What is the meaning of images adorning temples and sanctuaries? How can the Divine Mother be represented that way, so corporally material and with so many different attitudes? Whether with the innocent and pure face of a girl bearing in herself every dream to come true, whether as a mother holding a child, or as the Virgin at the foot of the cross of her Son whose face entirely reflects the sorrow of the world, the Divine Mother is ever there, Mother that in se is Cosmos, Universes, Planets, and finally man with his whole good and evil, and sorrow and bliss.
Divine Mother! We beseech you, oh Beloved Mother, to be nearer to you through a strict, quite faithful fulfillment of the Observance in order to be a part of You and co-substantial with You, with a perfect Observance ruling our lives in such a way that we become actively and truly none, and say, “Mother, I am not, You are; it is not me who lives, it is You who lives in me.
Devotion to our Divine Mother grants to us an advantage: easy contact with the Divinity. God is something abstract, and we are unable to understand Him and penetrate into Him with our poor mind.
“The Master calls you”: Martha said these words to Magdalene, when the latter wept upon Lazarus’ tomb. Seemingly, the Master was more interested about Magdalene’s whereabouts than in Lazarus’ death. Seemingly He says: “Consecrated soul, stand up, do not cry for human things”.
A consecrated soul has to be always close to the well to give the Master water when he comes. The Master never has to find the soul careless or absentminded: “Be always ready, my Daughters”.
The one that wishes to pray must imitate our Divine Mother. She has to be our model of prayer, our true Teacher of prayer.
In the Gospel, the Virgin Mary gives a perfect pattern of prayer: Cana Wedding.
The servant gets back and says that none will come: one of them because of a previous appointment, and another guest for other motives. Then the distressed Master instructs his servant to go to the public square and to invite all beggars and destitute persons.
I believe that life of souls consecrated to God and prayer are only one thing.
We realize a life of continuous prayer by fulfilling our Vows.
A soul finds that prayer is a problem because always deals with the most difficult side, while prayer is something simple and within the reach of all.
Let us be prepared through prayer, and the Mother shall guide us to educate children this year Let us ask of Her: clean our minds and hearts of any preconceived idea referred to children: “if a child is good or bad, too grown up or little, or even repulsive; if those coming from the Juvenile Department or not, have such or such thing, or if of those from the Dam Village are better than those of Embalse”.
Consecrated souls, souls of prayer ever want and believe that they have to get divine consolation and bliss continuously during their prayer. Worldly men need this divine grace; they are looking for and receiving this consolation when they pray.