In Union with Mary, continued
To be an apostle is to allow Jesus Christ to be
born and to grow within ourselves, and to bear Him to our brothers and sisters.
Through our union with Mary, we extend the work of the Spirit in the Church.
This union imposes itself on us, therefore, as if it were a law.
Mary precedes our efforts. When Mary is present in a soul, she gives it a more
profound, more enduring love of humanity. It is the particular gift of mothers
to perceive silent and undisclosed sufferings. She does not deal with humanity
en masse, or in rank order.
She approaches the other with respect. One might say that Mary never treats
anyone as inferior, nor as equal. She always speaks as an inferior to a
superior. Because Mary always sees Jesus Christ in every soul who approaches
her, and she remains forever in the unique attitude of a servant of the Lord.