Lest You Remain

to the feet of Mary! “There is your Mother.” Why do you hesitate? Why are you afraid? Why are you horrified? /.../ God, the Father of mercy, wishes us to place our entire hope for eternal life, right after Him, in our Mother. Some time ago, He already spoke about this to Catherine of Siena, a person of particular devotion, a won- derful star of the Dominican family: “Mary, a glorious Mother of my only Son, out of My goodness, for the respect of the Incarnate Word, was given this, so that not one just or sinful person, who with a pious respect, runs to Her, will by any means be torn to pieces or devoured by the infernal demon. Since She was chosen by Me, prepared and given out as the tastiest bait to catch people, especially sinners.” I close with the words of Fulbert of Chartres: “May the sinners come” [...] to Her, “beating their breasts and crying in their hearts; they also, when they repent sincerely will receive the desired forgiveness.” P ART II L ET US GET TO KNOW OUR F OUNDER MORE CLOSELY L EST Y OU R EMAIN W ITHOUT W ORK IN THE V INEYARD OF THE L ORD 66