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Praises to the Virgin Mary

Theme: The Virgin Mary in the public life of Christ

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GRM 21.5

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«You are blessed amongst all women! Blessed is the Fruit of Your womb! (She says exactly that: two clearly separate sentences). How did I deserve that the Mother of my Lord should come to me, Your servant? There, at the sound of Your voice, the child leaped out of joy in my womb and when I embraced You, the Spirit of the Lord whispered deepest truths to my heart. You are blessed, because You believed that it was possible for God even what does not appear possible to the human mind! You are blessed, because by Your faith You will accomplish the things the Lord predicted to You and the Prophets foretold for our times! You are blessed for the Salvation You have brought to the house of Jacob! You are blessed for the Holiness You have brought to my son, whom I feel leaping with joy, like a happy little kid, in my womb, because he feels free from the burden of guilt, and is called to be the Predecessor, sanctified before Redemption by the Holy One Who is growing within You!»

Detail

Luke 1, 41-46 : When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped within her. Then Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried out with a loud voice: "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. How is it that the mother of my Lord has come to me? For when your words of greeting reached my ears, the child within me leapt for joy. Blessed is she who believed that the words spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.

GRM 22.4

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

The world will look at Your Son and will bless You with Him.

GRM 24.4

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

When You came here, You brought us all the graces, because everywhere You go, o Full of Grace, God works His miracles, and holy are those walls which You enter, holy become the ears which listen to Your voice, and holy the flesh You touch. Holy the hearts, because You grant Grace, Mother of the Most High, Virgin of the Prophets, expected to bring the Saviour to the people of God.

GRM 27.4

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

You are blessed, Sun of my soul! You are blessed, because You see everything through the Grace of which You are full!

GRM 30.8

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

Glory be to God in the Most High Heaven and glory to His Christ here, and You are blessed, Woman, Who gave birth to Him: You are holy, because You deserved to bear Him! Give us orders as our Queen, because we will be happy to serve You. What can we do for You?

GRM 206.5 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«Humility! I said: “When you pray or do penance, do not let the world see you”. In the Wisdom Books it is written: “It is right to keep the secret of the King”. Humility is the candid veil worn to defend the good we do and the good God grants us. We must not be proud of the privileged love granted to us by God, nor seek foolish human glory. The gift would be taken away at once. But from the depth of our hearts we must sing to our God: “My soul proclaims Your greatness, o Lord… because You have looked upon Your lowly handmaid”.»

Jesus makes a short pause and casts a glance at His Mother, Who blushes under Her veil and bends forward as if She wanted to tidy the hair of the boy sitting at Her feet, but in actual fact to conceal her deep-felt remembrance…

Annotation

I said, in EMV 172.5 and in EMV 172.8.

Book of Tobit 12, 7

Tb 12, 7 : It is good to keep the king's secret hidden, but it is honorable to reveal and publish the works of God.

The Book of Tobit is classified as either sapiential or historical. It is one of the seven deuterocanonical books retained by Catholic/Orthodox tradition, but considered apocryphal by Protestant/Anglican tradition.

"My soul glorifies you, Lord... because you have turned your eyes to the lowliness of your servant. "The Magnificat. Cf. Luke 1:46, inspired by the canticle of Samuel's mother Anne(1 Samuel 2:1-10).