Knight of the Immaculata — How one becomes

Knight of mercy
her instrument of mercy Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Mater
•How are we to become her instruments? First we
must really want to! So before we become her instruments,
her knights, let us make a sure step by means of a clear, un-
described loyal slaves and apostles of the lat-
ter times as carrying "the crucifix in their Misericordiæ
ambiguous act of the will, namely the act of consecration to right hand and the rosary in their left". Thus,
her, wherein we will emphasize that henceforth we want to he pointed to the need for Mary’s servant to
be not only her property, but also her instrument. imitate Christ and Mary in his suffering as
•Let us see the grandeur of our mission, the distinction profoundly as possible, and to unite with
of our election. To become in her the cause of mercy, the
servant of mercy, the intermediary of divine mercy — what Them ever more frequently.
a grand task! In order to achieve this goal, one should
•How can we become the instrument of her mercy? make use of "all decent means, in accordance
By participating in her work of mercy, which is the work with one’s state, zeal, and prudence". Every-
of a mother "bearing her children in pain". First of all, we
should ask her to give us the sweetness of a mother, the
thing can become the channel of mercy. One
longing to impart divine gifts to her poor children. As this should only want this and think of this.
longing grows, our life will become more and more filled When there is great motivation to be the
with mercy.
knight of mercy, plenitude of means arises,
•Then we will also have an ever greater desire to come even most simple ones, which become the
to the aid of souls.
channels of the living water of grace for souls.
•Even though we ourselves are mere brooms, cloths,
we must give each soul to her, entrust it to her, that is to
lead it to the only source of mercy, to the heart of Mary, to
the Mother. We can do this in many ways: by ejaculatory
prayers, by our own good example, words, writing, etc.

So we need to sit back a little, to take

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Mater Misericordiæ St. Maximilian Divine mercy
•The invocation "Mater Misericordiæ — Mother of mercy"
is rooted in the writings of the Church Fathers. St. Bernard
•The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is the source of grace from
which the Immaculata, Our Lady and Queen, takes and liber- in the world
of Clairvaux, in particular, considered Mary’s relation to this ally dispenses, not according to our merits — since we are all •Together with Jesus, Mary is the source of divine
divine attribute, which is mercy, saying: "God entrusted to unworthy — but according to her mercy. Talking about her, mercy in the world. From Him did she obtain fruits and
thee the whole order of mercy!" The title "Mother of mercy" St. Bernard says that God reserved the economy of justice to specific acts of His mercy to pass on to her children. It was
is nothing accidental or additional in her case, but it applies Himself, but entrusted the whole economy of mercy to her. at the foot of the cross that she received her great mission
to the very core of her being. — she became the Mediatrix of divine mercy in the world
•One should consecrate oneself totally and with boundless
as our Mother who hands over the treasures of the eternal
•St. Albert the Great attests to it thus: "The Blessed Virgin confidence to the hands of Divine Mercy, whose personifica-
according to the common custom of the Church is called and tion, by the will of God, is the Immaculata. Not relying on one- Father to all her children.
really is the Mother of mercy. This title is applied to no other self but rather being afraid of oneself, trusting without limits in •A clear illustration of this spiritual reality was the
creature. Sometimes a man is called merciful, which means her and turning to her as a child to his mother every time one vision of Sister Lucy in Tuy, during which a fount of liv-
that humble people who are merciful are compared to mercy feels impelled to evil. No fall shall then occur. ing water poured forth out of a pierced hand of Jesus and
itself, in which they have a greater or lesser share. Yet she has the following words could be seen: gratia et misericordia.
a special relationship to mercy as its vital cause. Therefore, •Sister Lucia during her vision in Tuy saw the person
Mary with regard to mercy occupies an incomparably higher of the Immaculata holding her Heart in her hands, as if she
position than any other being. The Blessed Virgin incompa- wanted to offer it to us as a gift.
rably surpasses everyone in mercy".
•St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort linked her merci-
ful work with the work of converting wanderers and sinners:
"Mary must shine forth more than ever in mercy, power and
grace; in mercy, to bring back and welcome lovingly the poor
sinners and wanderers who are to be converted and return to
the Catholic Church", and in the latter times her loyal serv-
ants "will appreciate how full of compassion she is and how
much they stand in need of her help. In all circumstances
they will have recourse to her...".
•What about the one who falls into sin, sinks into vice,
scorns divine graces, disregards the good example of others,
slights healthy inspirations, and makes himself unworthy to
receive more graces? Should he perhaps despair? Never! For he
has a Mother given to him by God, a mother who watches his
every action, every word, and every thought with a benevolent
heart. She is not concerned with whether or not he is worthy
of the grace of mercy. She just is the Mother of mercy, so she
rushes to help, even if she is not invoked, wherever misery of
souls is most severe. Indeed, the more a soul is disfigured by
sin, the more divine mercy — which the Immaculata in fact
embodies — manifests itself.