Did you notice the beautiful prayer by St. Ildephonsus at the end of par. 20?
'I beg you, holy Virgin, that I may have Jesus from the Holy Spirit, by whom you brought Jesus forth.
May my soul receive Jesus through the Holy Spirit by whom your flesh conceived Jesus...
May I love Jesus in the Holy Spirit in whom you adore Jesus as Lord and gaze upon Him as your son.'
In the author's notes on this paragraph he brings out that the more one is devoted to Mary the more one receives the Holy Spirit and His gifts and can grow in virtue. I love to see the unity of faith. A long time ago when I was in a prayer group the Holy Spirit was the focus but Mary was left out and almost rejected. Those situations leaf spiritual scars that are slowly being healed through these awesome readings and a wonderful pastor who has True Devotion to Mary. I liked the statement that True Devotion shows "the Spirit and the Bride are operating together."
The book we are using for this blog "The Echo of God" is a commentary for beginners on St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort's True Devotion to Mary. The entire purpose of the blog is to help each of us to grow in our love for Jesus and His and our mother, Mary. The Echo of God will assist any reader who finds difficulty in appropriating Montfort's sublime teaching on the role of Mary in the formation of saints for the latter times.
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