MARY, OUR MOTHER

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Our Lady of Tears

From August 29 to September 1, 1953, a small plaster plaque of the Virgin Mary shed real human tears in Syracuse, a small town on the south-east coast of Sicily, Italy.

MY REFLECTION TODAY

Message # 29, titled 'The Triumph of My Immaculate Heart' is quite long . . .

Our Lady thanks Fr. Gobbi for coming to Her Shrine and praying before Her image known as Our Lady of the Tears. He was also celebrating his ninth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

But Mother Mary says that it was Her gift to him that brought him there, not his own idea! She talks about Fr. Gobbi's sufferings, his abandonment, even his almost despairing. (Believe me, I've been there, so I know what Our Lady is talking about!) But now, because of Her, his heart is full of joy and he realizes that Mary has a plan for him (and us).

Fr. Gobbi (and us), has been chosen for the Triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart, and these are the times of the Triumph! This Triumph will cause amazement to the angels, joy to the saints, consolation, mercy, and salvation for a greater part of mankind; and the definitive defeat of Satan and his cohort! Just when the devil thinks he has won, Our Lady will crush him and he will be left empty-handed. This, She says, is the Triumph of my Immaculate Heart in the world!

Mary says to entrust ourselves to Her totally at every moment and She will speak to us and tell us Her desires. Do not be afraid of the difficulties and misunderstandings that will come our way; She will be with us at every moment and we will be joyful!

Finally, Mother Mary has given us a weapon: Prayer! Forget everything else, She says, there is no longer time for useless discussions and vain and superfluous things; this is the time of prayer! Why? Because Our Lady needs us united with Her in prayer to intercede with Jesus, Her Son for the salvation of the world. Imagine that, Mary needs us! Now doesn't that make you joyful and have a meaning for your life, no matter what state you are in. What a blessing Our Lady has given us, to be part of Her and God's Triumph. All I can say is "Lord, I am not worthy" but here I am, use me for Your Holy Will!
Roman Deacon

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Quotes from 'The Glories of Mary':

‘I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head.’

(Gen. 3:15)

“Since the devil is the head of original sin, this head it was that Mary crushed: for sin never had any entry into the soul of this Blessed Virgin, which was consequently free from all stain.”

Saint Augustine

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PSALM 71 SPEAKS TO MY HEART

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!

Be to me a rock of refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have given the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;
you are he who took me from my mother's womb.
My praise is continually of you.

I have been as a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.

For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who watch for my life consult together
and say, “God has forsaken him;
pursue and seize him,
for there is none to deliver him.”

O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who seek my hurt.

But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for their number is past my knowledge.

With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
Your righteousness, O God,
reaches the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
You will increase my greatness
and comfort me again.

I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed.

And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

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