Meditation 19
THE ANNUNCIATION -
OUR LADY AT PRAYER
THE ANNUNCIATION -
OUR LADY AT PRAYER
1. How She Prays.
Moved by holy curiosity peep through the little window of the home in Nazareth and you will find Mary at prayer. What a sight! Admire Her external demeanor. No exaggerations. No dramatic attitudes. Her hands joined or crossed on Her breast. Perhaps Her forehead touches the ground for She is prostrate in adoration. Her eyes lowered in modest recollection or raised to the Heavens towards the Mansions above.
See Her interior fervor! No distractions, inopportune thoughts, tiredness, lukewarmness, or annoyance. Look at Her well, for She is the model of prayer. The angels in ecstasy joyfully witness Her prayer. God is pleased with Her, He communes with Her, gives Her an increase of grace, grants favors to the world in response to the prayers of Mary. Could you not learn how to copy some of your Mother's fervor?
[From 'Marian Meditations' Book]
Moved by holy curiosity peep through the little window of the home in Nazareth and you will find Mary at prayer. What a sight! Admire Her external demeanor. No exaggerations. No dramatic attitudes. Her hands joined or crossed on Her breast. Perhaps Her forehead touches the ground for She is prostrate in adoration. Her eyes lowered in modest recollection or raised to the Heavens towards the Mansions above.
See Her interior fervor! No distractions, inopportune thoughts, tiredness, lukewarmness, or annoyance. Look at Her well, for She is the model of prayer. The angels in ecstasy joyfully witness Her prayer. God is pleased with Her, He communes with Her, gives Her an increase of grace, grants favors to the world in response to the prayers of Mary. Could you not learn how to copy some of your Mother's fervor?
[From 'Marian Meditations' Book]
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