“In one of its most beautiful descriptions of Mary, the Second Vatican Council tells us that she is ‘as it were formed by the Holy Spirit’ (quasi a Spiritu Sancto plasmata; LG 56).” /W. Stinissen OCD/ “There is a bond between the Holy Spirit and the Mother of Jesus, the mystery of which we seek to express by calling Mary the Tabernacle of the Holy Spirit or His Bride.”In those who have entrusted themselves to her, Mary “does nothing of her own accord; she does not employ her own methods of upbringing or her own way of loving. She loves and teaches just as she herself was loved and taught by the Holy Spirit. In the life of a person who entrusts themselves to her, she acts like fire – purifying their heart, enlightening it and uniting it with her Son, just as fire binds iron together. She acts like the wind – directing the events of life in an incomprehensible and mysterious way, but always with the aim of achieving the highest good. Finally, she acts like a dove – surrounding us with tender and loving care.” /Jerzy Zieliński OCD/Mary, we entrust ourselves to your care and guidance with even greater trust. Teach us not only to receive the gifts of the Spirit and to possess them, but also to develop them within ourselves and to make full use of them, for the glory of God. May the work of the Holy Spirit in us and through us become ever more visible and fruitful as the days, months and years pass, moment by moment – for the good of those whom God has entrusted to us.
Siostry Maryi Niepokalanej