{"id":3757,"date":"2011-05-11T11:52:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T15:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/deaconsbench\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:43:58","slug":"love-our-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/05\/love-our-lady\/","title":{"rendered":""Love our Lady…""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019m working my way through St. Josemaria Escriva\u2019s \u201cThe Way,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> and this jumped out at me this morning \u2014 apt thoughts for a deacon, and for this month devoted to Mary:<\/p>\n

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\u201cLove our Lady. \u00a0And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle. \u00a0And the enemy will gain nothing by those perversities that seem to boil up continually within you, trying to engulf in their fragrant corruption the high ideals, those sublime commands that Christ himself has placed in your heart. \u00a0Serviam! \u2014 \u2018I will serve!'\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ve written more about Mary and a particular devotion to her, the rosary, over in my column \u201cAll Things New.\u201d \u00a0Check it out. <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Meantime, I join my small voice with those of so many others: \u201cPray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. \u00a0Amen.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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