Ave Maria Meditations
ANXIETIES? PROBLEMS? WORRIES? FEELING INADEQUATE? TURN TO GOD…
“First make an act of faith in God’s Providence. Meditate well on the truth that God’s continual care extends not only to all things in general but to each particular thing, and especially to ourselves, our souls and bodies, and everything that concerns us. Nothing escapes his loving watchfulness – our work, our daily needs, our health as well as our infirmities, our life and our death, even the smallest hair on our head which cannot fall without his permission.
After this act of faith, make an act of hope. Excite in yourself a firm trust that God will provide for all you need, will direct and protect you with more than a Father’s love and vigilance, and guide you in such a way that, whatever happens, if you submit to him everything will turn out for your happiness and advantage, even the things that may seem quite the opposite.
To these two an act of charity should be added. Show your deep love and attachment for divine providence as a child shows for its mother by taking refuge in her arms. Say how highly you esteem all his intentions, however hidden they may be, in the knowledge that they spring from an infinite wisdom which cannot make a mistake and supreme goodness which can wish only the perfection of his creatures. Determine that this feeling will have a practical result in making you ready to speak out in defence of Providence wherever you hear it denied or criticised…
Let us then trust ourselves entirely to God and his Providence and leave him complete power to order our lives, turning to him lovingly in every need and awaiting his help without anxiety. Leave everything to him and he will provide us with everything, at the time and in the place and in the manner best suited. He will lead us on our way to that happiness and peace of mind for which we are destined in this life as a foretaste of the everlasting happiness we have been promised.”
+St Claude de la Colombiere
A SHORT ACT OF FAITH:
My God, I believe in you and all that your Church teaches, because you have said it, and your word is true.
A SHORT ACT OF HOPE:
My God, I hope in you, for grace and for glory, because of your promises, your mercy and your power.
A SHORT ACT OF CHARITY:
My God, because you are so good, I love you with all my heart, and for your sake, I love my neighbour as myself.
The above can be found in the end of the book titled:
“Trustful Surrender To Divine Providence ~ The Secret Of Peace And Happiness”.
“It is a great glory for Him to have a creature so attached to His Providence, so dependent on him, full of such firm hope and peace of mind in the expectation of what He will send. His concern for such a one is redoubled, He watches over the slightest things that are of interest to him and inspires those who are over him to act prudently; and if for any reason they try to act in a mannner harmful to him, He prevents them in the hidden ways of His Providence from carrying out their designs and compels them to do only what is to his advantage.” (pg 137 ~ older edition)
Seems to me this is what living a consecration to Our Lord and Lady is all about. 🙂
“…trusting fully in Your infinite wisdom, and in the maternal intercession of Mary….”
St Louis de Montfort, pray for us.
“…trusting fully in Your infince mercy, and in the maternal intercession of Mary…” ~ (part of prayer written for Blessed Pope John Paul II)
May His Holiness, who loved, and trusted, the Immaculate very much, intercede for those who are in my heart.
“I am all Thine and all I have is Thine, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, Thy Holy Mother.” ~ St Louis de Montfort
Totus Tuus!