Stabat Mater and/ hence/ for/ by/ to/ BECAUSE Co-redemptrice

It has always been a firm belief in the Catholic heart that Our Lady STOOD at the the foot of the Cross (and during the Way of the Cross). Ignorants or protestants try in vain to confuse her with Saint Marie-Magdeleine

Certainly Our Lady cried but she never passed out. Certainly the spear pierced his heart with this wound of love prophesied by Simeon, but Notre Dame never fell.

Her strength comes from her humility and her purity. Nothing about her has ever stood resist to the grace. With her, each plot, each lineament, each thought says Fiat with each breath.

"Yes, she was standing at the foot of the Cross like a priest at the altar and offering her Son to appease the sky" (Marian praise)

Our Lady had under her tears an expression of painful and loving firmness.

She was pure and could not fail. While repentance tortured the loving Marie-Madeleine, shattered by pain, Saint John, the one who was a virgin also stood.

We Catholics know and believe that she has been co-redeemer since her very first Fiat.

Our Lady knew the Scriptures well - Isaiah in particular - she knew how the Messiah was to die. And later at the Temple, Simeon will remind her. She nourished, loved, adored, served him, knowing that he was her God and that he was going to die for ungrateful humanity. Yes, her martyrdom lasted 33 years. Only the Very Mother of God can survive this.

So from one "foolishness" to the other, she is co-redemptive. You are late 

said Saint Therese of Avila to the demon appearing at the foot of his agony bed to accuse her. 

Well, Mr. all dressed in white, you come too late, we know and we cherish what the Church has always taught : "She is co-redemptrice. »

Holy and Merry Christmas!

 

STNGL and Just thinking...

Who touched me? (as if He didn't know, ndC)

-But (are you kidding) Lord? We are in the midst of an overwhelming crowd and you are surprised to be touched?

-Someone touched me. I felt a virtue coming out of me.

Oh our God! Our good, beautiful, just,  only true God. We love, we intend to love you. Hear your most Holy Mother for us, may she obtain us final perseverance.

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Qui m’a touché? (comme s’Il ne le savait pas)

-Mais (vous plaisantez) Seigneur ? Nous sommes au milieu d’une foule écrasante et vous vous étonnez d’être touché ?

-Quelqu’un m’a touché. J’ai senti une vertu sortir de moi.

Oh notre Dieu ! Vous êtes bon, vous êtes beau, vous êtes juste, vous êtes le seul vrai Dieu. Nous aimons vous aimer. Exaucez votre très Sainte Mère, qu’elle nous obtienne la persévérance finale.

God created different conditions, in which we are bound to love know serve Him.

-Tomorrow is the Feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, queen and tertiary of Saint Francis. Do you know her?

- It is normal that it should be declared holy, since she was queen.  Look, there are so many holies among the little people. But these are not of interest to the Church. They are too poor.

-What do you say? The rich on the path to holiness are dispossessing themselves of their riches. They distribute everything to the poor. It does not serve them to "purchase" sanctity.

-Do you know any poor saint?

-Of course I do, and so do you! but you prefer to forget everything so that you can easily critizise the Church, since it is your favourite sport. Not to mention the Holy Family, we have a plethora of holy farmers, shepherds, shoemakers, beggars. God Grace operates outside our social categories. No condition can ever dispense us from this duty of holiness. 

-As if you were teaching me something. You seem to forget that I am fifteen years older than you.

-I also know many Holy Doctors just as you, and the Litany that honores them. Why don’t you try to be one of them? 

-Anyway we will all go to Purgatory!

-This is not a mandatory stage.  God established Purgatory because we humans are too attached to the world, and to ourselves, and in fact the devil has us. 

-Let’s talk about something else, shall we? You speak only of God as if we were going to die in the moment and you complain about being alone. You forgot you were a sinner not so long ago.

-Oh but I do not complain. I observe and I know why. Except that I prefer this brief social martyr rather than returning in the mud of sin.

-See you next time

-May God bless you and the Blessed Virgin protects you!

-Well if you say so!

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-Demain est la Fête de Sainte Elisabeth de Hongrie, reine et tertiaire de Saint François. La connais-tu?

- Il est normal qu'elle soit décrétée sainte, puisqu'elle était reine.  Ecoute, il y a tellement de saintes personnes parmi les petites gens. Mais ceux-ci n'intéressent pas l'Eglise. Ils sont trop pauvres.

-Que dis-tu? Les riches en voie vers la sainteté se dépouillent d'eux-mêmes de leurs richesses. Ils distribuent tout aux pauvres. Elle ne leur sert pas à acquérir un statut de saint.

-En connais-tu toi, des saints pauvres?

-Oui et toi aussi, mais tu préfères oublier tout pour critiquer l'Église, c'est ton sport de prédilection. Sans parler de la Sainte Famille, nous avons pléthore de saints cultivateurs, bergères, cordonniers. La grâce opère en dehors de nos catégories sociales. Nulle condition ne nous dispense de ce devoir de sainteté. 

-Comme si tu m'apprenais quelque chose. Tu sembles oublier que je suis ton ainée de quinze ans. 

-Je connais beaucoup de Saints médecins et la Litanie qui les honore. Au reste pourquoi n'essayes-tu pas d'en faire partie? 

-De toute façon nous irons tous au Purgatoire!

-Ce n'est pas un passage obligé.  Dieu a établi le Purgatoire parce que nous, humains, sommes trop attachés au monde, et à nous-memes et de fait le démon nous tient. 

-Parlons d'autre chose veux-tu? Tu ne parles que de Dieu comme si on n'allait mourir dans l'instant et tu te plains d'être seule.

-Oh mais je ne me plains pas. J'observe et je sais pourquoi. Sauf que je préfère ce court martyr social plutôt que de retrouver la vase du péché.

-A la prochaine

-Que Dieu te garde!