Ave Maria Meditations
Come, O Mary!
Come, O Mary and reign in the world! May thy most resplendent light dispel all errors!
The fallen world found salvation in thee and the present apostate world can only find it in thee once again, since thou art the Queen of Grace and Mercy. The situation is frightening: false prophets have deceived us, and iniquity has even deceived itself. Those who promised tranquility have swept through like a hurricane of destruction, and those who promised peace have whirled past like tornados in a storm.
The idols we elevated on our eternal aspirations have fallen, and burned us in their filthy flames and foul fires. The leaders of the latest nonsense have been unmasked and are now confused.
O Mary, O most sweet Queen, O Virgin Mother of God, save us!
The universe invokes you, O Mother of Mercy – begging for your help. Come therefore, to aid your servants, O blessed one; come, and with the fresh mercy that thou pourest on the earth let there be immense glory to the Father, let there be equal glory to the Son, let there be sovereign glory to God the Holy Spirit!
The Servant of God, Don Dolindo Ruotolo
