Herman (France, 13th C.) Mary, Mother of Jesus Mary, Mother of Jesus, give me your heart, so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life, love Him as you loved
of Kiev Consecration to Jesus through Mary (II) God endowed Mary with the privileges and prerogatives of: 1) The Divine Maternity, sharing with the Father the parenthood of Jesus, true God and true man [...] close cooperation with Jesus as co-redemptrix sharing in His redemptive ministry and sacrifice; 3) Assumption body and soul into heaven, for her continued union and cooperation with Jesus. Our Lady was appointed [...] Spirit; and providentially governing Queen of Heaven and earth. In short, we consecrate ourselves to Jesus through Mary because, immaculate, humble, open, full of grace and in intimate union with her divine
Consecration to Jesus through Mary (I) Through the centuries Christians seeking most fully to know, love and serve God--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--have done so by consecrating their lives to Jesus through the
March 11 - Our Lady of the Forests (Great Britain, 1419) To Jesus through Mary, with Joseph Hail Joseph, blessed with Divine Grace, the Savior rested in your arms and grew before your eyes. Blessed are [...] are you among all men, and blessed is the fruit of your Virginal Spouse, Jesus. Holy Joseph, foster Father of the Son of God, pray for us, watch over our family, health and work, until our last day, and [...] universal Church, Joseph was placed alongside Mary like the seraph watching over the Tabernacle. Jesus said "yes" at the Incarnation, in the spirit of Psalm 39, and Mary said "yes" at the Incarnation on
September 28 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Issoudun, 1854) The Salutation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Hail, Heart most holy, Hail, Heart most meek, Hail, Heart most humble, Hail, Heart most pure [...] Heart most faithful, Hail, Heart most blessed, Hail, Heart most merciful, Hail, most loving Heart of Jesus and Mary; Thee we adore, Thee we praise, Thee we glorify, To Thee do we give thanks Thee we love,
September 10 - Saint Mary of Life (Italy, 1613) I Have Chosen You to Fight Under the Flag of Jesus Christ! (II) This is how Blessed Alain de la Roche described the apparition that sent him out into the
- Saint Rita of Cascia (1377-1457) The Church “Looked At” Jesus through Mary In their midst Mary was "devoted to prayer" as the "mother of Jesus" (cf. Acts 1:13-14), the mother of the Crucified and Risen [...] Risen Christ. And that first group of disciples who in faith looked upon Jesus as the author of salvation, knew that Jesus was the Son of Mary, and that she was His Mother, and that as such she was from the [...] mystery of Jesus - that mystery which before their eyes had been disclosed and confirmed in the Cross and Resurrection. Thus, from the very first moment, the Church "looked at" Mary through Jesus, just as
May 7 - Feast of Our Lady of Monticino (Italy, 1776) Jesus Will Reign Through Mary (I) Saints have said wonderful things about Mary, the Holy City of God. As they themselves have admitted, they were never
Lady, Health of the Sick Jesus Teaches Us to Love His Mother (I) Love is experienced in two ways: first, the most sweet and transforming feelings in the presence of the beloved. Jesus showed this kind of love
August 25 - Our Lady of Rossano (Calabria, Italy) Jesus Teaches Us to Love His Mother (II) The Mother herself shows what great sorrow she felt, caused by the highest virtue, when she says, "We have been [...] was conceived she was filled with the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit, nevertheless, the boy Jesus acted towards her thus, so that the life of both the Mother and the Son would serve as an aid and
