The Most Meaningful Prayer

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now, and at
the hour of our death.
Amen.


Some of our Protestant sisters and brothers – basing their beliefs on  following biblical passage – criticize us, Catholics, for meditating on the rosary:

And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words[Matthew 6:7].

By so doing, however, they seem to overlook an important fact about the said, most meaningful Christian prayer; although repetitious in its nature, the rosary is neither void nor godless:
How can it be with the Holy Name of Jesus placed it the center of all its "particles" – fifty-three Hail Marys?
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Corpus Christi '2013

There are at least three things that we can learn of Jesus exclusively from His relation with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Firstly, we know that He, being true God, may reward one's humility with the fullness of grace (i.e. with Himself), secondly – that He gives to each and every human being strength to endure their great crosses, and thirdly, what is of the most importance, that just-mentioned facts are just as real as His Nativity, pierced Body and meaningful Life.    


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He Did It First

While it is true that only God shall be adored, there is no reason for us, Christ's followers, to refuse Mary all honors due to Her.
If you are tempted to do so, look at Jesus, God and Man, who had provided us with the Fourth Commandment and then, being faithful to His own Law, undoubtedly honored the Blessed Mother.



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The Perfect Reversion

While all of us, faithful Christians, are totally in love with Jesus, many undervalue roles of both His Cross & Mother in their lives. By so doing, though, they seem to forget about both their paradisal roots and, may it be so, destiny.

The Garden of Eden. There Adam and his wife, Eve, who had  had been tempted by the devil, ate of the Tree of Knowledge. The well known biblical fact, despite of its sadness, should lead no one to desperation.

Instead, through pondering upon it, we all shall come to the better understanding of the greatest love, wisdom & power of Jesus, who – acting as the New Adam – has chosen both the Tree of  Holy Cross and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the new Eve, as tools needed to overturn dreadful consequences of devilish pride.


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Now There Stood by The Cross...

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

 John 19


At the foot of the Cross there were, what is well known – still not enough appreciated –   the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John.

John, the only apostle who had died of some natural causes and, surprisingly, not of sudden shock, remained by His Master to the end, strengthened, as I believe, by Immaculata's intercession.

The said grace seems to be an important part of Christ's saving Plan: It is so, for before Jesus granted his beloved disciple –  by the mean of His Holy Death –  with the  real fatherhood of God, He had chosen to explicitly provide him with the maternal care of Mary.

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Honour Your Father and Your Mother

Following Christ is, undoubtedly,  the key to salvation of us all.
Still, in order to become a saint, one not only should follow Jesus; what is more important, (s)he shall conform their lives to the Live of Christ.

To achieve the said goal, start your journey of faithfulness to Father's Plan, just like Our Lord did 2000 years ago, with the Blessed Mother, so that Jesus may tell you one day:

We are, indeed, of the same Father, Mother and destiny.
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Love Needs Vessel(updated)

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:41

Although just-quoted Bible passage is first and foremost the great source of inspiration for each and every active pro-lifer, it may also give us an insight into the cooperation of Jesus & His Mother. As we all know only Christ can provide us with all the graces, blessings etc., needed so we may some day meet Him in heaven.

It is so, still remember that Christ, along with His Father & the Holy Spirit, often acts through people.  We see this in the cited Luke Gospel's fragment.

Here, thanks to the intercession of Love-carrying Mary, John the Baptist had leaped upon the presence of Jesus enjoying His abundant graces.

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The Lord is With Thee

Me & Mary, Fatima 2011

"Hail" – the word used with reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Gabriel the Archangel indicated that before his visitation the new Empress had been given to the world.

It is true, for the concept of Mary Queen of the Universe is neither an idea of some wise Catholic theologians nor courtesy of the said angel.

Mary is our Queen and Empress because God Himself, in His great Love for the Mankind and His only Son, decided that the Lord, could, should and would be with Her.

Our Lady of Fatima,  pray for us all to your Son.

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The Ascension of Our Lord

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The Landmarks

"The Lord is with thee" 

As we all know Jesus is the only known Way that can, and undoubtedly will, lead each and every true believer to the Father's arms.

After giving  full acknowledgment to this fact, one must admit that no one in the entire universe knows this Way better than the Blessed Mother – the first human being who had chosen to take It with the best  fiat attitude  – expressed by Her next to the two most important salvation's landmarks:  Jesus' crib and His Holy Cross.
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Everlasting Prayer, Everlasting Hope

Mary offers her prayer to God

Some do not understand why the Catholics believe in the Communion of interceding Saints, seeming to see Holy men & women in heaven as some unnecessary figures, who can do nothing for the living.

They, however, overlook the fact that God draws us to His Person with the help of people and that the said human beings share Creator's graces with theirs neighbors by means of  both good deeds and prayer. This starts in this word but may as well be continued in the other.
    
From the Catholic perspective it is logical that, if human prayerful and immortal soul is granted with the heavenly reward, after man’s death (s)he still can pray that their relatives may be saved . If it was otherwise it would mean that God distances himself from wishes of individuals who are closest to Him, namely His faithful and blessed family.

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