May, devotion to Mary: meditation on day thirty one

RIGHTS OF SOVEREIGNTY

31 DAY
Holy Mary.

Invocation. - Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for us!

RIGHTS OF SOVEREIGNTY
Our Lady is Queen and as such has the rights of sovereignty; we are her subjects and we must pay her obedience and honor.
The obedience that the Virgin wants from us is the exact observance of the law of God. Jesus and Mary have the same cause: the glory of God and the salvation of souls; but this divine plan cannot be carried out unless the will of the Lord, expressed in the ten Commandments, is fulfilled.
Some points of the Decalogue can be easily observed; others demand sacrifices and even heroisms.
Continuous custody of the lily of purity is a great sacrifice, because the dominion of the body is required, the heart world from every disordered affection and the mind ready to remove bad images and sinful desires; it is a great sacrifice to generously forgive offenses and do good to those who do harm. However obedience to God's law is also an act of respect to the Queen of Heaven.
Nobody deceives themselves! There is no true devotion to Mary, if the soul seriously offends God and cannot resolve to leave sin, especially impurity, hatred and injustice.
Every earthly queen is worthy of honor from her subjects. The Queen of Heaven deserves even more. It receives the homages of the Angels and the Blesseds of Heaven, who bless it as the masterpiece of the Divinity; she must also be honored on earth, where she suffered alongside Jesus, effectively cooperating in the Redemption. The honors that are given to them are always lower than they deserve.
Respect the holy name of Our Lady! Don't pronounce yourself unnecessarily; do not work in oaths; hearing him blaspheme, say immediately: Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother! -
The image of the Madonna should be honored by greeting her and invoking her at the same time.
Greet the Queen of Heaven at least three times a day, with the Angelus Domini recitation, and invite others, especially family members, to do the same. Who is not able to recite the Angelus, make up for it with three Ave Maria and three Gloria Patri.
As the solemn feasts in honor of Mary approach, cooperate in any way so that they succeed well.
The queens of this world have the court hours. that is, on a date: time of day they are honored by the company of famous people; the court ladies are proud to be with their sovereign and to lift their spirits.
Whoever wishes to pay a special respect to the Queen of Heaven, do not let the day go by without having an hour of spiritual court. In a given hour, putting aside the occupations, and, if this is not possible, even while working, raise your mind frequently to the Madonna, pray and sing her praises, to repay the insults she receives from those who the blasphemy. Whoever has filial love for the heavenly sovereign, tries to find other souls who will honor her with the hour of court. Whoever organizes this pious practice, rejoice in it, because he places himself under the mantle of the Virgin, indeed inside his Immaculate Heart.

EXAMPLE

A child, precocious in intelligence and virtue, began to understand the importance of devotion to Mary and did everything to honor her and to make her honor, considering her his Mother and Queen. At the age of twelve he was trained enough to pay homage to her. He had made a little program:
Every day make a particular mortification in honor of Heavenly Mother.
Every day visit the Madonna in Chiesa and pray at her Altar. Invite others to do the same.
Every Wednesday receive Holy Communion, to pay homage to Mary Most Holy, so that sinners may convert.
Every Friday recite the crown of the seven sorrows of Mary.
Every Saturday fast and receive Communion to obtain the protection of the Madonna in life and in death.
As soon as you wake up, in the morning, turn the first thought to Jesus and the Divine Mother; going to bed, in the evening, put myself under the mantle of the Madonna, asking for her blessing.
The good young man, if he wrote to someone, put a thought on the Madonna; if he sang, there was only some Marian praise on his lip; if he told the facts to his companions or relatives, he mostly narrated graces or miracles performed through Mary.
He treated the Madonna as Mother and Queen and was reciprocated with such an abundance of favors that he achieved holiness. He died at fifteen, visibly visited by the Virgin, who invited him to go to Heaven.
The young man we are talking about is San Domenico Savio, the Saint of the boys, the youngest Saint of the Catholic Church.

Foil. - Obey without complaining, for love of Jesus and Our Lady even in unpleasant things.

Ejaculation. - Ave Maria, save my soul!