sábado, maio 15, 2021

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Early Morning Prayer. Thank you for this day !

 The Lovely Month of May



In May, the month of Mary, we bring you 31 testimonials from people who accepted to share about their personal relationship with the Virgin Mary. Today’s story is from Farther Guillaume de Menthière.


A familiar thought comes back to me:


The most beautiful month is the month of Mary


And the only way up for our humble prayers


Is by the same way that God came down to us.


 


An olden thought comes back to me:


The sprightliest month is the month of Mary


When winter has rolled away the irksome cold


To reveal the springtime of a rejuvenated world.


 


Another thought comes to me:


The newest month is the month of Mary


When life is reborn with the scent of spring


Giving back to mankind what was robbed by Eve.


 


Then a decisive and final thought comes to me:

Prayer follows the path of grace;

There is no prideful soul or bleeding heart

That the Virgin cannot brighten with her gentle light.


There is no hollow or dark lonesome hole

That the Blessed Virgin cannot change into

A joyous flower-filled clearing

In the lovely month of May.



Father Guillaume de Menthière is a priest for the diocese of Paris. He teaches theology at the Paris Cathedral School and at the Collège des Bernardins. (Translated and adapted by the Marie de Nazareth Team)


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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.  Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

WHAT A VOICE ! AMAR !