Mary Of Agreda Quotes

Thou art the Mother of God himself, the Queen of all creation, the Keeper of the ineffable Treasure of heaven, my help and protection: grant me, thy servant, thy blessing, and may thy intercession and favor never fail me.

Let then mortals, who have sinned against God, undeceive themselves: without penance there shall be no grace, without reform no pardon, without pardon no glory. But just as these are not conceded to those that are unworthy, so they are also never denied to those that are worthy; nor is ever the mercy of God withheld from any one who seeks to obtain it.

Seeking to fly after the odor of the ointments of its Beloved, it begins to live more where it loves, than where it lives. Having already left behind its lower nature, it turns back only for the purpose of reforming it and curtailing its animal appetites of the passions. If at any time they seek to rise in rebellion, the soul will subdue them with alacrity, for already "not I live, but Christ liveth in me" (Gal. 2, 20).

So much value does the Almighty set on the proper order in created things, that, though Jesus was the true God and His Mother so highly exalted above St. Joseph in sanctity, He did not permit the arrangements of this journey to proceed from His Son nor from His Mother, but from St. Joseph, who was the head of this Family. God intended to teach all mortals, that He wishes all things to be governed by the natural order set up by His Providence; and that the inferiors and subjects of the mystical body of the Church, even though they may excel in virtue and in certain other respects, must obey and submit to their superiors and prelates in the visible order.

So much value does the Almighty set on the proper order in created things, that, though Jesus was the true God and His Mother so highly exalted above St. Joseph in sanctity, He did not permit the arrangements of this journey to proceed from His Son nor from His Mother, but from St. Joseph, who was the head of this Family. God intended to teach all mortals, that He wishes all things to be governed by the natural order set up by His Providence; and that the inferiors and subjects of the mystical body of the Church, even thougj they may excel in virtue and in certain other respects, must obey and submit to their superiors and prelates in the visible order.

Levántate del polvo y sacude y despide todo lo terreno y momentáneo y llégate a lo celestial. Niégate a ti misma con todas las operaciones de la fragilidad humana y con la verdadera luz que tienes de las que hizo mi Hijo santísimo y yo también a su imitación; contempla este ejemplar y remírate en este espejo, para componer la hermosura que quiere y desea en ti el sumo Rey (Sal 44, 12).

Hija mía, quiero que seas mi discípula y compañera. Yo seré tu maestra. Pero advierte que me has de obedecer con fortaleza y desde este día no se ha de reconocer en ti resabio de hija de Adán. Mi vida y las obras de mi peregrinación y las maravillas que obró el brazo poderoso del Altísimo conmigo, han de ser tu espejo y arancel de tu vida.

second and third time;

Doubt serves as a stimulus to the understanding for the investigation of truth.

343.​“La doctrina que ahora te doy, sea que, pues yo con liberal piedad te elegí por mi discípula y compañera, siendo tú pobre y desvalida, trabajes con todas tus fuerzas en imitarme en un ejercicio que hice toda mi vida después que nací al mundo, sin omitirle día ninguno, por más cuidados y trabajos que tuviese. El ejercicio fue que cada día en amaneciendo me postraba en presencia del Altísimo, y le daba gracias y alababa por su ser inmutable y perfecciones infinitas, y porque me había creado de la nada; y reconociéndome creatura y hechura suya le bendecía y adoraba, dándole honor, magnificencia y divinidad, como a supremo Señor y Creador mío y de todo lo que tiene ser. Levantaba mi espíritu a ponerle en sus manos y con profunda humildad y resignación me ofrecía en ellas, y le pedía hiciese de mí a su voluntad en aquel día y en todos los que me restasen de mi vida y me enseñase lo que fuese de mayor agrado suyo para cumplirlo. Esto repetía muchas veces en las obras exteriores de aquel día, y en las interiores consultaba primero a Su Majestad, y le pedía consejo, licencia y bendición para todas mis acciones.

All this the demon attempted in order to test the virtue of the saint, and to see, whether these temptations would not afford some opening for the perversion of her will.