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Heart of Mary, Sweet Joy oj Our Hearts May God be ever praised who in Mary has given us a great example of the virtue of purity! Mary’s heart was clothed with purity so radiant that next to God’s, it is impossible to conceive one of greater purity. Purity is most intimately associated with the mystery of Divine Motherhood. Christ’s love for the virtue of purity was so great that He wished to be conceived of a mother without the intervention of any human agency. He wished to be conceived of a virgin mother by a miracle, unique in every way, one which shall never be repeated. The Immaculate Conception, - therefore, gives thoughts of joy and comfort. By Mary’s virginity, by her Immaculate purity, God made her worthy to be His Mother. And she brought forth Christ, through whose merits she gained especial power of dispensing to us the virtue of purity. Mary’s esteem for virginal purity was high. From infancy she wished to pre¬ serve this beautiful virtue. Consequently, from infancy she renounced all affection for material things and consecrated her life, her entire self to God. In Mary’s particular case the virtue of purity was the effect of God’s grace, and Mary co-operated wholeheartedly through mortification and prayer to keep her virginal body wholly saintly, wholly chaste, wholly the dwelling place of God. Mary’s love of purity and the beauty of modesty manifested itself in her very appearance. The posture of her body, the grace of her movements, the tone of her voice, the choice of her words, the whole exterior of her person spoke of her sincerity of mind and heart. With Mary’s spirit of purity concurrently ran her spirit of prayer. In her infancy she began this holy exercise, and as she grew in years, she advanced in the fervour of her prayers. She prayed unceasingly. Two currents were ever in motion in the prayerful heart of Mary, the one consisting of the prayers that went up from the heart of Mary to the heart of God, the other of the blessings and graces that came down from the heart of God to fill the heart of Mary. What an example for us! What a bitter reproach for those who pay no at¬ tention to the dangers and temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil. They neither mortify themselves nor seek God’s help in prayer, but they blindly throw themselves into the fires of temptation. The fruit of Mary’s purity is abundant. To countless souls throughout the centuries Mary’s purity was sweetness. Words of the Holy Scripture apply fittingly to Mary and her faithful children. They shall make me a sanctuary and I will dwell in the midst of them.” (Exodus XXV-8) Blessed is Mary’s pure heart having loved and desired nothing but Christ who alone is amiable and desirable. Blessed indeed are the hearts of the true children of Mary who strive to live in conformity with the most pure Heart of God’s Mother and their Mother.
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