Mary TV Daily Reflection 8/15/2011

The Assumption

August 15, 2011 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary   Dear Family of Mary!   "Little children, I am your mother, I love you, and I want each of you to be saved and thus be with me in Heaven."  (August 25, 1998) Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven on November 1, 1950. We celebrate this wonderful reality today! Here is a prayer written by Pope Pius XII in honor of the Assumption. I find it very beautiful:   Prayer of Pope Pius XII To Our Lady Of The Assumption   Image via Wikipedia O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God and Mother of Humanity, we believe with all the fervor of our faith in your triumphal Assumption both in body and in soul into heaven where you are acclaimed as Queen by all the choirs of angels and all the legions of saints; we unite with them to praise and bless the Lord who has exalted you above all other pure creatures and to offer you the tribute of our devotion and our love.

We know that your gaze,

which on earth watched over the humble

and suffering humanity of Jesus,

in heaven is filled with the vision

of that humanity glorified

and with the vision of uncreated Wisdom,

and that the joy of your soul

in the direct contemplation of the adorable Trinity

causes your heart to throb with overwhelming tenderness;

and we, poor sinners whose body weights down

the flight of the soul,

beg you to purify our hearts so that,

while we remain below,

we may learn to see God and God alone

in the beauties of his creatures.

 

Image by andy castro via Flickr

We trust that your merciful eyes

may deign to gaze down upon our miseries and anguish,

upon our struggles and our weaknesses;

that your countenance may smile

upon our joys and our victories;

that you may hear the voice of Jesus

saying to you of each one of us,

as He once said to you of His Beloved Disciple:

"Behold your son,"

and we who call upon you as our Mother,

we, like John, take you as the guide,

strength and consolation of our mortal life.

 

We are inspired by the certainty that your eyes,

which wept over the earth crimsoned by the blood of Jesus,

are yet turned toward this world

racked by wars and persecutions,

the oppression of the just and the weak.

From the shadows of this vale of tears,

we seek in your heavenly assistance,

tender mercy, comfort for our aching hearts,

and help in the trials of Church and country.

 

We believe finally that in the glory where you reign,

clothed with the sun and crowned with stars,

you are, after Jesus,

the joy and gladness of all the angels and the saints,

and from this earth,

over which we tread as pilgrims,

comforted by our faith in the future resurrection,

we look to you our life,

our sweetness, our hope;

draw us onward with the sweetness of your voice,

so that one day, after our exile,

you may show us Jesus,

the blessed fruit of your womb.

O clement, O loving,

O sweet Virgin Mary.

 

Amen.

http://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/english/p00339.htm

 

As if in answer to this prayer, Our Lady told us from Medjugorje: "I am with you, and I am looking at you and blessing you."(January 25, 2011)

 

Thank you, dear Mother, for looking upon us with your gaze of love!

In Jesus and Mary!
Cathy Nolan

 

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