"I recommend to you a strong, constant devotion to Mary, our most holy and sorrowful virgin. Think often of her and sympathize with her in her sufferings. Then, this loving mother, who is never outdone in kindness, will in turn comfort you.
Pour out your heart to her. Speak to her of your trials and your needs. Commend your family to her, and the important concern of your soul. . . . We should have more confidence in this tender mother of ours . . . . She chose that her beloved Son should die bleeding on the cross rather than that we should be forever lost.
Therefore, let us love Mary, not merely by practicing some little devotion, but with genuine dedication. Let us sacrifice ourselves, even greatly, to avoid displeasing her. Let us be faithful to her and thus be assured of our eternal salvation." (From the letters of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows)
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