Ave Maria Meditations
The love of Marian souls for their heavenly Mother is not the only love that finds a marvelous increase in their union with her; their love for Jesus increases even more! All that we do for the Blessed Virgin brings us closer to Jesus, at least in an indirect way.
Is it not because of Him that we love her, that we revere her, that we pray to her? More often, however, union with Mary puts us directly in contact with Jesus. But that does not suffice for Mary. She wishes to do more than lead us to her Son without, as it were, our knowing it; she desires a determination on our part that is deliberate, really consented to, and fully conscious.
Mary was created and exists only for her Son. As formerly on earth, so now in heaven, she thinks only of giving Jesus to the world. To help her other children grow more and more in the love of Jesus and spread this love about them is her supreme desire in their regard. And the supreme desire of her earthly children must be to love and to have Jesus loved under the leadership of Mary.
+Fr. Emile Neubert
