Day Three: Of the Charity of Mary for Her Neighbours
3rd Virtue: Of the Charity of Mary for Her Neighbours
Lovz to God and our neighbor is commanded by the same precept [...] And St. Thomas gives it as a reason for this, that he who loves God, loves all things which God loves. [...] But as there never has been and never will be one who loves God more than Mary; so there never has been and never will be one who loves his neighbor more than Mary. [...] Mary was so full of charity when she was on earth, that she assisted unasked, those who were in need, just as she did at the marriage of Cana, when she told her Son of the trouble of the family: They had no wine.
A Word of Perspective: Apply Mary's Charity for Her Neighbours in Your Life
Mary never kept to Herself God's love for Her. She still shares it now.
Love is everyone's biggest need: I will pray for a person with whom I have no affinity.
God loves them just as much as He loves me. Every time I think of this person, I will ask the Lord to bless them.
Prayer
"O Mary, most pure Virgin, Your Immaculate Heart must triumph. Watch over the innocent children, may they remain pure; assist young people, may they fight for their chastity and leave their hearts open to offer You their burning love.
Guide the spouses called to live the holiness of conjugal love; let the priests and holy people stay faithful to the celibacy they offered to Jesus for the Salvation of our Souls.
Defend us against the prince of this world and his influence. Help us combat that which defaces the Humanity made in God's image, may we do so with the Rosary.
Be the guardian of our inner lives, teach us to be mindful of our brothers and sisters, to always respect them and look at them through the light of Christ.
Amen."
(Translated from the French Children's Rosary prayer.)
Pray a decade, and repeat three times the following invocation: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you".
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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Col 4:6