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Sunday, February 3, 2008

DAY NINE - Model of Trust

Mary - Model of Trust

By National Spiritual Advisor of the Pro Sanctity Movement,
Msgr. Andrew Vaccari

Today we rejoice in the great celebration of Our Lady of Trust. For nine days we have been praying and preparing, reflecting and looking with eager and open hearts, asking her to draw us to the perfection of the Father. We do not want to loose heart or become discouraged, although we might be tempted to do so when we see the greatness of the task which lies before us. It is exactly in moments such as these, when the magnitude of the call to holiness impresses itself on us, that we look to Our Lady and renew our trust in her.She is the model for us, the model of all the virtues. Today we call upon her as the Model of Trust because she placed her entire being into the loving hands of the most merciful Father. Without knowing where the future would lead, she gave herself to the mission and the plan of God. It was not a trust without foundation. No, it was a trust that drew on the whole history of her people, the Chosen People, led by God through the desert and through the centuries. It was a trust nourished by the Scriptures and the faith of her family and people around her. It was a trust that shines through the pages of the Gospel into our hearts today.We too are called to be people of trust, strengthened by how God has lead his people through the centuries. God has watched over and guided the Church, through all the ups and downs of history. God continues to form us through the Scriptures and the teaching of the Church, through the good example and the faith and the prayer of others around us in the Christian community.

May our trust remain strong, and with the help of Mary our Mother, may it shine through to everyone around us, so that all may become Saints!
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