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A Gift from the Father: The Motherly Heart of Mary

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000

The Father’s Perfection: the Blessed Mother

The divine Heart of Jesus, which burns with love for us who are guilty, finds in this regard a means worthy of the divine wisdom. He gives us his own dearly beloved Mother, Mary, as our mother and protector. She is the saintly creature among all saints and angels, to whom he refuses nothing, since she is the worthiest and most loved of all mothers. Besides, he has given her a very large heart, which enables her to notice even the smallest of tears and work for the salvation and sanctification of every single human being. She is the bridge that leads us to the most Holy Heart of Jesus.

Should we then despair if we happen to fall in sin and sink into a vicious life, despising the divine graces, if we no longer pay attention to the good example shown by other people, if we are deaf to every wholesome inspiration and become unworthy of new graces? No, not any more! In fact, we now have a Mother who has been given to us by God, a Mother who tenderly watches over every action, every word, every thought of ours.

She does not ask herself whether we are worthy or unworthy of the grace of her tenderness. She is only the Mother of Mercy; therefore, she rushes to our help even when we do not invoke her name, even when the poverty of our soul is so clearly evident. In fact, the more our soul is disfigured by sin, the more shall divine mercy show itself to us, that mercy which the Immaculate embodies.

SAINT MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

To continue with thoughts from St. Maximilian Kolbe ( who was martyred at Auschwitz, giving his life in place of another):

“One ‘Mary’ spoken within the darkness, aridity and unhappiness of sin reechoes in her heart, so much does she love us!” Meditation:“Sometimes you will find a kind of sad nostalgia coming over you, a kind of pleading or complaint: ‘Does not the Immaculata still love me?’ My dearly beloved children, I say to each and everyone of you individually in her name—remember what I say – in her name—she loves each and everyone of you, and she loves you at every moment without exception. This I repeat to you, my dear children, in her name.”

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Presentation of Mary: a Meditation on her Humility

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:45 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

Mary’s humility

Our Lady teaches us the way of humility. This virtue should not be thought of as an essentially negative sense, even though it does involve a denial of one’s pride, a tempering of our ambition and the extinction of our egotism and vanity. Our Lady did not experience any of these temptations and yet was blessed with the highest degree of humility.

If we examine the word humility we find it to be derived from the Latin humus, which means earth, soil, or dirt. Humility signifies a recognition of our human origin in the dust of which Adam was made. The virtue of humility, therefore, consists in the living out of a realistic appraisal of our comparative insignificance as creatures who are totally dependent on God. Humility,by inclining us towards the earth, recognizes our littleness, our poverty, and in its way glorifies the majesty of God. The interior soul experiences a holy joy in annihilating itself, as it were, before God to recognize practically that He alone is great and that, in comparison with His, all human greatness is empty of truth like a lie. This self-abnegation in no way impoverishes the soul. It does not limit the legitimate aspirations of the creature. On the contrary, this virtue works to ennoble the soul, giving it wings on which to explore wider horizons.

At the very moment when God chose Our Lady to be his Mother she proclaimed herself to be his handmaiden. When Mary hears those words of praise from Elizabeth, Blessed art thou amongst women, she is actually beginning a time where she will put herself at the service of her cousin. Even though she is full of grace, Mary keeps the secret to herself. Not even Joseph is told of the mystery. Mary leaves it to divine providence to find the opportune moment to enlighten him. She sings, for joy, of her wondrous blessings. She gives all the glory to God. For her part, she offers up her littleness and her entire consent. She knew nothing of her own dignity. Because of this, in her own eyes, she had not the slightest importance. She never depended on herself; she depended entirely on God, on his will. Thus she was able to judge the extent of her own lowliness, and to understand her own helpless, but, nevertheless, secure condition as a creature: feeling herself incapable of anything and sustained only by the goodness of God.

As a result of this selflessness she surrendered herself completely to God and lived solely for him Mary never sought her own glory, never longed for the best seat at banquets. She never looked for praise on account of her divine Motherhood. She lived solely for-the glory of God.

Humility is grounded in the truth, in reality. It is based on the certitude that creature and Creator are separated by an infinite distance. Once it recognizes how God crosses that gulf for the sake of his beloved creatures, the soul grows in humility and gratitude. The more it is elevated before God, the more does the soul understand and appreciate the vastness of this distance. That is why the Virgin was so humble. The Handmaid of the Lord is the Queen of the Universe. She is the fulfillment of those words of Jesus at the close of today’s parable: He who humbles himself shall be exalted. The humble person will hear the invitation of the Lord: Friend, go up higher. Let us learn how to put ourselves at the service of God without condition. Then we will be elevated to undeserved but incredible heights. We shall be participating in the intimate life of God. We shall be ‘like Gods’! Yet our progress will have been along the way of humility and docility to the will of God

Fruits of humility

Humility leads us to discover that everything we have that is good comes from God, both in the order of nature and in the order of grace… The humble soul rests in the hands of God and is filled with joy and thanksgiving as a result. The saints have been magnanimous people; they have undertaken impressive tasks for God’s glory. The humble person is daring because he counts upon the grace of Almighty God. He prays all the time because he is convinced of his radical dependence on God. He lives in constant gratitude for this help. Inasmuch as humility is the foundation for all the virtues, it is especially the foundation for the virtue of charity. To the extent that we forget about ourselves we will be concerned with the welfare of others. St Francis de Sales has written: Humility and charity are the principal virtues. Conversely, pride is the mother and root of every sin, including mortal sin. Pride is the greatest single obstacle to the action of divine grace.

Pride and sadness often walk hand-in-hand. Joy is part of the patrimony of the humble soul. Let us turn our eyes towards Mary. No creature ever surrendered herself to the plans of God more humbly than she. The humility of the ‘ancilla Domini’, the handmaid of the Lord, is the reason we invoke her as the cause of our joy. After Eve had sinned through her foolish desire to be equal to God, she hid herself from the Lord and was ashamed: she was sad. Mary, in confessing herself the handmaid of the Lord, becomes the Mother of the divine Word, and is filled with joy. May the rejoicing that is hers, the joy of our good Mother, spread to all of us, so that with it we may go out to greet her, our Holy Mother Mary, and thus become more like Christ, her Son.

Fr. Francis Fernandez

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Video – Celebrate THE MOTHER this Christmas – MNOW 65

apostolate — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 19:12:42 +0000

Doctor Mark Miravalle on how we should celebrate Mother Mary this Christmas.

For more information and resources:

Phone: 740-937-2277
Site: http://www.motherofallpeoples.com/
Email: mary@motherofallpeoples.com

Ave Maria!

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Refreshment for the Soul – Jan 27 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 16:23:09 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jan 27 on how the scriptures, the liturgy of the word and the Eucharist are refreshment for the Soul and rejoicing for the heart, and how Mary plays a central role in this. We are Christ’s body and individually parts of it. As such, Mary, who is the mother of Christ, is mother of all Christians and exercises her maternal role of feeding her children.

Ave Maria!

Mass: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday
Readings:
1st: neh 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10
Resp: psa 19:8, 9, 10, 15
2nd: 1co 12:12-14, 27
Gsp: luk 1:1-4, 4:14-21

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=846

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and YouTube: https://youtu.be/BSmmmPjrDjU

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Glorious, Exalted Crucifixion – Apr 10 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:38:04 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Apr 10, 2020, on how Jesus is most glorious and exalted when He is crucified and the way to understand this is by looking at this from the point of view of love. Jesus shows in his passion the love of God and love of neighbor. Finally, Father reflects on how Jesus is placed in the arms of his mother Mary just as He was when He enters the world at Bethlehem.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Good Friday – Wkdy
Readings:
1st: isa 52:13-53:12
Resp: psa 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
2nd: heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9
Gsp: joh 18:1-19:42

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1776

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and YouTube: https://youtu.be/L5o3NCski04

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St. John Paul II on Mary’s Motherhood

Fra Roderic — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:45:00 +0000

Some words from St. John Paul II, on his feast day, Oct 22, on Mary as a gift to mankind. Ave Maria!

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Mother Mary Helps us Grow – Oct 24 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:10:45 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Oct 24, 2020, on how we are to grow in full grace in Christ and ask Mary for these graces as well. If we do not keep asking for grace then we will be cut off. So keep asking,

Ave Maria!

Mass: Saturday in the 29th Week in Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/102420.cfm
1st: eph 4:7-16
Resp: psa 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 0
Gsp: luk 13:1-9

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=978

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and YouTube: https://youtu.be/NPm2u7eiX4o

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Doors to the Demonic – Mary Live with Dr. Mark Miravalle

apostolate — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:42:23 +0000

Ave Maria!

Satan is coming out of the closet in our present times, and finding new ways to spread his demonic influence. Do you or your family members, perhaps unintentionally, have any doors open to the demonic? Join Dr. Mark Miravalle’s first examination of contemporary doors to the demonic in this week’s Mary Live.

Dr. Mark Miravalle discusses the increased visibility of Satan in the modern world and emphasizes the need for Christians to be vigilant against his influences. He identifies three principal forms of Satanic influence: temptation, obsession, and possession, explaining each in detail. Dr. Miravalle stresses the power of Satan must be respected but always in light of the infinitely greater power of Jesus Christ and His Mother. He discusses the importance of closing doors to Satanic influence, particularly highlighting the dangers of certain types of entertainment, literature, and self-help books that either glorify Satan’s power or promote self-reliance above reliance on God.

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gz-FIAoTfrU

and on Mother of All Peoples channel: https://youtu.be/lBjr7ISPJfU

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