Both the Enmity and Purity

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.

The Genesis[3:15]

The above-quoted Bible passage seems to be the key to understand that Miriam has been created & chosen by the Creator to help us all in our struggles against sins, temptations, and the whole range of human weaknesses.  Moreover, the said excerpt explains the Immaculate Conception of Mary that, whether one likes it or not, is a fact.

There are some other fragments of the New Testament(to be found, for example, in Luke's Gospel[Luke 1:28] ) that may attest to the inner beauty of the Blessed Virgin, but the presented one is of the most importance for us, Catholics.

It is so, for enmity, the word used here, may mean both Mary's leading role in/for Jesus' Hosts and her total separation from the devil & his impure deeds, in other words, her Immaculate Conception.

Please pray for me!

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

The Two Crowns

That night, I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me, a Child of Faith. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns. The white one meant that I should persevere in purity, and the red that I should become a martyr. I said that I would accept them both.

St M.M. Kolbe


Thinking over just-quoted words of St.M.M.Kolbe brings me to the following -- obvious, but at the same time forgotten -- conclusion: 
No matter whether you, my dear reader, are called to preserve purity of your mind (in the marriage) or mind & body(as a priest, religious sister, brother etc),  suffering may(and probably will) be the significant part of your way to the heavenly glory.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +