St. Francis De Sales wrote;
“…Our Lady went quickly that he might be sanctified, and
that this sacred Child who was God, to whom alone belongs the sanctification of
souls, might during this visit bring it about in the glorious St. John,
purifying him and delivering him from Original Sin…It was charity, therefore,
which made the Most Blessed Virgin cooperate in this sanctification. But it is
so no wonder that her sacred heart was quite full of love and desire for the
salvation of people, since she bore within her chaste womb Love Itself, the
Saviour and Redeemer of the world…”
“Along with charity, she was gifted with a profound
humility, as it testified by those words which she uttered upon His servant in
her lowliness, all ages to come will praise her and call her blessed…The most
holy Virgin, hearing what her kinswoman Elizabeth said in her praise, humbled
herself and referred all the glory to God. Then declaring her that all her
happiness, as I said, came from the fact that He had looked upon His servant in
her lowliness, she entoned that beautiful and wonderful canticle, the Magnificat
[Lk. 1:46-55]…”
Prayer to Our Lady - Bl. John Paul II
Oh Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Mother of Christ, Mother
of the Church, look upon us mercifully at this hour!
Virgo Fidelis, Faithful Virgin, pray for us! Teach us
to believe as you believed! Make our faith in God, in Christ, in the Church,
always be limpid, serene, courageous, strong and generous.
Mater Amabilis, Mother worthy of love! Mater
pulchrae dilectionis, Mother of fair love, pray for us! Teach us to love
God and our brothers, as you loved them: make our love for others always be
patient, kindly, respectful.
Causa nostrae laetitiae, Cause of our joy, pray for us!
Teach us to be able to grasp, in faith, the paradox of Christian joy, which
springs up and blooms from sorrow, renunciation, union with your crucified Son:
make our joy always be genuine and full, in order to be able to communicate it
to all!
Amen!
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