(After making the solemn Act of Consecration (see previous posts), St Louis de Montfort definitizes that we are henceforth to work and serve as never before, whilst living with Mary, in Mary, through Mary and for Mary to glorify her Divine Son Jesus.)
I. WITH MARY
The one who has made the Act of Consecration will align himself completely with Mary’s will, which is God’s Will. He will be the unresistng implement in her hand for the accomplishment of the Divine Will that no one else knows so well as she, the brush in the hand of Mary the painter, the chisel in the hand of Mary the sculptor.
COMPLETE CONFORMITY TO THE WILL OF GOD – THAT IS PERFECT SANCTITY.
Nature affords no more beautiful picture of the calm and peace that is man’s heritage than a quiet, lonely, pine-fringed lake at sunset. During the day there may have been breezes that stirred the waters, but as evening comes on, the waters begin to still, and long, vague reflections appear, until at sunset, the wind having died down and the waters stilled, they present a perfect picture below of all that is above.
The soul tossed by anxiety and care of the earth mirrors but poorly the glory of God, but as personal desires lessen, the reflection of Heaven in the soul begins to appear, until at last, the desires all stilled, God is perfectly mirrored, as far as He can be, in the image He has made.
Everyone made by God who reverts to this calm and beautiful reflection of the infinitely beautiful Creator has performed a sublime act of reparation, an act of repairing the nature deformed by sin, and restoring in it one at least, to its pristine beauty.
To make ourselves decrease, that He may increase, and to do this with the aid of Mary, and to help her achieve the same goal in others – this is TO LIVE WITH MARY.
– Fr N. A. Norman
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