聖蒙福 三十三天祈禱奉獻 －第二十六天
敬禮聖母的真諦 Nos.12-38
你若想認識聖母，你應認識聖子，她為天主之母。瑪利亞至今尚未被人認識，而這種不認識，也形成了不認識基督耶穌的理由之一，因要認識耶穌基督，希望 祂的神國興旺於世，必要的條件是認識瑪利亞及她的王國。理由是：童貞瑪利亞首先將基督送到世界，如要再使基督發揚光大，亦將是她呢！
瑪利亞在天主的無限尊威下，還不及一粒原子，或更好說是個虛無，而祇有天主是「自有者」。為此，祂永遠是獨立不依，自給自足，為完成自己的聖意，顯 示自己的光榮，過去亦如現在，絕不需要聖母瑪利亞的協助。天主祇需一願，百事便成。然而天主從造生瑪利亞時，便計劃由她開創，由她完成自己最偉大的工程， 因天主既為萬物之主，絕對不容許在祂的計劃在實現時稍有變更。因而我們就須相信天主的這個計劃，亦是永恆不變的。
瑪利亞因著聖寵而作天地的母后，一如耶穌因祂的天主性，奮鬥而作天地的君王。所以，一如耶穌基督的神國，首先是在人的內心成立，按照基督的話：天主 的國就在你們內。（路17:21） 同樣，童貞瑪利亞的神國，首先亦成立在人的內心，即靈魂。為此，瑪利亞與她的聖子，首先受到光榮的地方，首推在我們的心靈內幕，而不在有形的事物中，我們 由此與一切的聖賢稱譽瑪利亞為「眾心之后」。
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Total Consecration by St. Louis Marie de Montfort - DAY 26
From True Devotion To the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nos. 12-38
“If you wish to understand the Mother,” says a saint, “then understand the Son. She is a worthy Mother of God.” Hic taceat omnis lingua : Here let every tongue be silent. My heart has dictated with special joy all that I have written to show that Mary has been unknown up till now, and that that is one of the reasons why Jesus Christ is not known as he should be. If then, as is certain, the knowledge and the kingdom of Jesus Christ must come into the world, it can only be as a necessary consequence of the knowledge and reign of Mary. She who first gave him to the world will establish his kingdom in the world.
With the whole Church I acknowledge that Mary, being a mere creature fashioned by the hands of God is, compared to his infinite majesty, less than an atom, or rather is simply nothing, since he alone can say, “I am he who is”. Consequently, this great Lord, who is ever independent and self-sufficient, never had and does not now have any absolute need of the Blessed Virgin for the accomplishment of his will and the manifestation of his glory. To do all things he has only to will them. However, I declare that, considering things as they are, because God has decided to begin and accomplish his greatest works through the Blessed Virgin ever since he created her, we can safely believe that he will not change his plan in the time to come, for he is God and therefore does not change in his thoughts or his way of acting.
Mary is the Queen of heaven and earth by grace as Jesus is king by nature and by conquest. But as the kingdom of Jesus Christ exists primarily in the heart or interior of man, according to the words of the Gospel, “The kingdom of God is within you”, so the kingdom of the Blessed Virgin is principally in the interior of man, that is, in his soul. It is principally in souls that she is glorified with her Son more than in any visible creature. So we may call her, as the saints do, Queen of our hearts.
Prayers for the Second Week Preparatory Period
