The love of the Trinity leads us to Mary

God is very close to us, but he is also the "all-different" whose love is like a devouring fire. The more we desire his love, the more we need Mary's humility to enter into it. God's love is too great for us to fathom, there is something untenable about it—unless we consent to be little, like and with the Blessed Virgin. 

Where does God's love manifest itself the most powerfully? At the foot of the Cross. And it is precisely there that He gives us His Mother so that with her we may become again like little children, capable of entering into the mystery of Trinitarian love. 

Let me be clear: the goal is of course Jesus Christ. Even when our prayers are addressed to Our Lady, the saints and the angels, they are, fundamentally, meant only for God. When we teach children to pray, it is important not to put Jesus and the Blessed Virgin on the same level. But there is no competition between Jesus and Mary, as if by praying to one we could risk neglecting the other. 

The Virgin Mary does not keep anything for herself: she constantly turns our focus towards her Son. At the same time, the more we put prayer at the center of our lives, the more we feel the need to rely on Our Lady's supplications. The burning love of the Trinity leads us into the Blessed Virgin's arms that are like a refuge for us, her beloved children.

Christine Ponsard (1956-2004)

French journalist