3.7 Prayer
STAGE 3: In Communion with Mary
MARY AND OUR HOLINESS
THE MIRRORING WAY
PRAYER
Rosary
Let us meditate both on the mystery of Mary’s growth in holiness and on the mystery of our growth in holiness through Mary.
Mary, full of grace: “Mary was full of grace when she was greeted by the Archangel Gabriel and was filled with grace to overflowing by the Holy Spirit when he so mysteriously overshadowed her” (TD 44).
Mary, dispenser of grace: “From day to day, from moment to moment, she increased so much this twofold plenitude that she attained an immense and inconceivable degree of grace. So much so that the Almighty made her the sole custodian of his treasures and the sole dispenser of his grace” (TD 44).
Mary, paradise of saints: “As she is herself the earthly paradise, the virgin and blessed land from which sinful Adam and Eve were expelled, she lets only those whom she chooses enter her domain in order to make them saints” (TD 45).
Mary, secure guide: “She leads them by the hand along the path of holiness, steadies them when they are liable to fall and helps them rise when they have fallen” (TD 209).
Mary facilitates our union with Jesus: “The greatest service this loving Mother renders her faithful followers, is to intercede for them with her Son […] She brings her servants into closest union with him and maintains that union” (TD 211).
Concluding Prayer
Holy Spirit, implant in my soul
the tree of true life, which is Mary.
Foster it and cultivate it,
so that it grows and blossoms
and brings forth the fruit of life in abundance.
Holy Spirit, give me a great love and longing
for Mary, your exalted spouse.
Give me a great trust in her maternal heart
and a continuous access to her compassion,
so that, with her, you may truly form Jesus,
great and powerful, in me,
until I attain the fullness of his perfect age.
Amen!
[3-7] CALL RESPONSE COMMITMENT PRAYER