You will not be rich in other affections. Your only affection will be mine, that of your Mother. And I, as your Mother, will bring you to love my Son Jesus with a total love. I will lead you to such a degree of love that you will not be able to live without Him. I will make love for Him your very life, and He will truly be able to live again in you!
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Can you direct your heart to his love? The infinite; incomprehensible, incredible God became man and shrouded himself with death. It entered my heart just how precious we are. Stop and think: the vilest sinner, the greatest saint and everybody in between is infinitely precious. For Christ became mortal by becoming man, out of love for you and me! Not just love of “humanity”, but of each of us individually.
Grace in Every Season (March 28)
I’ve been doing Catechism in a Year with Fr. Mike (videos on YouTube). Last night, it touched on this very subject… “there is not, never has been, and never will be a single human being for whom Christ did not suffer. He has so much life and love and joy that he wants for the entire world, including other peoples, including other people of other faiths, including our next door neighbors, and including ourselves because there is so much in our hearts that is tempted to disqualify ourselves.”
I attended my parish’s Women’s Group for the second time yesterday, and was overwhelmed with the feeling of belonging, even as I looked around and listened to the varying ways the ladies had of contributing. It was evident that we were at different places in our lives and had different ‘divine pedagogy’ (my new favorite word). But yet here we all were with a great love for the Lord.
Our Blessed Mother has brought me (still is probably) to this amazing place of acceptance … first of all my self and the road I’ve been on (‘has no one condemned you’ John 8:10)… then of others. Allowing me to place a greater trust in the Holy Spirit and His Divine plan for each of us, including those closest to me.
If you are struggling in this area, please allow Our Blessed Mother to bring you and your loved ones to her Son! The rosary is a powerful weapon.