pius X. Full article can be read HERE, but reading the two paragraphs below, may help all of us become more aware of our call and more eager to respond to all God desires of us – truly to become the saints each of us is called to be and therefore be “Worthy sons and daughters of God and Mary.”

…When we venerate the Saints and entrust ourselves to their intercession, we live the experience of the closeness of the Lord, who takes care of us through the help of some of his children. I stress the word closeness because – we must admit it – we often think of sanctity as something abstract, a distant perfection, too distant from the frailty of our human flesh. So we end up by seeing the Saints as impeccable figures who, however, have not much to do with our humanity, kneaded with work and daily sweat. Sanctity becomes an unreachable goal and, to justify ourselves somewhat, we often say: “I’m not a saint!”

It’s true; none of us is a saint. Yet sanctity is the great vocation to which God calls each one of us. It doesn’t consist in being perfect or in exhibiting extraordinary works but, primarily, in letting God’s grace act in us, namely, by opening ourselves to Him to enable Him to transform our heart. It’s not a question of never making a mistake or of not experiencing falls – something, moreover, which is impossible – but of remaining always ready, even in the darkest moments, for an encounter with the Lord.

Little Joseph Sarto (later Pope Pius X) became a Saint not by doing extraordinary things, but by allowing himself to be forged in his mind and heart by the love of the Lord."

Mary, Queen of all Saints, pray for us.
Jesus, we trust in You!