Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows: the promises, the message of Jesus to Veronica da Binasco
Jesus Christ himself revealed to Blessed Veronica da Binasco that He is almost happier when he sees that creatures console the Mother rather than Himself. In fact, he said to her: “DAUGHTER Tears are poured out for me for my passion; BUT BECAUSE I LOVE MY MOTHER WITH IMMENSE LOVE, I PREFER THAT THE SUFFERINGS THAT YOU PATH TO MY DEATH ARE MEDITATED ". Therefore the graces promised by Jesus to the devotees of Mary's pains are very great. Pelbarto reports the content of a revelation had by St. Elizabeth. She saw that John the Evangelist, after the Assumption to Heaven of the Blessed Virgin, wished to see her again. He obtained grace and his dear Mother appeared to him, and together with her also Jesus Christ. Then she heard that Mary asked the Son for some special grace for the devotees of His sorrows, and that Jesus promised her four main graces for this devotion:
L. THOSE WHO CALL THE DIVINE MOTHER IN HIS SUFFERINGS WILL HAVE THE GIFT OF PENITING ALL HIS SINS BEFORE DIING.
2. HE WILL CONSOLATE THESE DEVOTEES IN THEIR SUFFERINGS, ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME OF DEATH.
3. YOU WILL IMPRESS THEIR MEMORY OF HIS PASSION, AND IN HEAVEN THEN WILL GIVE THEM THE AWARD.
4. THESE DEVOTED PEOPLE WILL BE ENTRUSTED TO THE PROTECTION OF MARY, SO THAT THEY WILL DISPOSE THEM AT HER PLEASURE AND GET THEM ALL THE THANKS YOU WISH.
This, speech was written by Sant'Alfonso Maria de Liguori lo, can be resumed to meditate, pray and know to develop devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary more and more. The text is called: "THE GLORIES OF. MARIA ”part two
THE DEVOTION TO THE DESOLATE
The most serious and least considered pain of Mary is perhaps the one she felt in separating herself from the sepulcher of the Son and in the time in which she remained without him. During the Passion she certainly suffered excruciatingly, but at least she had the consolation of suffering with Jesus: seeing her increased the pain, but it was also of some relief. But when Calvary descended without his Jesus, how lonely she must have felt, how empty the house must have seemed to her! We console this sorrow so forgotten by Mary, keeping her company in her solitude, sharing her pains and reminding her of the next Resurrection that will repay you for so much anguish!
HOLY HOUR WITH THE DESOLATE
Try to spend all the time in which Jesus remained in the sepulcher in a holy sadness, consecrating as much as you can to keep company with the Desolate Mother. Find at least an hour to dedicate totally to She who is called the Desolate par excellence and who deserves your Lament more than any other.
Better if the time is made in common, or if a shift can be established between various people, which runs from the evening of Friday to the evening of Holy Saturday. Think of being close to Mary, to read in her heart and to hear her complaints.
Consider and console the pain you have experienced:
L. When he saw the sepulcher closed.
2. When it had to be torn almost by force.
3. When returning, he passed near the ordeal where the Cross still stood
4. When going down the path of Calvary he saw the indifference and contempt of the people.
5. When he returned to the empty house and falling into the arms of San Giovanni, he felt the loss more.
6. During the long hours that passed from Friday evening to Sunday, always with the horrible scenes of which she had been a spectator in front of her eyes
7. When he thought that many of his pains and of his Divine Son would be useless for so many millions not only of pagans, but of Christians.