Meditation 91
MARY'S HEART - MERCY
MARY'S HEART - MERCY
1. Mercy.
The sweetest attribute of God is mercy. It is the attribute which draws our heart to Him most strongly and gives us courage and hope. If God was only an exacting judge, judging us only according to the standards of justice, who would not tremble in front of Him? But if He is above all a loving Father, with a heart full of compassion and mercy who would not trust Him?
One of the greatest proofs that this is so is precisely the most merciful Heart of Our Lady, for the merciful Heart of Mary exemplifies the bounty and love of God towards men.
We all need mercy so badly which is why we all wish the presence of this attribute in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary to be emphasized. A compassionate heart which weeps with those that weep, which suffers with those that suffer is for everyone irresistibly attractive.
And if, in addition to feeling the miseries of its neighbors as its own, it still strives and works, sparing no sacrifice and privation, in order to bring a remedy to them, then we have the climax of bounty and mercy. Thus did the Heart of Mary raise mercy to a truly divine degree.
Her Heart was adorned with all the characteristics of the most perfect and sublime mercy. Her Heart is also the most compassionate of hearts. Every misfortune or trial finds an echo in Her Heart. This was clearly shown at the wedding feast of Cana. The hearts of the newly wed were not yet disturbed while Her's was already suffering. She anticipated their difficulty in order to remedy it. Even before the couple was aware of what was happening, the Heart of Mary was already finding a solution which they themselves would have never dared ask.
Is this not a marvelous case of bounty? Does it not delightfully picture the compassion and mercy of Mary's Heart? How often has She not obtained from Jesus for us something which we badly needed and which we ourselves had not yet asked either because we did not know the danger, or perhaps because we were mean or indifferent.
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
The sweetest attribute of God is mercy. It is the attribute which draws our heart to Him most strongly and gives us courage and hope. If God was only an exacting judge, judging us only according to the standards of justice, who would not tremble in front of Him? But if He is above all a loving Father, with a heart full of compassion and mercy who would not trust Him?
One of the greatest proofs that this is so is precisely the most merciful Heart of Our Lady, for the merciful Heart of Mary exemplifies the bounty and love of God towards men.
We all need mercy so badly which is why we all wish the presence of this attribute in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary to be emphasized. A compassionate heart which weeps with those that weep, which suffers with those that suffer is for everyone irresistibly attractive.
And if, in addition to feeling the miseries of its neighbors as its own, it still strives and works, sparing no sacrifice and privation, in order to bring a remedy to them, then we have the climax of bounty and mercy. Thus did the Heart of Mary raise mercy to a truly divine degree.
Her Heart was adorned with all the characteristics of the most perfect and sublime mercy. Her Heart is also the most compassionate of hearts. Every misfortune or trial finds an echo in Her Heart. This was clearly shown at the wedding feast of Cana. The hearts of the newly wed were not yet disturbed while Her's was already suffering. She anticipated their difficulty in order to remedy it. Even before the couple was aware of what was happening, the Heart of Mary was already finding a solution which they themselves would have never dared ask.
Is this not a marvelous case of bounty? Does it not delightfully picture the compassion and mercy of Mary's Heart? How often has She not obtained from Jesus for us something which we badly needed and which we ourselves had not yet asked either because we did not know the danger, or perhaps because we were mean or indifferent.
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
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