The Conception of Jesus Christ - The Incarnation - Bk3 - Ch12

The Venerable Sister Mary of Jesus of Ágreda describes Christ's conception and His very first activities. The Blessed Virgin Mary tells us that we need to reflect on the Incarnation and take care, "Above all, I ask of you, my dearest, to do that which is most acceptable to the Lord and most pleasing to me; that you grieve, and in sweet affection mourn over the gross ignorance and dangerous tardiness of the sons of men; over the ingratitude also of the children of the Church, who, having received the light of the divine faith, yet live in such interior forgetfulness of the works and benefits of the Incarnation, yea, of God himself, and so much so, that they seem to differ from infidels only in some ceremonies and exterior worship. They perform these without spirit or heartiness, many times offending and provoking the divine justice which they should placate.

Through this ignorance and torpidity, it happens that they are not prepared to receive and acquire the true science of the Most High. They bring upon themselves the loss of the divine light and they deserve to be left in the heavy darkness, making themselves more unworthy than the infidels themselves and entailing upon themselves an incomparably greater chastisement. Mourn, over such great damage to your neighbors, and pray for help from the bottom of your heart."