You possessed, according to the words of the Archangel, such a fullness of grace that you were worthy to become the Mother of God. (1) The seven founders of the Servite Order, in 1239, five years after they established themselves on Monte Senario, took up the sorrows of Mary, standing under the Cross, as the principal devotion of their order. Fully acknowledging your unworthiness to be the Mother of Christ, you accepted the exalted privilege only in obedience to the divine will. The Seven Sorrows Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Feasts, Friday of Passion Week and September 15 (Novena, Wednesday after the Fourth Sunday of Lent; also September 6-14). Mary, My Mother, may the example of your sinlessness urge us to that innocence and purity of life which flees from and abhors even the slightest stain of sin. Virgin of Vladimir - Wikipedia Mary, My Mother, I am the work of the wisdom of God together with all other creatures. Since the angel saluted you "full of grace" and "blessed among women" (Luke 1,28), you were the abode of all Divine graces, adorned with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, so that you were never subjected to the evil spirit. How many afflicted hearts are consoled in you! Mary, My Mother, I beg you for this humility which is so necessary for me that without it I cannot enter God's kingdom, as Jesus reminded His disciples, "Unless you turn and become like little children, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. Teach me to imitate you by accepting willingly all the suffering which my service of God involves, my struggles against temptation, my difficult acts of virtue, my little penancesin union with the Victim Jesus on the altar out of love for God and mankind. A Blessed Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal - Fatima Though you felt joy in the birth of your first-born Son, you brought us forth in sorrow at the death of that same Son. The more your humility was tried, the more lowly you became in your own estimation. As we have received through you the Universal Source of Grace Jesus your Son, so we still continue to receive, by your intercession, the various actual graces suited to our state and calling in Christ. Neither your long absence from home, nor the inconvenience of a difficult and dangerous journey to the mountain country kept you from making this mission of love. You have entered into the highest state of power and glory in Heaven in order that you may help us in our journey through so many dangers to the kingdom of Heaven. Mary, My Mother, your intercession is all-powerful. The holy couple offered you to God by the ministry of the priest in charge, who invoked the blessing of God upon you and your parents. The Expectation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast, December 18 (Triduum, December 15-17 or until Christmas). You became the Mother of God without ceasing to be a virgin, and your happy fruitfulness only consecrated and increased your purity. From that time forward until His Ascension into Heaven, you were the constant adorer of the Word-made-Flesh in all the mysteries of His earthly life. He was with you not only with His actual grace, touching your heart and enlightening your understanding. I should learn from your conduct never to oppose the divine will, even though conformity to it may mean a severe test of my faith. Your union with Joseph was ordained in the designs of God for the education of Jesus. The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During your Son's public ministry you seldom appeared, because this was the prudent thing to do on account of your close relationship to the Redeemer. Having carried within you Jesus Christ, the Son of God, you share, as no one else does, in your divine Son's holiness and purity. 3. He ordered most perfectly His whole creation, for He is the true fountain and highest source of light and wisdom. Help me, above all, so that by my good example I may enrich and ennoble every human being whose life I touch. Though receiving all you obtain through Jesus Christ, because you pray and ask for it in the Name of Jesus, yet whatever graces we receive, come to us through your intercession. Mary, My Mother, I firmly believe that the saints and blessed in Heaven can aid us by interceding for us with God. Bishop Columns. You are a Model easy to imitate because you sanctified yourself in the ordinary, everyday life common to most of us by fulfilling those lowly household duties of a young woman a mother and by leading a hidden, retired life both in joy and in sorrow. Holy Cards will continue to be added as our collections align with Feast Days of the Saints in our collection. Jesus purchased me at the cost of His own life, and you offered that life to God for me. Teach me the real kind of ambition, that is, greatness in God's eyes. This marked the beginning of your life of suffering together with Jesus. 1. You concealed even from your beloved spouse, Saint Joseph, the important fact that you were the chosen Mother of God, and you awaited God's good pleasure to reveal the great mystery to him. Through the sacraments, prayer and good deeds, I can make my own the merit of the atonement of Jesus. Help them to become worthy of this blessing through their own prayers and good example. We know that you are ever ready to be our help in trouble, our solace in affliction, our hope in despair. It was His will that you dispense mercy by helping sinners, healing the sick, relieving the distressed and comforting the sorrowful everywhere. How precious is your love, my Mother! Mary, Mother of God, the apostolic mission confided to you as Queen by your Son is to help Him to the end of time in the sanctification and the salvation of all the souls that come into the world. The Consecration took place on Calvary where you shared in the offering of the bloody sacrifice of the New Testament. Through your powerful intercession obtain for them the graces they need. He promised Our Lady that if he were cured, he would become a priest. Grant that we all may heed your warning, for only through penance and reparation can we blot out sin and the insult it afflicts on God. Mary, My Mother, there is no sin in you; in you there is only God's graceHis light, His splendor, His love, His unspeakable delight. By your humility you have found such great grace with God that you were chosen to co-operate with His Divine Son in restoring man to a dignity far superior to that which he had lost by sin. I am your merciful mother, the merciful mother of all of you who live united in . Mary, Mother of God, your death was entirely free from whatever might make death bitter: attachment to the world, remorse for sins and the uncertainty of salvation. As you were the Mother of Jesus in the Incarnation, when He assumed a physical Body, so also you are the Mother of Jesus in His Mystical Body, and of all those who, as members of that Body, are the brothers and sisters of Christ by Divine adoption. Within your humble home in the little town of Nazareth, the Holy Spirit willed to perform a miracle that was the masterpiece of infinite powerthe Incarnation of the Son of God. Infirmities of the body, patiently endured, may become the occasion of great merit. 2. From the very first, He offered Himself as our ransom and the victim for our sins. No one after Christ was humbler than you were, yet no one after Christ gave God greater glory. Wednesday of the First Week of Lent; Ember Wednesday of Lent I beg you to make me strong enough to bear my trials for the love of God so that I may become like you in suffering. You always had so lowly an opinion of yourself that, although you realized how many more graces and favors were bestowed upon you than upon others, you still preferred all others before yourself. O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for me that I may be preserved this night all evil, whether of body or soul. He already occupied Himself with the salvation of all souls, and as the hidden Ruler of the world He judged all who departed this life. Fulfill your apostolic mission of winning the world for Christ. Although He might have wrought our salvation alone, without inviting you to share in His work, He did not choose to do so. But though your soul was filled with grief, you bravely stood beneath the cross. 1. The feast is like an octave for the birthday of Our Lady on September 8th. Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. Mary, My Mother, may the faithful recitation of my Rosary show my gratitude to Jesus for having redeemed me on the cross and for having given you to me as my spiritual Mother. Through thirty-three years of Jesus' life on earth you suffered in silence. As part of the Traditional Missal, the Feast of Consolation occurs on the Saturday after the Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, which falls on August 28th. The Heart of Jesus was a pure Heart, symbolized by the light that St. Margaret Mary saw streaming round it. Give them zeal that by prayer and sacrifice they may cooperate in the great work of the Redemption. (2) You took part in this offering also by the consent which you gave to the whole plan of the Redemption, and by your union of will with that of your divine Son even to the point of His sacrifice on the cross. How many souls have still to be brought under the rule of Christ the King! Though you had already been assured by the angel that you were this happy Mother chosen by the Lord, you did not stop to rejoice in your exaltation. 3. Your will was one with His, faithful to your promise made at the Incarnation. Copyright by FATHERS RUMBLE AND CARTY Radio Replies Press Society St. Paul 1, Minn., U.S.A. EWTN | 5817 Old Leeds Rd. His mother named him after the great St. Francis of Assisi. . Mary, Mother of God, since you are the Mother of Jesus Christ, you are the Mother of Grace as well. As in Heaven the Divine Word is like the Father, so on earth the Son, according to the flesh, is like you His Mother. This apostolic mission is a consequence of your office as Mother, as Co-Redemptrix and as Dispenser of all graces. As you led an interior life and centered all your thoughts and life upon the Word Incarnate in your womb, so help me to lead an interior, supernatural life, always guided and directed by supernatural principles, having always supernatural intentions and performing supernatural actions. Feast, February 2 (Novena, Jan. 24-Feb. 1). Appeared to St. Jerome Emiliani, 1530 5. You would have shown your grief as mothers do by sobs and tears. The Feasts of Our Lady Note: Only Universal Feasts have the Month cited with each Feast; Local Feasts, etc., are cited by date within each month, unless the particular Local Feast begins a month. When the Holy Spirit descended, you received the richest outpouring of His graces. Only when I have understood your martyrdom, will I understand the greatness of the love of Jesus for you and the intensity of your love for your Son. This feast day was approved by the Holy See in 1933 and is celebrated every October 25. Jesus, your First-born, was brought forth in joy at Bethlehem, but His brethren, your spiritual children, were brought forth in anguish of spirit at the foot of the cross. Mary, Mother of God, your sorrows are not merely the sorrows of an earthly mother grieving over the death of an only child. The prayers of the saints avail only in a limited way. 3. You are Queen of the universe, not by force, but by the power of love. 3. God, having once given us Jesus Christ by you, Holy Virgin, does not change His way of blessing us with His gifts. In the past you have expressed your willingness to help and made your requests in your personal apparitions. Then, through your compassion be pleased to send down to us, your poor servants, a rich abundance of your graces and blessing. How often do we see you restoring health to the sick who have recourse to you with childlike confidence? Give me enthusiasm and joy in the knowledge, the love and the service of the Lord. 55. . Protect me from the snares of the world, the flesh and the devil. Mary, My Mother, your name means Star of the Sea. You are blessed because of the fullness of grace you received; blessed, because of the greatness of the mercy to be bestowed on you; blessed, because of the Majesty of the Person who was to take flesh of you; blessed, because of the glory which would become yours. 3. You abound in divine life for yourself; for us you abound in grace. They then left a small offering of silver required by the Law of Moses. Through your prayers you will obtain forgiveness for my past negligence. Bless the people of the Americas, citizens of those lands to which uncounted thousands have come to seek refuge and livelihood. St. Joan of Arc Feast Day May 30. - Our Lady of Compassion | Facebook How fortunate I will be, if at death I am bound with the sweet chains of love to you! This country and every country in North and South America, is born "under God," and under the mantle of Holy Mary, every nation and every person under her . 3. You had a share in that work; it was part of your life-work. Your Heart was also a suffering Heart. Your Heart, Blessed Mother, is always conformable to Our Lord's will. Everything about Mary was fashioned by . Mary, My Mother, help me to perform all my actions through youto ask through your intercession the graces I need in order to imitate you, and to go through you to Jesus. 67, 36). God destined you to be a Mother of Mercy, a Refuge of Sinners and an Advocate of the Afflicted, and you fulfill these offices perfectly. After Almighty God and the Sacred Humanity of Jesus, there is no being so great as you. And grant that after having suffered with you and your loving Son in this life, I may be glorified with You both in His Kingdom beyond the stars. The more fully you are Queen in a soul, the more does Jesus reign there as King. Help us to heed your message of Fatima so that by penance and prayer, especially the Rosary, we may appease the just anger of God and obtain His forgiveness and blessing. God freed His future messenger from original sin and enriched him with grace. Your Divine Son was destined to crush the serpent's head by releasing mankind from the slavery of Satan, thus putting an end to the empire of sin. Though Joseph planned to put you away privately when he recognized that you were with child, you still were unwilling to reveal your secret to him, lest you might seem to boast of your gifts. By your love of God and of His adopted sons, you aided the Apostles in the spread of Christ's Kingdom on earth. 2. I am afflicted with many sorrows in body and soul, and I take refuge, like a child, in the embrace of your motherly protection. With sincere contrition for my sins I cry to you for help. Mary, My Mother, who crushed the head of the serpent, I pray for my country. Mary, Mother of God, in the Kingdom of Heaven you are continually employed in deeds of kindness and mercy, therefore you are truly the Mother of Divine Providence. Parting with your dying Son was the height of your sorrow. Let this be my consolation to know that I am doing God's Will. No one ever belonged to Jesus as completely as you, for you are His Mother. As you were the first and most perfect disciple of Jesus in all the virtues, you were the first and most perfect disciple also in humility. Your divine maternity is great also because this privilege is the reason for your other privilegesyour Immaculate Conception, miraculous virginity, fullness of grace, Assumption and the spiritual maternity of all mankind. Enlighten the beginning of my efforts, direct my progress, bring my completed work to perfection. It is true, you are a creature, and, therefore, far beneath the Supreme Being. Mary, My Mother, how shall I stand before my Judge at the day of judgment? The Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dec. 18The Espousals of the Virgin Mary, Jan. 23Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feb. 2Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate (Our Lady of Lourdes), Feb. 11The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, March 25The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sept. 15Our Lady of Good Counsel, April 26Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles, Saturday after AscensionOur Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, May 13Mary, Help of Christians, May 24Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces, May 31The Queenship of Mary, May 31Mary, Virgin Mother of Grace, June 9Our Lady of Perpetual Help, June 27Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, July 2Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 16Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary, July 17Our Lady of the Snows, Aug. 5Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners, Aug. 13The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aug. 15The Immaculate Heart of Mary, Aug. 22Our Lady, Health of the Sick, Saturday before the last Sunday in Aug.Our Lady of Consolation, Saturday after the Feast of St. Augustine (Aug. 28)Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sept. 8The Most Holy Name of Mary, Sept. 12Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sept. 15Our Lady of Mercy (Our Lady of Ransom), Sept. 24Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Oct. 7Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Oct. 11Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Oct. 16Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nov. 21Mary, Mother of Divine Providence, Saturday before 3rd Sunday of Nov. Feast, December 8 (Novena, Nov. 29-Dec. 7). If I have humility, God may flood my soul with grace here and exalt it eternally in heaven. But you are a creature so holy and so perfect that you are superior to all other creatures. But we, too, by our union with Jesus, and by the power of His grace, will also be united with Him in His victory over the devil. Then for His sake, be our Help! You bore unspeakable sufferings and offered the life of Him who was dearer to you than your own life. Mary, My Mother, you alone never knew shipwreck in the deep ocean of humanity's crimes. Mary, Mother of God, you are our Mediatrix. Since with Christ you had helped to merit all graces, it is fitting that you also should help to distribute all graces with Him. How many sinners after losing hope have found refuge in you, and, under your protection, returned to God's grace! I entrust my cause to you who are the Mother of Mercy, and I wish to offer you day by day my most reverent love. Though it was out of sheer goodness that God decreed to give us His very Son in the Blessed Sacrament, I believe that your prayers had much to do with the carrying out of that plan; for you, too, must have prayed, "Give us this day our daily bread." But I can never be your true child if I am not humble. You love them still, in spite of their sins, and you follow them with your motherly gaze and your prayers. Mary, My Mother, may the thought of your tenderness and charity increase my confidence in you and make me look up to you in all the dangers that surround me in life. By Francesca Merlo The Virgin of Guadalupe, like the shroud of Turin, appears on a piece of fabric. Help me to bear in mind that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, and that the secrets of divine wisdom are imparted only to the humble of heart, while they are hidden from the worldly-wise. I come to you with confidence, knowing that through you all glory, honor and holiness given to the human race from the first Adam to the last ages has been granted, is being granted and will be granted to apostles, prophets, martyrs and all the just. Jesus is our life and you have given Him to us. Since the conception of the Son of God is all holy, all pure, infinitely removed from every appearance of sin, it was supremely fitting that your conception should be equally far from sin. Mary, My Mother, you were laying the foundation of that hidden life in which by the practice of the highest virtues, you were to reach that sublime degree of holiness to which you were predestined as Mother of the Son of God and Mother of all the souls for whom He was to die.
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