"Therefore you will be next to my Mother"

A poor man was praying, conscious of his poverty. He said to God:

"I am not worthy to enter your Kingdom, but because of your Mercy, I know that you cannot close your door. I only ask you to give me the last place."

And Jesus answered him: "I will give you the last place. Therefore you will be next to my Mother."

Excerpt from Une année avec la Vierge Marie (A Year With the Virgin Mary), selected by Olivier Bonnassies - Presses de la Renaissance, Paris 2009.