Messages of the Virgin Mary

The Grace and the Joy of being Faithful

Dear children,

I want to tell you a story today so that, inspired by My example, you are able to take new steps in the times that are approaching. In this way, I come to wake up the Grace and the joy of faithfulness in your hearts.

God called on Me to accomplish His Will long before the birth of Jesus, even before I came to this world, just as He called each of you.

While still little, I recognized the Call and the Will of God, and throughout My Life on Earth, again and again, I had to confirm My faithfulness to the Creator. My Heart belonged to the Lord from the beginning, but this did not make it free of difficulties and suffering.

Your Heavenly Mother had to overcome many spiritual, material, mental and emotional tests as a part of humanity. My Son and the Most Chaste Saint Joseph also had to experience this.

Humanity of that period, children, was weak, and the love in their hearts was scant. That is why God was sending such a great impulse of Love and of Truth to the world through the Sacred Family. But for that impulse to come alive, We as part of the human consciousness, had to transcend that condition of limitation and break the layers of lack of love and of ignorance, so as to fulfill what was asked of Us.

For each test the Creator granted Me to experience, He also allowed a Gift to emerge in My Immaculate Heart. Each time I confirmed Myself to God, I saw the Fortitude of the Father and His Grace emerge, and it was in Him that I found the power to continue.

That is how it was when the Holy Spirit gestated the Messiah in My womb. That is how it was when we reached Bethlehem and there was no place in the lodgings. That is how it was when the command was issued to kill the Child, and in spite of fleeing with Him, in My bosom I felt the pain of each mother who was unjustly losing their child. That is how it was when we lost Him in Jerusalem. That is how it was when He was denied in Galilee and when He listened to the insults being hurled at the Son of God, because of human ignorance and blindness. My eyes, which saw the Truth beyond any understanding, had to move beyond the injustices caused by the blindness of humankind, and I experienced it all in silence.

The Grace and the Gift of God also emerged within Me when Jesus was condemned, scourged and climbed Calvary, only with the power of His Love. I felt each of His Wounds in My bosom, and each 'yes' He spoke to the Father, I repeated within Me.

In the same way, I persevered in faithfulness to God when I saw Him die. And I held the same certainty when He rose and ascended to the Heavens, leaving Me the mission of continuing with His apostles and companions, strengthening them until the end.

I held the same faithfulness when the Lord lifted Me up to His Kingdom, and there gave Me not only the Scepter of Peace, but also the motherhood of all of Creation, so that just as I was faithful on Earth, I would be so in Heaven and, just as I accompanied the Passion of My Son, that today I would accompany the passion of this planet and of each of My children.

I see you suffer and feel your pain in My Heart. In the same way I felt each Wound of Jesus, today I feel each wound of each of My children of humanity; and at no time, My children, did I wish it were different.

I only want to help you to grow, as I saw the little Jesus grow. I come to teach you to be faithful, and to not be discouraged by the small or large difficulties in this life.

The calvary of this world is just beginning, and you still lack much to fully experience the love that is hidden in your hearts.

God will test you in your faithfulness and perseverance, as He tested each of those He most loves. And I will be at your side, helping you to be renewed, as long as you embrace the cross and take your first steps.

Discover that the faithfulness to God, beloved children, transcends life on Earth, transcends your small understanding. Learn to love His Plan above all things and strengthen your link with Him, so the Heavens and Earth pass away, and you remain faithful and firm in the Purpose that He gave you.

I love you and today I leave you the Grace and the joy of faithfulness so that, in spite of everything, you let it blossom and multiply it with examples and with love, in the hearts of your brothers and sisters of this world.

I bless you today and always,

Your Mother Mary, Rose of Peace