MARY, OUR MOTHER

CHAPTER XV: TWO HEARTS OF WIT & WISDOM

Regarding OUR LADY OF FATIMA teaching program, may I share this incident with you:
In my apostolate with the U.S. Pilgrim Virgin Statue, explaining the story and message of Our Lady not only in the churches but also in the parochial schools, this time I had before me students of the 3rd grade, about 9 years of age.
The point in question was to convey to the children, that Our Lady of Fatima is the same Mother of God, as Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of La Salette, and so forth.
I could see, the children somehow didn't catch it; they thought they were all different "Ladies."
Finally I used this simple example, I told them:
"Supposing Our Blessed Mother Mary would come from Heaven and appear to you all, right here in this classroom in this town. Now, what is the name of this town?"
"Lake Charles," answered one little girl.
"What state are we in?" I wanted to know, to prove a point.
"Louisiana" was the quick answer.
I summarized it all saying: "So then we would call Mother Mary, 'Our Lady of Lake Charles, La'."
One little girl--yes 9 years old--raised her hand and wanted to know: "How come you are so dumb? You don't even know what town we are in--you don't even know what state you are in."
"Well--you see, my dear, I am not as smart as your daddy is."
"Oh," she answered, "My daddy he ain't that smart. You know what my Mama says, she say--he kinda stupid. I don't want to say it--but you kinda stupid too!" - - -

. . . 'Out of the mouths of children' . . .

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