Knowledge of Mary: Day Six

The Virgin in Prayer by Sassoferrato, downloaded from Wikipedia

Day twenty five at Fish Eaters.

Day twenty five at The Catholic Company. *note: no mention is made here of praying the Rosary at the completion of prayers as is done in the older book by Montfort Publications*

Today's reading from True Devotion is about the wonderful effects of the devotion.

Most of reading covers familiar ground, for those who have reached this point in the devotion. I'd like to highlight this effect: "If Mary, the Tree of Life, is well cultivated in our soul by fidelity to this devotion, she will in due time bring forth her fruit which is none other than Jesus Christ." It's similar to the introduction which is prayed for every day in this week:

Our Mother is also a perfect mold wherein we are to be molded in order to make her intentions and dispositions ours.

Additionally, it should remind one of the Hail Mary where we say, "and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus." We allow ourselves (or we should allow ourselves) to be formed by Mary as part of this devotion as we should allow ourselves to be formed by the Church (which is also our mother). In Mary, we are formed by the same mold which molded Jesus, and so we become like Jesus.

Also, I wish to restate the importance of praying the Rosary for this week. From beginning (in the mystery of the Annunciation) to the end (in the mystery of the Coronation of Mary), Mary is present. Especially ponder the mystery of the Annunciation, in which the Holy Spirit overshadows her (Luke 1:35), and the Son of God becomes incarnate. I think it's also useful to remember that we too bear Jesus within us when we receive the Eucharist. There are many ways in which we can meditate on these mysteries.