True Devotion to Mary

Goal

To develop a personal devotion to Mary

Grab

Share a memorable moment with your mother.

Grace

Read: Luke 1:26-38 (NABRE)

Our mothers took care of us and loved us dearly. Imagine how Mama Mary also bore Jesus, gave birth to our Lord and took care of Him and raised Him. Mary played a significant role in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. She is what they say is the first disciple. It is safe to say that Mama Mary is the best mother! Thus, we must look and contemplate on her words, actions and ways in order for us to be a good disciple of the Lord. Mama Mary is the Mother of God and she is also the Mother of the Church, but also Mary is our Mother too! Let us try to imitate Mary and reflect on how she can also help us love Jesus. Let us show our love and devotion to Mama Mary:

• Pray the Rosary. The Rosary is one of the many ways to show our devotion to Mama Mary. The battle of Lepanto shows us how praying the Rosary can lead us to sure victory. The rosary leads us to reflect on the life of Jesus and the faithfulness of Mary. May we entrust all our battles to the Lord through Mary by praying the Holy Rosary everyday.

• Imitate Mary. Mary’s faithfulness and fiat, leads to imitating her. In Saint Louis de Montfort’ True Devotion to Mary, He highlights the ten principal virtues of Mary that we should strive to imitate: her deep humility, lively faith, blind obedience, unceasing prayer, constant self-denial, surpassing purity, ardent love, heroic patience, angelic kindness, and heavenly wisdom. 

• Love Mama Mary. “First, true devotion to our Lady is interior, that is, it comes from within the mind and the heart and follows from the esteem in which we hold her, the high regard we have for her greatness, and the love we bear her.” (True Devotion to Mary, St. Louis de Montfort #106) Let us love Mama Mary just like how Jesus loved his mother.

Mama Mary was introduced to us. We are invited to have a devotion to Mama Mary. And by following her example we can grow in our relationship with God. Having a devotion with Mama mary allows us to reflect on God’s love and faithfulness in our life.

Additional Reading / Source: True Devotion to Mary, St Louis de Montfort 

(www.montfortian.info/writings/files/The-True-Devotion-to-Mary.pdf)

Gather

How does Mama Mary help me in strengthening my relationship with God and our relationship as husband and wife?

Go Forth

Pray the Holy Rosary together as husband and wife.

Give

God is Generous and in response, let us be good stewards by consistent Spiritual Giving, our tithing. 

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