Mary as an Infant - The Conception - Bk 1 - Ch 22

What was the Blessed Virgin Mary like as an infant? In Chapter 22 Sister Mary of Jesus describes Mary as a child and her presentation at the temp. The Blessed Virgin Mary gave Sr. Mary (and us) a special request, “…which I desire you always to keep in mind. It is this: that you ponder in your heart and in your soul the truths, which I saw, so that you may form a correct judgment of all things, giving to each that esteem and value which is its due. In regard to this the children of Adam are ordinarily full of error and blindness…

On prayer and Gratitude… “I gave thanks to the Author of all things, acknowledging his works as benefits freely bestowed upon me, and not as dues, which He owed to me. Therefore, when anything was wanting of the necessaries of life I remained in peace and contentedness and deemed it all perfectly reasonable and proper in my regard since I had merited none of the gifts and could justly be deprived of all of them.”

On governance and religious obligations… “Despising just and wise laws and frequently dispensing with them destroys the worship and fear of God, and fatally confuses government among men. Beware of easily dispensing in the obligations of the religious state, either for yourself or for others. If infirmity or some other just cause make it advisable, let it be done with moderation and with the approval of the confessor, thus justifying dispensation before God and before men by the certification of holy obedience. If you find yourself weary or weakened, do not at once become remiss in the strict observance, for God will give you strength according to your faith in Him.”