"Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence." - Saint Francis de Sales.
As I was thinking to write about our Blessed Mother, I saw a beautiful scene on the last Pentecost Sunday. I saw a kid of age 5, holding the little finger of his mother so tight and the mother was bringing him to the to the church for the Holy Mass. So as if we hold the little finger of our Blessed Mother, by reciting the rosary, she will lead us to the heavenly banquet awaiting for us in the heaven. Yes, by the recitation of the rosary we cast ourselves into the arms of our Blessed Mother. From her hands flow the graces of God into this world. Many are the graces and blessings we receive by having devotion in her and most importantly in her Motherhood. The first woman was named Eve because she was the mother of all the earth ( Gen 3:20). Whereas Mary, the new eve, is our spiritual mother given to us by her own son at the foot of the cross. Dear friends as the above quotation states by St. Francis de Sales, let us cast ourselves into her arms. By casting into her arms many are the graces we receive from her.
GRACES WE RECEIVE FROM MARY
Among many saints in the catholic church, one among them is St Stanislaus. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He learnt the truths of ever virginity of Mary and her chastity and was following her. He casted his whole life into the beautiful hands of Mary. As he was doing his studies, he was fallen sick and all thought that he would die because of the sickness. At that moment Mary appeared to him holding the Baby Jesus in her hands. She kept Jesus in the he hands of Stanislaus. He was filled with great joy. Then Mary told him that he would not die and the next move that he should make. She told him to join the congregation of the Jesuits and serve the Lord. He got recovered and joined in the Jesuits. In one of the homilies during his studies, the preacher told that we should live our lives in a good way as if today is the last day of our lives. He told to his companions that the homily was meant for him. He told them that he would soon die and would see the feast of the Assumption of Mary, sitting at the side of her son, directly in the heaven. Before five days of the feast he was sick and was suffering. Before the day of the Assumption he was suffering from a high fever and also received the anointing of the sick and received the Holy Communion. He was happy for the sickness he received. For, he was sure that he would be participating the feast in the heaven. He holded tight the image of the Blessed virgin Mary in his arms. And then appeared the Blessed Virgin Mary with the company of virgins. His heart was filled with joy. Mary told him, “ My Son! I have come to take you to participate in the feast of my Assumption in heaven” Stanislaus uttered, “Jesus! Mary” and died.
From the above historical incident we can understand the graces we receive by casting ourselves into her loving hands.
1. MARY KEEPS HER SON IN OUR ARMS.
Many are the saints who received the grace of holding Jesus physically in their hands. When we keep ourselves into the hands of our Mother she herself brings and keeps her son in our arms. How blessed are we when Mary keeps her son in our hands. She is ever ready to keep her son I our arms and Jesus is ever ready to keep Himself in our arms. But how far are we good in our actions to receive Jesus into our lives. How many are the evil works that we commit with our physical bodies every day. Even then God is so merciful that he humbles himself into the little host and come to us. Let us reconcile with the Lord because of our sins and purify our lives and be ready to receive him daily in the Eucharist.
2. SHE WILL GUIDE OUR STEPS
In the starting lines I have mentiond a mother leading her child to the Holy Mass. Mary our mother will always lead us to Jesus. At the wedding of Cana it is clear that she will always encourage us to do what her son tells. She will guide the steps we need to take in our lives. She guided St Stanislaus to join the Jesuits. She guided St Albert in his studies etc. More than that she guided the footsteps of Jesus in his childhood. Let us cast ourselves into her arms and she will guide every of our step.
3. SHE HERSELF COME TO TAKE YOU PRECIOUS SOUL TO HEAVEN
This was the ultimate fruit that St Stanislaus received in his life time. He had a great devotion to Mary. He received a great blessing from her. Mary herself, with the company of virgins, came down from heaven to take his soul to the heaven. Let us look into our souls and see how filthy it is with the stains of sin. Let us purify our souls and make it ready for the last day and believe that she will surely come with the legion of angels to take our souls into the heaven.
So dear friends, let us cast our lives into the hands of our Blessed Mother and be led by her to her Son, Jesus. Amen.
Written by
Bro. Rajendra
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