FEAST of Our Lady of Lourdes*

February 11

WORLD DAY of the SICK

 

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us on our Consecration Day

and especially for the sick and suffering among us!

“All the shrines of Mary,

scattered throughout the world,

have become above all

centers of devotion to the Eucharist,

as if the Mother of Jesus had appeared,

here or there,

in order to lead the faithful to the

adoration and love of her blessed Son.”

 

Pope Bl. John XXIII

Ruth - Quote: What does it mean to become another Mary?

What does it mean to become another Mary?


If we become like Mary, then we are "blessed and highly favored."
We are overshadowed by the Holy Spirit.
We become the Ark, the dwelling place of God.
We give birth to Christ again in the world.
We become the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
We become the perfect disciple of christ.
We become an intercessor as she did at Cana.
We share in the sufferings of Christ and stand at the foot of his Cross.
Our hearts are pierced by a sword.
We are at enmity with the devil.


Is that not what we all long to become? Thus in becoming like Mary, we are totally and perfectly united in and with Christ and thus are transformed into Christ.


Take from p. 19: Total Consecration to Mary: The Theology & History of Marian Consecration. by Fr. Anselm Romb (Marytown Press)