May 17
The pink carnation (clavel)
After the roses and the lilies, the carnations come among the aromatic
flowers. They are very common plants, easy to cultivate and they bloom
throughout the seasons of the year; they have varied colours and they bloom abundantly.
Its odour is very delicate and pleasant.
Fortitude
Fortitude is the third among the cardinal virtues. Magnanimity and
magnificence, patience and perseverance are at her service. It has in the
battle two acts, which are to assail and to sustain until death the conquered
territory. It goes forward rather than backward, it wages offensive and defensive
war.
The carnation flower sustains itself against the weather and amidst all vicissitudes. It blooms throughout
the seasons of the year. It pertains to this virtue and to its dependents the
gift of fortitude.
Floral offering to Mary
Mary, here is the flower of the day: it is a bouquet of carnation. I
present it to you as a symbol of an intention that I have conceived and it is
that of putting my life in order in my actions, the order that my conscience
dictates and that of maintaining it amidst the vicissitudes and the elements of
this world and to persevere in it until death. I will be strong with the strength
that I hope to receive
Recite five Hail Mary´s
Invitation: In your trying times, what event in your life were you able to overcome and praise God for his grace and mercy?
...or with Mary thanking for her accompaniment to be courageous?
Text: Mes de Maria - Francisco Palau, OCD - CM Founder
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