A MOMENT WITH MOTHER MARY

September  1st -Leo XIII declared October as the month of the Holy Rosary (1883)

MEMORY OF MARY ON SATURDAYS (I)

The dedication of Saturdays to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the liturgy began during the Carolingian era, with Alcuin (d. 804), Charlemagne’s tutor. We do not know the reason why Alcuin chose Marian intentions for the liturgy on Saturdays, but in the following centuries theologians and liturgists such as for example in the 13th century Humbertus de Romanis, Master General of the Order (Dominican), proposed up to seven reasons for this choice:

1.Saturday is the day God blessed more than the other days; God blessed the seventh day (cf. Gn 2: 3) and Mary is the most blessed of all women (cf. Lk 1:42).
2.Saturday is the day God sanctified. Since Mary is “full of grace” (cf. Lk 1:28), it is right to dedicate the holy day to the holy one. Saturday is the day when God completed the work of nature, just as God completed in Mary the work of grace.
3.Saturday is the day when God rested, after the work of creation (cf. Gn 22) but God’s true “rest” is in Mary to whom liturgy applies Si 24: 8, “Then the Creator of all things instructed me and He who created me fixed a place for my tent” because God rests in a heart that satisfies Him. Humbertus said that, “Saturdays and the Virgin are thus associated: Saturday is the day and Mary is the place where God rests.”
4. Just as Saturday is the door that leads to Sunday, Mary was the door by which Christ entered the world…

BIBLE PASSAGE:

My just one is near,my savior has

gone forth....:the coastlands

look for me and wait patiently for

my arm.                ~Isa 51:5

REFLECTION:

Because Jesus redeemed us,He

is our Lord and our King.

In the same way,the blessed Virgin is our

Lady and our Queen on account of the unique

manner in which she assisted in the Redemption,

offering her Son to the Father for the salvation

of the world.                          ~Pope Pius XII

PRAYER:

O Mary,most noble Queen of the

world,plead for peace and salvation in our be-

half,for you have brought forth Christ the Lord,

the Savior of us all.

HAIL MARY:

Hail Mary,full of grace,the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,and  blessed

is the fruit of thy womb,Jesus.Holy Mary,

Mother of God,pray for us sinners,now and

at the hour of our death.Amen.

A MOMENT WITH MOTHER MARY

August 19 - Fifth Apparition at Fatima - Saint John Eudes         United Hearts The Father’s Heart is for Mary, just as the most loving heart of every father is for the pleasantest of all daughters. The Son’s Heart is for Mary, just as the warmest heart of every son is for the worthiest of all mothers. The Holy Spirit’s Heart is for Mary, just as the most devoted heart of every husband is for the most cherished of all wives. Reciprocally, Mary’s heart is for the Father, just as the heart of the best of daughters is for the best of fathers. Mary’s heart is for the Son of God, just as the heart of an incomparable mother is for the Son who has nobody comparable to Him. Lastly, Mary’s heart is for the Holy Spirit, just as the good wife’s heart runs, like a furnace of burning love, to the Husband who is the essence of Love itself. Thus, just as in The Song of Songs, Mary’s Beloved is for her and Mary is for her Beloved.

BIBLE PASSAGE:
You come forth to deliver your people.
You make a way in the sea with
your horses amid the churning of
many watres.               ~Hab 3:13-15


REFLECTION:
The heart of mary is a sun that
spreads its rays and its warmth throughout the
world.
It is constantly working in every possible
way for the salvation of souls.
                                     ~St.John Eudes

PRAYER:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary,be my
salvation! I put all my trust in you for time and
for eternity.


HAIL MARY:
Hail Mary,full of grace,the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb,Jesus.Holy Mary,
Mother of God,pray for us sinners,now and
at the hour of our death.Amen.