WHAT PRESENTS DO YOU HAVE FOR MOTHER MARY?
"For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of the stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it." (Wisdom 7: 29)
“Happy Birthday, Dear Blessed Mother!”
Do you remember that our Mother Mary's birthday is celebrated by the Church throughout the world on September 8th? Are you planning to give her a present too? Have you already picked a present that will please her? Have you some way to give it to Her?
Mother Mary says, "Today is my birthday, would you like to give me some presents?” Did you say, I don’t have any money!” But Mother Mary smiles joyfully and replies: “Oh my dearest little one, you don’t need money for my birthday presents! As you spend your day today, wherever you may find yourself, no matter what your feelings tell you, no matter how you are stimulated, rather than speak the pain in your heart, go to any of my Grottos, to the altar in your room or better still, before the Blessed Sacrament and say your ROSARY and conclude with these reparation prayers, "My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee".
All mothers are alike. When we were young children, our mothers would give us the money to buy them a present? The Mother of us all will be glad to pay for the present we wish to give Her, and she will enjoy it! Why not give Her some gems and jewels? Do you say you can't afford such a gift. You can. You can give Her the jewel of modesty: purity of thought and word and action; these are precious gems; the beauty of it is that we can beg them from our Blessed Mother. Go to the Altar of your room, or to Grotto of our Lady, or better still before the Blessed Sacrament and say your Rosary, and conclude with these reparation prayers, "My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee".
Dear parents; God has given us our children as precious gifts, why not offer them to Mother Mary today on Her birthday, She will mold them into images of Jesus and Herself; and make them Saints. Do this every day with your Rosary prayers saying: "With this Rosary I bind my children to the Immaculate Heart of Mary." Go to the altar of Our Lady, her Grotto or better still before the Blessed Sacrament and offer your Rosary and the reparation prayer. Whatever happens, know that Our Lady will take care of your children. She would guide and lead them to the heart of Jesus and finally to heaven. Our Mother promises this, so never give up on your children!
Dear child of Mary, offer your parents to Mary today. Offer your Priests, Chaplains, Principals, Teachers, Boss (Oga and Madam) etc, and all those dear to your heart to Mary today as a birthday present. Do that with your 5 decades of the Rosary. Always remember to say the reparation prayer - "My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee". Mother Mary loves this prayer so much.
There are some other gifts that we could give to Our Blessed Mother -
- A handkerchief for Her tears; uniting our own tears of sorrow, disappointment, pain, and misunderstanding with Our Lady's Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart caused by the sins of the world.
- A charming dress called humility, asking Mother Mary to give us the material we need to make us humble, modeled after her deep humility.
- A pair of gloves; gloves for our hands that we used to do works of charity, deeds of kindness, love and devotion; Good Works! How She will love this gift
Flowers. Mary loves flowers. She has asked us to adorn the Tabernacles where Her Dear Son, Jesus, waits for us to adore His True Presence, with flowers and candles. And praying the garland of flowers, the circlet of roses, the Holy Rosary, is a special gift from God the Father for Mother Mary; a gift we can present to Her every day of our lives!
And finally, the best gift of all! Holy Mass and Holy Communion! Why not go to Mass today, to honor Our Lady's Birthday and present all these gifts to her in person. She is always present at Mass, just like She stood at the foot of the Cross at Calvary. She will always be next to Her Divine Son, Jesus, interceding for us from the moment we are born to the moment we die!
Pray your Rosary today,
Pray your Rosary everyday for Nigeria
God loves you.
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