Mary attracts the love of her God

It was in the silence of her home that Mary withdrew to be alone with her God.

"But you, when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you"(Mt 6:6).

There was already, in Mary’s soul, a mysterious knowledge of these words of the Gospel, which her Son would later say to the Apostles and to all who listened to him. Those words have come down to us so that we may live them, as Mary did.

To pray in secret, there is no need to retire to a high mountain or an inaccessible place. Instead, we should pray where God placed us, in our homes, among our families, or in the world.

It is up to us to withdraw, in the secret of our souls, where that inner silence reigns which God wants to fill with Himself.

Mary, in the silence of her house, prayed and worshiped her God. Her prayer was so humble, so discreet, so unassuming, that it attracted God’s love with an inexpressible force: the force of the living Spirit, the Spirit of the Father and of the Son.

Marie Benoite Angot

In Adorer avec Marie (Adoring With Mary), le Sarment-Fayard, Paris 2002