Come Holy Spirit, living in Mary.
Prepare me to be a fit instrument in the hands of the Immaculata.
. . . (The image of Mary on the Miraculous Medal) depicts Mary standing on a globe with rays of light (graces) streaming from the rings on her fingers. (St.) Catherine (Laboure) noticed that rays did not stream from all of Mary's rings. Mary explained that the rays and graces were available but did not come because nobody asked for them.
Fr. Michael E. Gaitley, MIC
33 Days to Morning Glory
St. Maximilian Kolbe on building an army of people "possessed" by Mary, ones who give themselves to be her instruments on earth:
The Knights of the Immaculata seek to become ever more truly the property of the Immaculata; to belong to her in an ever more perfect way and under every aspect without any exception. They wish to develop their understanding of what it means to belong to her so that they may enlighten, reinvigorate, and set on fire the souls living in their own environment, and make them similar to themselves.
Luigi Faccenda, OFM
One More Gift
"My dear, dear brothers, our dear little, little mother, the Immaculate Mary, can do anything for us. We are her children. Turn to her. She will overcome everything."
St. Maximilian Kolbe
As quoted by Patricia Treece in
A Man for Others: Maximilian Kolbe, Saint of Auschwitz
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