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and vows, but we must imitate her life and virtues whereby we will become like her and thus liked by her. I write after St. John : “He who says he abides in Christ, ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.” ]1 John 2, 6\. Similarly, he who would associate himself with Mary, ought to imitate her virtues and walk the way she walked, following Christ. This is how true venerators of Mary, whom she acknowledges, may be recognized, and it is expressed in the Book of Sirach in these words : “Whoever obeys me, will not be put to shame, and those who work with my help will not sin.” ]Sirach 24, 22\. Hence it is evi- dent that we venerate Mary most perfectly when we imi- tate her virtues as described in the Gospels. Father Wyszy<ski emphasizes later : We want to point only to ten of the evangelical virtues of the Virgin Mary to be imitated. Although our Most Beloved Lady shined with countless virtues, apart from these ten , they would be not only difficult to imitate but also difficult to understand, for she surpassed in virtues not only the most holy of people, but even angels. By using various comparisons, Father Casimir wanted to show the precise meaning of the Virgin Mary’s virtues for the Christian life. He remarks that they are a kind of talent given by God, which can be redoubled by imitating them. They are lamps with which the whole world can be illuminated. They are capable of purifying not only the ten lepers, but also all sinners. For we are all in need of God’s mercy : By imitating the Mother of God we will obtain forgiveness for our sins, God’s mercy, and deliverance from the hands of the enemies of our soul and 65 THE SERVANT OF MARY IMMACULATE