Prayer
to Jesus
Most loving Jesus, permit me to express my heartfelt gratitude to you
for your kindness in giving me to your holy Mother through the devotion of holy
bondage, and so making her my advocate to plead with your Majesty on my behalf,
and make up for all that I lack through my inadequacy.
Alas, O Lord, I am so wretched that without my dear Mother I would
certainly be lost. Yes, I always need Mary when I am approaching you. I need
her to calm your indignation at the many offences I have committed every day. I
need her to save me from the just sentence of eternal punishment I have
deservedly incurred. I need her to turn to you, speak to you, pray to you,
approach you and please you. I need her to help me save my soul and the souls
of others. In a word, I need her so that I may always do your holy will and
seek your greater glory in everything I do.
Would that I could publish throughout the whole world the mercy which
you have shown to me! Would that the whole world could know that without Mary I
would now be doomed! If only I could offer adequate thanks for such a great
benefit as Mary! She is within me. What a precious possession and what a
consolation for me! Should I not in return be all hers? If I were not , how
ungrateful would I be! My dear Saviour, send me death rather than I should be
guilty of such a lapse, for I would rather die than not belong to Mary.
Like Saint John the Evangelist at the foot of the Cross, I have taken
her times without number as my total good and as often have I given myself to
her. But if I have not done so as perfectly as you, dear Jesus, would wish, I
now do so according to your desire. If you still see in my soul or body
anything that does not belong to this noble Queen, please pluck it out and cast
it far from me, because anything of mine which does not belong to Mary is
unworthy of you.
Holy Spirit, grant me all these graces. Implant in my soul the tree of
true life, which is Mary. Foster it and cultivate it so that it grows and
blossoms and brings forth the fruit of life in abundance. Holy Spirit, give me
a great love and longing for Mary, your exalted spouse. Give me a great trust
in her maternal heart and a continuous access to her compassion, so that with
her you may truly form Jesus, great and powerful, in me until I attain the fullness
of his perfect age. Amen.
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