Saint Stanislaus Papczyński frequently recited the prayer, “May the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception be our health and our protection.” He “always placed his great hope of attaining heavenly goods in this special privilege of the Blessed Mother” – her Immaculate Conception.
Following his example, we also share his hope of receiving heavenly graces and blessings – health, salvation, protection, and more – through her Immaculate Conception.
The Immaculate Conception describes the sinless conception of the Blessed Virgin in St. Anne’s womb. But if there were nothing more hidden in this mystery, it would be only her unique privilege. It would not affect our lives nor touch our hearts.
Saint Stanislaus Papczyński, however, experienced this mystery as the “sign, strength, and joy” of his vocation, giving purpose, meaning, and direction to his life. This mystery – together with the founding of the Marians – was engraved on his heart.
The Holy Spirit continues to imprint this mystery on our hearts by purifying us of all sin and healing its effects, so that we too may be immaculate like the Virgin. By our entrusting of ourselves to the Immaculata, the Holy Spirit brings this mystery to life in the Church today.
By the unpacking of her mystery, the heavenly blessings contained within it can be received, experienced, and shared in the Church and in your life.
The Immaculate Conception is a spring of living water for the Church, bringing us healing and salvation from all physical, moral, and spiritual evil. By opening this fountain of grace, the Immaculata makes the total healing of our person accessible to us.
The Immaculata invites us not only to ponder the mystery from the outside but to enter into it as into a fire. When we allow the fire of the Holy Spirit to touch our hearts, as He filled the Immaculate Heart, then everything in us is transformed into divine life and love.
With filial trust, let us ask the Father for this grace to be immaculate like her and consecrate ourselves to the Immaculate Conception.
Shining in Spotless Splendor: Consecration to the Immaculate Conception
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