聖蒙福 三十三天祈禱奉獻 －第二十四天
敬禮聖母的真諦 Nos.152-164
這敬禮是平易、簡捷、完善而安穩的途徑，以達到那為信友全德，即結合於天主的境況。
這是一條平易的途徑：耶穌基督來到人間，開闢了到祂那裡暢達無阻的途徑。事實上，我們可由其他途徑得與上主結合；但卻是艱苦非常，絕非我們能力所及。
這是一條簡捷的途徑：這樣敬禮聖母是找到耶穌的簡捷途徑，因為既不會迷途，又如剛才說，在這路上更愉快地、平易地前行著，因此走得更為迅速。在服從、仰賴聖母的短短時期內，比自由、自恃的漫長整月裡，進度更大。
這是一條完善的途徑：實踐這種敬禮，是為與耶穌基督相遇和結合的完善途徑，因聖母瑪利亞是受造物中最完善、最聖 潔的，而耶穌來臨人間在祂偉大神妙的旅途上，沒有採取其他的途徑。至高無比、不可理解、不可接近、自存自有的天主，甘願紆尊就卑，降臨到如地上微蟲的我 們，如虛無的人間中。但此事如何實現呢？
至高的天主卻藉著卑微的瑪利亞完善地、神聖地降臨人間，絲毫無損祂的天主性和神聖性；同樣，極卑微的人類亦藉著聖母毫無恐懼地、完善地升達崇的天主那裡。
這是一條安穩的途徑：敬禮聖母是去耶穌那裡並與祂結合，獲得全德的安穩途徑。因為我說的這種敬禮實踐，不是新創 的。實踐這敬禮絕對沒有將教會的基本道理推翻。為此，明顯地這敬禮絕不是新的異端，它所以不普及的原因，是一般人要將它嘗試力行，就不免要珍視它的緣故。 這敬禮是到達耶穌基督那裡一條安穩的途徑，因為聖母的天職是引領我們妥適地到達耶穌基督那裡。
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Total Consecration by St. Louis Marie de Montfort – DAY 24
From True Devotion To the Blessed Virgin Mary, No. 152-164
This devotion is a smooth, short, perfect and sure way of attaining union with our Lord, in which Christian perfection consists. (a) This devotion is a smooth way. It is the path which Jesus Christ opened up in coming to us and in which there is no obstruction to prevent us reaching him. It is quite true that we can attain to divine union by other roads, but these involve many more crosses and exceptional setbacks and many difficulties that we cannot easily overcome. (b) This devotion is a short way to discover Jesus, either because it is a road we do not wander from, or because, as we have just said, we walk along this road with greater ease and joy, and consequently with greater speed. We advance more in a brief period of submission to Mary and dependence on her than in whole years of self-will and self-reliance. (c) This devotion is a perfect way to reach our Lord and be united to him, for Mary is the most perfect and the most holy of all creatures, and Jesus, who came to us in a perfect manner, chose no other road for his great and wonderful journey. The Most High, the Incomprehensible One, the Inaccessible One, He who is, deigned to come down to us poor earthly creatures who are nothing at all. How was this done? The Most High God came down to us in a perfect way through the humble Virgin Mary, without losing anything of his divinity or holiness. It is likewise through Mary that we poor creatures must ascend to almighty God in a perfect manner without having anything to fear.(d) This devotion to our Lady is a sure way to go to Jesus and to acquire holiness through union with him. The devotion which I teach is not new. Indeed it could not be condemned without overthrowing the foundations of Christianity. It is obvious then that this devotion is not new. If it is not commonly practised, the reason is that it is too sublime to be appreciated and undertaken by everyone. This devotion is a safe means of going to Jesus Christ, because it is Mary’s role to lead us safely to her Son.
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