[MaryVitamin] St. Anthony of Padua

Mary Vitamin for June 13th   Topic: Reflections on Our Lady  by St. Anthony of Padua   Quote: St. Anthony of Padua "And as the moon at its full she shines. The blessed Mary is said to be the full moon, because in every way perfect."   Meditation: St. Anthony of Padua "The moon is imperfect when a half-moon, because it is stained or horned. But the glorious Virgin neither in Her birth had any stain, because sanctified in Her mother's womb, guarded by angels, nor in Her days had She the horns of pride. Hence, She shone fully and perfectly. She is said to be light because She dispels the darkness." A sermon of St. Anthony    Resolution: Today I will call to mind that Our Lady is often referred to as the full moon. As Archbishop Fulton Sheen says: "God, Who made the sun, also made the moon. The moon does not take away from the brilliance of the sun. All its light is reflected from the sun. The Blessed Mother reflects her Divine Son; without Him, she is nothing. With Him, she is the Mother of Men." Archbishop Fulton Sheen, The World's First Love, 1952   Marian Vow: Franciscan Third Order members should have "knowledge of Marian Spirituality according to the great Saints, above all  Franciscan." Marian Seraphic Pathways, Constitutions #17   I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.   Thanks be to God for graces received.   Related site: Castle of the Immaculate & AirMaria

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