Sitting in mass early this morning for the glorious celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven - at the right side of her son - the Queen of Heaven and earth, I was so filled with gratitude to our amazing Church for realizing that God and his Son, Jesus Christ, would have to have her there as the Queen Mother! And she has been with us so closely, and continues to be with us in all the dramatic happenings in our small domestic Church/family! John just called Maria yesterday and told her that he had "stormed Mary for Joseph." That is the wondrous strength and hope we gain from saying together our decade or entire rosary for Joseph, and for all LIFE! We are strongly remembering LIFE as we have the new arrival of Rose Ida Lanoue on May 1st, and now we are awaiting the new arrivals of both Maria in late Sept, and Nancy in mid November! We know that we must be in a constant state of prayer to keep Joseph safe! We also know that LIFE is not taken to heart and cherished as it should be by our society... Mary is always there for us to turn to in prayer, and her rosary is a gift of holding us in that state of prayer!
I am in the process of sending a package to Hallel, and this is a watercolor that my 6 year old granddaughter did for her... I love the Mary that she made crushing the head of the serpent! The stars in the sky remind me of the first reading at mass this morning from Revelations..."A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars... Her child was caught up to God and his throne." Such a powerful vision that St John had, and so real to know that Mary is the Mother of God and brought LIFE and LIGHT and LOVE into the world - someone that lived the life of man and showed us how to be saints - followers of HIM and to find eternal LIFE and HAPPINESS! Wow! We are so blessed to have you, Our Lady, in the midst of our domestic Church/family, and to bring us to Jesus each and every moment of every day!
This is the gift picture I got from some tourists from Minnesota that were visiting in Paris of Hallel... it came out of the blue and is so cherished by me and our family. When I share it with people - they are very impressed by how happy she looks!
Jesus and Mary, Most Holy, we are so filled with such joy at having you with us as we pick up our Most Cherished Cross and follow after you! Christ Rules!!!! "For he must reign until he has put all his ememies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for he subjected everything under his feet." I Cor 15 Lord, you are the key to overcoming the work of Satan in our lives and our world - give us the strength to walk away from sin with the help of your Mother. May we come to her with all our needs and may she bring us closer to you. We are weak and that is when we need you and come to you. Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Halleluia
Together in all our imperfections - our domestic Church/family!
Bless-bless, Barb
I just feel complete when I "see" us all together - that is where we find our strength and hope! We are together in heart and soul!
"When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb... For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."
We too have heard the Lord tell us that he LOVEs us with his LIFE and that he wants to live with him for eternity in Heaven... let us believe that and go forward following after him carrying our Most Cherished Cross!
Preface of the Glory of Mary Assumed into Heaven
Preface of the Glory of Mary Assumed into Heaven
"For today the Virgin Mother of God
was assumed into heaven
as the beginning and image
of our Church's coming to perfection
and a sign of sure hope and comfort to your pilgrim people;
rightly you would not allow her to see the corruption of the tomb
since from her own body she marvelously brought forth your incarnate Son, the Author of all LIFE.
And so, in company with the chiors of Angels,
we praise you, and with JOY we proclaim:
HOLY..."
LIFE and LOVE!!!!!
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