May 31
The great crown of all the flowers of May
We
have already finished our work. All the flowers of the month of May are already
in the circle circumscribed by the finger of God. Let us examine now our work
and let us contemplate it. Have we been careless? Are there in our fields,
valleys, mountains, hills, meadows and banks any of the flowers of the cheerful
season that do not embellish, adorn, strike our sight and perfume our great
crown? If you see it, if you find it, pick it up and put it together with one
of the thirty bouquets that will enclose and complete them. Let us celebrate
now the complement of our work
The crown of glory due to the
merit of the virtues
The
crown the saints bear in heaven is due to them and given to them in exchange
for the virtues they have earned on earth. The flowers on that crown are the
emblems of our virtues. All of them tied around the golden circle traced when
he announced the law of grace: “You shall love God; you shall love your
neighbor.” The circle originates from a point, continues forming a curve and
returns to where it originated. The precept of love and charity, which is the implementation
of this precept, originates in God who is love, Deus Caritas Est. While passing through our hearts, it makes known
its ambits, it takes up all our affections and ties them to charity, and upon
returning to God from it proceeds, and it leaves them there satisfied. All
virtue that is true virtue originates from charity grows in charity, and lives bound
to it and with it.
Floral offering to Mary
Queen
of heaven: I have given to you during this month consecrated to you whatever I
have found of the most beautiful and fragrant in the garden; I have given the
best that I had and I give it to you again. No more, oh Mary, no more: Ah! It
is a little thing, but I have no more. I have given you my vows, promises,
intentions, resolutions and I have given them to you firmly and efficaciously
as far as it was possible for me to form. You have asked them of me and I have
given them to you as you could see them in that crown.
Mary,
these intentions for which, through God’s mercy and your favor, I have formed
in these practices, to you I have offered them and in they are now in your
hands. Foment them, activate them, give them firmness, constancy, perseverance,
efficacy and fortitude. I offer myself anew so that I can put them into
practice. I entrust them to your maternal solicitude, most beautiful, most
amiable and skillful gardener, into your hands I leave my crown; into your
sacred hands, I commend my virtues. Guard them, protect them, water them,
cultivate them and perfect them.
Recite five Hail Marys
Invitation: Have you already
given all? All? Have you kept nothing for yourself? Think about it well: today
our work ends with the month of May; you still have time, examine your soul and
give to Mary if you have forgotten or neglected anything.
Text: Mes de Maria of Francisco Palau, OCD - CM Founder
Text: Mes de Maria of Francisco Palau, OCD - CM Founder
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