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Like Children around their Mother

Day of Recollection for the Curia of the Legion of Mary in Seattle
Conducted by Mauricio I. Perez on May 19th, 2007

Did you attend this retreat? You can see the Power Point presentations here.
(The meditation and exercises of contemplative prayer are not available).

Kolbean Mariology
1. What is Mariology?
2. The Theology of St. Maximilian Kolbe on the Immaculate Conception
3. Marian Spirituality and Devotion

Mary, Star of Evangelization
An analysis and reflection on the Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii Nuntiandi" of Pope Paul VI

Mary in the Evangelization Process
A reflection on the role of Mary, the first evangelizer

Mauricio assisted Fr. Ivan Dawson, CSsR on the spiritual direction of this Pilgrimage to Poland and Rome to venerate the servant of God, John Paul the Great.
Click on the image to read Mauricio's chronicles from the pilgrimage.

Click on each button to listen to the Meditation on the Last Seven Words of Jesus from the Cross.

(c) by Mauricio I.Pérez, 2006. All rights reserved. Meditation available on CD at the bookstore of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Seattle.
All proceedings will be donated to the construction fund of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Adoration Chapel.

The Road of Conversion

One day I heard a holy, perfect, good, and reasonable brother say:

-If you hear today the call of the Spirit, open your heart

And be a saint, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

If you cannot be a saint, because it seems too far beyond your capabilities,
then at least be perfect.

Be perfect with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

If you cannot be perfect, because of life itself, or because of your limitations,
then do your best to be good.

Be good with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

If you cannot be good, because of your human weakness, or because of your selfishness
then be reasonable. Being reasonable is good to the eyes of our Father.

But be reasonable with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

Yet, if you cannot be reasonable, because of your arrogance and your fragility, then abandon yourself into the hands of our Father, who gives the bread to both the grateful and
the ungrateful, who makes it rain over both the good and the evil,

Abandon yourself into the hands of our Father with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

And abandoning yourself into the hands of our Father, little by little you will begin to be reasonable.

Being reasonable you will understand the meaning of being good.

Being good you will be able to be perfect.

And being perfect you will aspire to be a saint

with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might