Share your thoughts about the Mother of God with others

May you continually turn your thoughts to Mary, as loving children always think about their mother. Ask her to help you, to deepen your faith, to increase your loyalty to the Church and your attachment to the sacraments, and to keep you from sin. ...

I ask you to develop this state of mind in yourself, so that when your life comes to an end, the practice of a lifetime will support and comfort you when you need it most, and you will be ready then to honor God in Heaven beside her.

Teach this devotion in your homes. Make sure that a statue or a picture of Our Lady occupies a prominent place. Talk to your children so that your family stays together, united around her. Share this with your friends… Do not be afraid, let alone ashamed, of saying what you think and feel about the Mother of God.

Australia was consecrated to Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Peace was returned to us on August 15, 1945, feast of the Assumption of Our Lady.

Cardinal James Darcy Freeman

Archbishop of Sidney, Australia. February 11, 1973, on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

Collection of Marian Stories, 1976