OUR LADY'S INFLUENCE

As the page turns, and August move into the autumn, we should keep in mind, most notably in these troubled and Godless times, the promise of Our Lady to be with us in all our troubles, as in our joys; a role She was given from the Cross, but which was Hers from Eternity.

These words are from His Eminence Charles Cardinal Journet, "Entretiens sur Marie - Éditions Parole et Silence, 2001"

"The mystery of the Virgin is the first repercussion of the mystery of the Incarnation. The mystery of the Virgin is like when a stone is thrown into water: a first ripple is produced which will be the cause of all the others.

"This first concentric circle is the Virgin Mary in relation to the Incarnation. And the ripples will continue until the end of time, and they will be the Church."

Our Holy Father Pope Francis spoke of ripples from a stone early in his pontificate, but his ripples seemed to be going the other way.

Which sort of ripple are we?

Translation: Grand Priory of England