Blessed Mary - Our Great Advocate and Intercessor

Listen - Vol 4 Bk 2 Chap 19

Promise of the Lord to Mary Upon Her Decision to Die a Mortal Death in Imitation of Him

During this quietness the incarnate Word descended from heaven on a throne of ineffable glory, accompanied by all the saints and innumerable angels, and the house of the Cenacle was filled with glory. The most blessed Mary adored the Lord and kissed His feet. Prostrate before Him She made the last and most profound act of faith and humility in her mortal life. 

On this occasion the most pure Creature, the Queen of the heavens, shrank within Herself and lowered Herself to the earth more profoundly than all men together ever have or ever will humiliate themselves for all their sins. Her divine Son gave Her His blessing and in the presence of the courtiers of heaven spoke to Her these words: "My dearest Mother, whom I have chosen for My dwelling place, the hour is come in which thou art to pass from the life of this death and of the world into the glory of My Father and Mine, where thou shalt possess the throne prepared for thee at My right hand and enjoy it through all eternity. And since, by My power and as My Mother, I have caused thee to enter the world free and exempt from sin, therefore also death shall have no right or permission to touch thee at thy exit from this world. If thou wish not to pass through it, come with Me now to partake of My glory, which thou has merited." 

The most prudent Mother prostrated Herself at the feet of her Son and with a joyous countenance answered: "My Son and My Lord, I beseech Thee let Thy mother and Thy servant enter into eternal life by the common portal of natural death, like the other children of Adam. Thou, who art my true God, has suffered death without being obliged to do so; it is proper that, as I have followed Thee in life, so I follow Thee also in death." 

Christ the Savior approved of the decision and the sacrifice of His most blessed Mother, and consented to its fulfillment.

SOME INSTRUCTION WHICH THE GREAT QUEEN OF HEAVEN, MOST HOLY MARY, GAVE ME. - 

"Hence my choosing to die was so pleasing to Him, and my prudent love therein obliged Him to such an extent, that in return He immediately conceded to me a singular favor for the benefit of the children of the Church and conformable to my wishes."

"It was this, that all those devoted to me, who should call upon me at the hour of death, constituting me as their Advocate, in memory of my happy Transition, and of my desiring to imitate Him in death, shall be under my special protection in that hour, shall have me as a defense against the demons, as a help and protection, and shall be presented by me before the tribunal of His mercy and there experience my intercession."

"In consequence the Lord gave me a new power and commission, and He promised to confer great helps of His grace for a good death and for a purer life on all those who in veneration of this mystery of my precious death, should invoke my aid.” 

“Hence I desire you, my beloved daughter, from this day on to keep in your inmost heart a devout and loving memory of this mystery, and to bless, praise, and magnify the Omnipotent, because He wrought such sacred miracles for me and for the mortals. By this solicitude you will oblige the Lord and me to come to your aid in that last hour.” 

“And since death follows upon life, and ordinarily corresponds with it, therefore the surest pledge of a good death is a good life; a life in which the heart is freed and detached from earthly love. For this it is, which in that last hour afflicts and oppresses the soul, and which is like a heavy chain restraining its liberty and preventing it from rising above the things loved in this world.”

“O’ my daughter! How greatly do mortals misunderstand this truth, and how far they err from it in their actions! The Lord gives them life in order that they may free themselves from the effects of original sin, so as to be unhampered by them at the hour of their death; and the ignorant and miserable children of Adam spend all their life in loading upon themselves new burdens and fetters, so that they die captives of their passions and in the tyranny of their hellish foes.”

Listen - Vol 3 Bk 2 Chap 28 -SOME HIDDEN AND DIVINE MYSTERIES IN THE LIFE OF MARY DURING THE DAYS AFTER THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD; SHE RECEIVES THE TITLE OF MOTHER AND QUEEN OF THE CHURCH; THE APPARITION OF CHRIST BEFORE AND IN PREPARATION FOR THE ASCENSION.

 A few days before the Ascension of the Lord, while the Blessed Mary was engaged in the one of the above mentioned exercises, the eternal Father and the Holy Ghost appeared in the Cenacle upon a throne of ineffable splendor surrounded by the choirs of angels and saints there present and other heavenly spirits, which had now come with the Divine Persons. 

Then the incarnate Word ascended the throne and seated Himself with the other Two. The ever humble Mother of the Most High, prostrate in a corner of a room, in deepest reverence adored the most blessed Trinity, and in it Her own incarnate Son. 

The eternal Father commanded two of the highest angels to call Mary, which they did by approaching Her, and in sweetest voices intimating to Her the divine will. She arose from the dust with the most profound humility, modesty and reverence. Accompanied by the angels She approached the foot of the Throne, humbling herself anew. 

The eternal Father said to Her: "Beloved, ascend higher!" (Luke 14, 10). As these words at the same time effected what they signified, She was raised up and placed on the throne of royal Majesty with the three Divine Persons. 

New admiration was caused in the saints to see a mere Creature exalted to such dignity. Being made to understand the sanctity and equity of the works of the Most High, they gave new glory and praise proclaiming Him Immense, Just, Holy and Admirable in all His counsels. 

The Father then spoke to the Blessed Mary saying: "My Daughter, to Thee do I entrust the Church founded by My Onlybegotten, the new law of grace He established in the world, and the people, which He redeemed: to Thee do I consign them all." 

Thereupon also the Holy Ghost spoke to Her: "My Spouse, chosen from all creatures, I communicate to Thee My wisdom and grace together with which shall be deposited in thy heart the mysteries, the works and teachings and all that the incarnate Word has accomplished in the world." 

And the Son also said: "My most beloved Mother, I go to My Father and in My stead I shall leave Thee and I charge Thee with the care of My Church; to Thee do recommend its children and My brethren, as the Father has consigned them to Me." 

Then the three Divine Persons, addressing the choir of holy angels and the other saints, said: 

"This is the Queen of all created things in heaven and earth; She is the Protectress of the Church, the Mistress of creatures, the Mother of Piety, the Intercessor of the faithful, the Advocate of sinners, the Mother of beautiful love and holy hope (Eccli. 24, 24);  She is mighty in drawing Our will to mercy and clemency. In Her shall be deposited the treasures of Our grace and Her most faithful heart shall be the tablet whereon shall be written and engraved Our Holy Law.  In Her are contained the mysteries of Our Omnipotence for the salvation of mankind. She is the perfect work of Our hands, through whom the plenitude of Our desires shall be communicated and satisfied without hindrance in the currents of Our divine perfections. Whoever shall call upon Her from his heart shall not perish; whoever shall obtain Her intercession shall secure for himself eternal life.  What She asks of Us, shall be granted, and We shall always hear Her requests and prayers and fulfill Her will; for She has consecrated Herself perfectly to what pleases Us."