Mary was still. She listened and pondered what God said to her.
Mary invites you to be still. to listen and ponder as God speaks to you during this beautiful season of Advent, as you prepare your heart for the birth of Jesus.
Gaze at the image of the Madonna with Child. She is awaiting the birth of Jesus. Let us wait with Mary and ask her to teach us how to ponder as she did.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:11
How can you prepare your heart for the coming of the Baby Jesus on Christmas Day?
Ask Our Lady to accompany you. She is your most loving Mother and she will always lead you to her Beloved Son. Be still like Mary. Spend time with Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration. It is there, in the silence, that Jesus will speak to your heart.
The message of Advent is to bring light into a world of darkness. The Advent candles symbolize Jesus Christ, the Light of the world. It is He who dispels the darkness and brings hope. The Lord is always coming to those who seek Him. Let us seek Him through the eyes and heart of Mary.
Ask Mary to give you a share in her heart to love as she loves
Ask Mary to give you a share in her eyes to see as she sees.
Ask Mary to give you a share of her mind to ponder as she ponders.
Ask Mary to give you a share of her trust as she trusts.
The silent soul is capable of attaining the closest union with God. It lives almost always under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. God works in a silent soul without hindrance. In order to hear the voice of God, one has to have silence in one's soul and to keep silence; not a gloomy silence but an interior silence; that is to say, recollection in God. Diary of Saint Faustina 198, 477, 118
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