The Virgin Mary and her Main Virtues

The article that we are going to develop deals with the virtues of Mary , the universal mother, these can be considered special feelings of the Mother of Jesus Christ, which make her heart express all goodness and love. We invite you to read it.

definition of virtue

“Finally, brothers, everything that is true, nobility, that presents justice, purity, kindness, everything that refers to virtue, let us take it into account” .

This text is described in Saint Paul to the Philippians in the Catholic catechism, which in its beginning in the third part, referring to the life of Jesus, mentions the virtues of Mary.

In it, virtue is defined as the dispositive and precise attitude of practicing good and helping. With this virtue, the person will perform acts of compassion and finally give the best of themselves to others.

When the person possesses spiritual strength and sensitivity, he does good and seeks it, practicing it with specific acts in his life, before other people.

Likewise, virtues are defined in the catechism as the willingness to do things in a safe and stable manner, with a perfectionist and habitual characteristic of knowledge and the will of acts.

These virtues also direct our attitudes in life, organize the passions and lead us to faith through reason. They are characterized by the fact that they cause the good life to be easy, of joy and happiness and of total control. The man who practices virtue equally applies good.

The moral virtues are acquired through human forces. The virtues are considered as fruits of acts. They are the fruits and foundations of acts of good. They merge with the faculties of the human to adhere with divine love.

There are four virtues that are very important; they are called cardinals; the rest adhere to the main ones. As these we can mention justice, strength, prudence, temperance.

Human virtues are elevated by divine grace; These always result in effort, through deliberate acts and perseverance. Through the goodness and love of the Father, they acquire the characteristic of liberality in relation when the action of good is executed.

The person who practices virtue is considered a very happy man, at the time of executing them. When people are wounded by sin, it is not easy for them to maintain moral stability.

We must all request at all times the grace of light and strength, just as we must go to the sacraments instituted by Jesus; cooperation with the Holy Spirit, equally practice good and avoid evil at all times.

The theological virtues are also mentioned in the Catholic Catechism. These theological virtues are specifically referred to God directly. They prepare human beings to live a direct relationship with the Holy Trinity.

Its origin and object is clearly God. They are founded and have characteristics of doing good by Christians or believers in the Father. They inform and revive the virtues of a moral nature.

They are driven by God the Father himself in the soul of the believers, so that they are capable of doing works as his children that they are and with this they manage to deserve eternal life.

They are a full guarantee of the direct action and presence of the Holy Spirit regarding the obligations of humans. These, as is well known by all, are: faith, hope and charity.

The Blessed Virgin is shown as an example of the Church in terms of faith and charity. This is established in the indisputable constitution of the Catholic Church, on the Second Vatican Council, in its chapter VIII, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The priests of the Vatican Council have the thought that the Virgin Mary was not characterized by being only a passive instrument in the will of God, but also participated in the salvation of men by professing faith and obedience.

The same Chapter mentions that the Virgin helped in the work of the Father in terms of obedience, hope, faith and her unceasing charity in order to repair the lives of all souls. For this reason it is that our Celestial Mother is cataloged as a mother in order of grace.

Saint Ambrose illustrated for us that the Virgin Mary is characterized in the Church with the characteristic of faith, charity and union with the Eternal Father.

As it is for all believers, the Virgin conceived on earth the Son of her own Father, without having a relationship with any man, only by the beautiful presence of the Holy Spirit.

The Church has determined perfection in the Virgin Mary herself, believers still have the struggle for growth in terms of possessing holiness, and through it they overcome sin, and for this reason they raise their eyes to the Heavenly Mother, the which is a model of virtues for the whole world.

In order for us to imitate Mary our Mother, it is necessary to know how she herself lived them, and through this we must be her disciples and learn like her to live the virtues with all responsibility.

Antonio Royo Marín, mentions 10 main virtues that the Virgin Mary practiced. Among these we can mention:

Deep humility, enormous faith, sincere obedience, daily prayer, the purity that characterized her, charity, patience, the sweetness of an angel and her heavenly wisdom.

Anyone would think that due to the multiple virtues of Mary, it could be said that we could not imitate her, however she was a human woman in body and soul, although she was blessed with multiple privileges from God the Father.

However, in the end, she was a woman just like any other in terms of being a mother, wife, partner and friend.

However, all this should encourage us to delve into how she led her life, how she lived, what her obligation was regarding the economy of salvation; also as he intercedes even today for the salvation of all humanity.

The virtues of Mary

As we said before, here we are dealing with various virtues of Mary or characteristics of the Universal Mother, also known as a faithful and selfless servant of God.

Mary herself was always characterized from the beginning of carrying out all the orders that God indicated to her, and she became submissive to his will in any way.

Each of these virtues of Mary represent a quality of the same, we can mention among some of them, the following:

Humility: María was always characterized as a woman of incredible humility, she always assumed the responsibilities that God indicated to her and adored the great power of the Father, she never had a complaint or anything.

Humility must be present in the life of everyone who is consecrated to the plan that God has for each of his children in our lives. The humility of Mary’s heart goes hand in hand with the same humility of the heart of her beloved Son, her Jesus Christ.

This feeling of humility is considered a virtue that brings joy to God immensely, through it we can understand the greatness of God’s love and power and we can recognize him as worthy of praise.

Simplicity: this quality deals with the acceptance of the will of God himself without demanding anything and being in accordance with the plan that God has for our lives, we must see ourselves in the example of our Mother the Virgin Mary, who accepted the divine will without complaint , assuming everything with love of what God decided in her.

This virtue is very important for the life of the Consecrated because without it we will not be ready to receive what a life of dedication entails, that is why we must be simple if we think we are faithful consecrated people.

Faith, Hope and Charity: these are also known as the theological virtues, they were also virtues of Mary.

Likewise, in the same way and through them, he accepted the divine will without demands of any kind, but accepted everything and assumed it freely and without asking God for proof or to justify his faith; On the contrary, he always characterized her fidelity and devotion until the moment of his death.

As advice to all believers in God we must put these great virtues into practice and see ourselves in the example of our Mother Mary, we must apply them in the daily life of each one of us, since by not doing so we will not be able to attest to our true belief in God who is what drives us to practice them.

Obedience: Another of Mary’s virtues, she possessed it in terms of all God’s orders and mandates. She was in charge of taking care of her own son until the day he died, offering him a great education and a correct and holy life, through which she fulfilled the will of the Father God, who gave her this great task.

We must take this example from the Mother of Jesus Christ herself, and accept the teachings of obedience, which leads to the way of the cross, just as Jesus himself obeyed the Father until the final moment, professing that great joy that only love allows let us give everything to God from the humility of our hearts.

Through this feeling fidelity to the Covenant is achieved. We can define it as the generosity and delivery of the service of all believers in God for the service and will of Him.

Meekness: the Virgin Mary had a meek heart and a meek spirit, noble, she accepted the will of the Father with joy and humility.

Mary was never a seeker of fights or discord, on the contrary, from the very moment of the annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel, she immersed herself in total kindness and meekness regarding the will of God.

We must all practice that meekness that characterized the Virgin Mary herself, and through her cope with the situations that are presented to us daily and thus achieve full devotion to God.

Respect: Mary always showed great respect for the Father, at every moment of her life, even from the very moment of receiving grace in her womb, of carrying the Son of God.

She accepted everything not out of fear of God but only out of respect for the Father. This obedience was manifested in terms of all the mandates that God gave him and always fully complying with them.

We must also see this as an example in our lives that we accept God’s plans in our lives and profess respect for all our brothers of faith, as well as accept all people with all their defects and virtues.

Poverty: Mary, by her very simplicity, was never attached or never adhered to the material part, on the contrary, she was always willing to accept the little or the great that God could offer her.

He never complained about his limited life or poverty and on the contrary he was obedient in every moment of his life.

Another example to be followed by each and every one of the children of God and believers in him. We must accept our poverty and always be ready to bear what it brings.

We must never become attached to material life, on the contrary we must be and feel prepared to endure any moment that comes our way, including poverty.

Generosity: Like any mother, she suffered a lot from having to give up her own child, however, she did it with all humility, simplicity and generosity. With this beautiful act she showed God the love she professed for him.

We must be generous people with our peers or neighbors, and be proud of God at all times. We must also be ready at any time to help if any opportunity presents itself.

At all times we must keep in mind the sense of help and generosity at all times, since Jesus Christ himself in his teachings told us that what we do to our fellow men we do directly to Him.

Purity: Mary at all times was pure and virgin, she was characterized at all times by obedience to both God and all his teachings and commandments, with the faith that also characterized her.

Likewise, her life was of total purity and for this reason she was elevated body and soul to heaven. Today she is a clear example for all the children of God, since she never renounced that purity.

We must be disciples of Mary and learn to practice that same purity that characterized her during her life, we must eliminate all kinds of impurity that we have in our hearts, eliminate them even if it costs us, but we must try and by all means try to achieve it.

Availability: she was always ready at all times for God’s decisions in her life, she was never heard to say “NO” for an answer, on the contrary, she listened to each design and obeyed it and also obeyed the divine will of God.

Therefore, we must always have time for God and preach his word to all those who need us and also do good to whom we can do it. These are one of the great teachings of Jesus Christ himself, which we must do with all willingness.

Total dedication: the promise to Mary should be seen as the result of what is experienced in her heart as a Mother, it will also invite us to give her our will and freedom to learn little by little to be free and achieve holiness.

God perfects freedom thereby allowing man himself to seek the divine will of the Father himself, and thus understand that God is the only way and that makes him truly happy.

From the moment we offer ourselves to Mary we give her and place in her hands all our concerns, anxieties, plans, situations that we are going through, having true security of her, not with fear or doubt.

She will help us at all times and will only ask us for the ability we have to offer and give everything with the strength of each one of us. She will only ask us for this since her true intention is to make us grow in all areas of our lives.

Confidence: in Mary trust in the Father was always observed, she never had any doubts in serving her Father.

This abandonment of the Virgin Mary was possible thanks to the great trust that she professed in the Father. It is important this valuable gift in life is a key piece for every human being.

This feeling is considered the characteristic of the love we profess for the Mother of God and the trust we have in her.

We must place all our hopes in the kind hands of our Universal Mother Mary. We should never doubt her great love for each one of us, her children, and her providential and maternal love, even if doubts and temptations arise along the way.

Due to our sins we have the characteristic that our smallness is marked, it will depend on us that if we have a true feeling of humility in our hearts, we will not have to fall into despair, on the contrary, our trust in God will increase.

Abandonment: we all must practice this feeling that Mary professed to God in her following of Him. We must have a true sense of following God, we must even stop being necessary to family, friends, everything to follow the Father.

This value consists in abandoning oneself wholeheartedly and totally into the kind hands of Mary, just as when we abandon ourselves in the loving arms of our earthly mother, as an example we must keep in mind how Jesus himself lived in the arms of his mother.

We must let her take us as our Mother since her love is infinite towards each of her children; we must let her be the one to guide us at any time of our lives, let’s take her blessed hand and trust in her love without anguish or excuses.

The inner littleness: this refers to the feeling of inner littleness in her heart that allowed Mary to conform to the life of surrender to God.

As the same phrase says, it is the attitude that we must have in the deepest part of our hearts, the humility that we must profess to be wanted, loved and guided by the powerful hand of the Blessed Virgin Mary, along the path that has been destined for us. to walk. She will extend her hand to each of her children. It is the perception of the mother’s heart that loves us with all her strength.

Through this dedication and abandonment as well as trust in our Heavenly Mother, we once again feel like children protected by the arms of our Mother. Mary herself walks us along the path and she makes us children and poor. When we become children we allow ourselves to be led, in this case by the great love of Mary.

Those of us who truly love Mary are those who understand her with a child’s heart. The mystery of Mary becomes hidden for those who do not feel the heart of a child in the arms of our Heavenly Mother.

Mary will always be characterized by being a teaching of humility and purity of heart, in this way she comes to know the secrets of the Father. In this way she manages to copy Jesus in each one of his Consecrated.

Mary sees us as her children who have just come into the world who need warmth, love, food, care, for the love of their mother. She asks us to be tiny and to profess humility of heart, in this way we will be present in her heart.

Docility: this is another of the characteristics and virtues of Mary; She throughout her life proved to be a docile woman and was always at the disposal of the divine will.

This feeling of humility must prevail in our hearts because if we profess humility we will find ourselves guided by God, we will have teachings of providential events of daily living; With this, we will also not be aware of forcing or advancing God’s plans or time, nor will we stop them when they arrive.

Availability: Mary was always characterized by her disposition towards the things of God from the beginning and at the moment of conceiving the miracle of the Holy Spirit in her womb.

With the availability that we have in our hearts, we will be able to respond to the requirements of people in our daily lives; of those of us who must make the gospel known, to have the feeling of help and always have a heart ready to serve.

When people are docile to God, the feeling of disposition for others is present in their hearts, and feelings of help are born in them without expecting anything in return.

Availability is the internal attitude that is characterized by being in a tireless and kind way with our peers or neighbor. Jesus himself wants from us the willingness to give everything for others, just as he himself did for humanity on the cross.

He wants and demands that we have a true feeling of help and disposition with our neighbor. Just as his own mother was, who loved all her children with simplicity, generosity and total dedication.

Fidelity and firmness: the Virgin Mary always believed and obeyed God, she also showed adoration only to the Father, never to other Gods.

We must always be persevering and thus we will be faithful to what the relationship with the Alliance in the heart of the Virgin Mary demands of us. Likewise, we must feel true fidelity in difficult or difficult situations; We must not let ourselves be overcome by the various dilemmas that appear in our lives.

Perseverance and patience: these two virtues of Mary we must keep very present in our hearts. Likewise, we must have a life of real belief and surrender to God. The practice of perseverance must be present at times of difficult tests of daily life.

The Virgin Mary was always patient and persevering, in the face of the trials that were presented to her during her life. However, she was safe and confident because she had the support of the Eternal Father.

Perseverance is that it should not only be the love of God for a day, no, it should be a lifetime and growing and little by little. Jesus himself said: “He who perseveres to the end will be saved.”

With this virtue we will learn to handle our difficult situations and we will acquire patience in everything related to our daily difficulties; With this virtue we will master the natural impatience that overwhelms us and with patience we will learn to put into practice the teachings of Jesus Patient and Humble of Heart, who told us: “Through patience you will possess the earth “.

Life of prayer: Our Heavenly Mother always led a life of prayer, thereby always demonstrating the true faith she felt towards the Eternal Father.

Apart from the participation in the Mass or Eucharist of the faithful and believers, daily Communion is also important; and it is equally fundamental in his life to pray in all areas of life, and to do it daily or frequently.

The prayer must be done constantly, it can be done at any time of the day and in any place, although it is recommended to do it in a quiet place for greater concentration and communication with our Eternal Father.

We must also feel full confidence when praying, since we have to feel confident in achieving its objective depending on the reason for which it is done. In all ways, faith and trust in the divinity are important when praying.

We must remember the words of Jesus himself regarding the prayer or reading of his word when he told us: “Where there are two or more gathered in my name, there I am”.

All prayers are joys for God, especially the prayer of the liturgy. We can also mention the Holy Rosary as a special prayer to the Virgin Mary, which is a praise to our Heavenly Mother.

Likewise, when we do the Holy Rosary gradually or progressively, it is a form of union with God, and in this way our soul is freed from obstacles and leads us to holiness.

Spirit of sacrifice in the mystery of the Cross: Mary always had her north or direction through the ministry of the cross, at all times she felt grateful to God, through the death of her son for the redemption of the entire world, for such reason Mary was always his most faithful devotee.

Mary demands of us an exemplary life dedicated to dedication, humility, sacrifice; This is requested of each of her children as true believers in Christ. We as believers in him must always keep him present in our hearts and never abandon him.

When we cling to Mary we also assume that same obligation but smaller, and equally a large or small share of suffering is accepted; carrying on our shoulders the cross that Jesus places every day in our path, but always trusting that with her support and her power we will be able to overcome it.

Our sufferings and pains or sorrows must be lived taking into account the love of Christ, and remembering that he died for all humanity on the cross for the redemption of all.

How was Mary’s faith?

As the reader will know, faith is one of the theological virtues through which we have our belief in God as well as in all his teachings and the word that he revealed to us during the time he lasted on earth; and the one that the Church proposes to us, since God himself is true.

She always had the certainty of the existence of God the Father, she was a Jewish girl, she was educated in the faith of the Jewish people. She always believed in God all the time just like her family and relatives, she always saw that God was just and Almighty, and that it was revealed through the prophets to all the people of Israel.

Mary was always a servant and that is how she felt all her life, as the prophet Samuel manifested, who maintained: “The Lord made presence and called as the previous times: “Samuel, Samuel”. To which Samuel replied: Speak, your servant listens. At this time she already recognized God as Father and Powerful.

In this statement we see how Mary felt like a creature before her own Father and Creator. She always recognized the power and authority of God, as well as the plans that He professed for her.

Mary professed a trust and inner peace that were always characteristic of the free acceptance of the mystery of the incarnation. All this was as a consequence of that strong faith that she possessed in her and that she received from her during her education between the ages of fourteen and fifteen, moments before the angel Gabriel made the miraculous announcement of her.

The Heavenly Mother was always sure of God’s love for her and that God loved her without having any merit just because she was his daughter and for this reason he owed her some obligations.

During the moment of the Annunciation, the foundations of Christian belief are affirmed. From the very moment of Mary’s yes, God’s will was accepted in her life, she assumed that first duty with her own Father.

Through these virtues of Mary we must keep in mind what our obligations are to fulfill towards our Creator. Very few believers today have plans for this in their lives.

Maria always felt very grateful for life, for being able to possess it, and for serving her Creator. Observing the life of Mary, we could ask the following questions, namely:

What does God need in general, at present, regarding the world and the Church? As for us, what will he need from each of us?

The answer to this should be in terms of the general and particular, we must have the discernment of the will of God the Father in our lives and we must accept the situations as they arise without showing off for the triumphs and achievements, as well as for the defeats or failures.

Likewise, what we can change we must fight for all the time; and what we cannot change we must accept with total and simple resignation, but feeling a joy within each one, willingly accepting the Father’s will or plan in our lives.

Mary was happy at all times, immensely happy, from the very moment of the Annunciation by the angel Gabriel, to the very Passion of Jesus Christ. She was characterized in being happy since she in all ways she always did the will of the Eternal Father.

She freely did the will of the Father, fully accepting the plans that God assigned her, always meditating on things in her heart and falling in love with God day by day, applying his commandments and accepting the beatitudes.

Also accepting any circumstance or consequence of the very nature of God, love and humanity itself, until the moment of his elevation to heaven in body and soul, from where he continues to profess great love for all his children.

In the document called Treatise on the Devotion of the Most Holy Mary, Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montfort makes reference to the true faith and authentic trust in God that he felt. He likewise affirms that God wishes to form children through Mary until the end of time.

We can see that there is always the father and the mother in terms of natural generation and the body, it also happens in the heavenly there is a Father who is God, a Mother who is Mary.

We must recognize our Universal Mother as such, since if we do not believe so, we do not have God in our hearts as Father either.

Likewise, the French saint continues to maintain that people considered unbelievers or heretics are characterized by not believing in the Virgin or despising her, they also try to minimize the love that is professed for her.

It is for this reason that in order for her to be praised, honored and praised as she deserves, we must make her known and repeat with the saints: Mary, Nunquam Satis, is not sufficiently known.

In the book La Virgen Nuestra Señora by Federico Suárez, in a specific chapter, Mary’s faith is also mentioned over her other virtues, she always believed in the mystery of the incarnation over anything, she always believed in it at all times, for such Elizabeth herself gave him praise for this reason.

In the Bible there is a great manifestation of faith, this is referred to the one that Abraham had, however it is not greater than the one demonstrated by the Virgin Mary herself. She never imagined the idea of ​​motherhood in her life, nor that such an event would happen in her future.

In Jewish customs, women were married early, so that in this way they could reproduce and continue the human species. However, the moment of the annunciation made by the Angel Gabriel changed his ideas in a sudden and even radical way.

Maria had no guarantee of what would happen. The idea of ​​a woman having a child without having met a man before would never have crossed her mind, unless it happened by natural law; She, much less, imagined that at some point she was the Mother of God and of all humanity.

From that moment, an enormous greatness that would surpass the human began to be demanded of her, an unlimited, certain and absolute true belief in the word of God the Father; as for the Incarnation.

Isabel’s husband, Zacarias; Due to a much minor situation, he resisted thinking that his wife, Isabel, could conceive a son at an advanced age. He didn’t enter into the possibility of his thoughts.

However, since the beginning of time, Mary was already full of grace for God’s plans and became the most humble creature that could exist. God demanded much more from Mary than from Abraham himself.

The Virgin Mary did not clearly understand the mystery of the Incarnation, however she absolutely believed in God and his enormous power, she also knew of the promises made to the Jewish people. She finally believed in what God planned for her and everything that the Angel of the Annunciation revealed to her.

At that moment, a great act of faith takes place with the affirmation and acceptance of the message sent to Mary by God through the Angel Gabriel. From that moment she accepted and believed absolutely everything that God communicated to her and the Word became man.

This internal growth as well as the maturity that occurs in Mary after the moment of the Incarnation is unspeakable. With this revelation God Himself brought her closer to Him.

In relation to the above, we can determine that faith is necessary in all spheres, both superior and supernatural. Due to the above, it is the reason why Elizabeth, seeing Mary’s great faith, praises her and professes at the time of her visit: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”

Faith is such an important virtue in the life of any believer or human being, it was the cause of changing the face of the earth by a large number of men with characteristics of lack of studies, without relationships or influences; they achieved it only with that enormous weapon such as faith in Jesus Christ.

The apostles themselves possessed nothing more than faith. Similarly, the preaching of St. Paul was rooted entirely in faith. Likewise, Saint John with tenderness and security pointed out: “for everything that has been born of God overcomes the world. And what has achieved victory over the world is faith.”

In relation to the above “Jesus commented: can I? And the answer always is and will be: “everything is possible to the one who has faith”.

At the time of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, the Jews themselves questioned Jesus Christ about what they should do so that God would be pleased or happy. Jesus himself told them: “The work of God is, that you believe in the Son of God, who has been sent.”

Today the virtue of faith has become in many Christians or believers to be a minimal virtue that has little influence on the daily life of people, despite the fact that Jesus himself made enough insistence on it both to his disciples and to all humanity, since it is a key piece for the entrance to the Kingdom of God in Heaven.

Today there is a crack between different worlds; one is the lack of union that must be vital. No person should live her life without believing in anything, since this gradually leads to the cooling of the virtue of faith.

What guaranteed Mary that what was revealed by the Angel Gabriel would not be a meaningless dream?

Faith is not part of reasoning, no, it deals with a superior feeling, it is the true and sincere belief of the heart in God, his teachings and his own word based on the Biblical Scriptures.

It is important at all times to believe in God just as the Virgin Mary herself did and as a consequence of that and let us do the will of the Father; our grace will be greater and we will be closer to God; With this, as we are closer to Him, we will obtain more light and we will have more clarity and our faith will become stronger and more alive, as well as powerful.

Faith is also defined as something that we do not see but we know is there and that it exists, this is what Peter Wust joked about the audacious risk of faith.

Faith is a virtue that when we truly feel it makes us feel and have the will to believe, and through it it becomes alive, it penetrates our whole hearts and minds.

Faith is made to be lived and allowed to be absolutely and perfectly guided by it, just as the Virgin Mary herself lived it. Faith in a nutshell is the act of help between man exercising it and the power of God. It is also to have the certainty of what is not seen when we ask for something in prayer or wait for a response from our Heavenly Father.

Another of Mary’s virtues. Hope: What was she like? How did she experience it?

As we mentioned in previous paragraphs, the virtue of hope is another of the three theological virtues that we know according to the Catechism and the Catholic Church. This is the virtue that allows us to confidently hope to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life with God.

Through it we rely on the forces of the Spirit of God himself, and by the promises given by our Lord Jesus Christ. All this putting full trust in the divine forces of the Father. It becomes the longing that we feel placed in our hearts by God.

We can also define hope as the enjoyment of what we do not have, but with the full conviction that it will be achieved on earth and in heavenly and eternal life. It is also about an internal peace and the security of the final victory.

The scriptures are clear in relation to this since it is affirmed and advises us: “That hope should allow us to be happy and joyful; stay strong in trials, let us be persistent in prayer.”

This virtue also gives us strength to continue the fight in all aspects of our lives, work, health, family, children, marriage, etc. It is a symbol of firmness and joy.

The Virgin Mary in some moments of her life perceived hope, mainly in difficult moments that she went through, as well as moments of great suffering. Likewise, we must remember that she, Mary, reacted to what she lived through at the moments of the Passion of her own Son and before her Cross, at that moment she always felt the virtue of hope.

During the time of pain that any Christian or believer may be going through in their life, through the virtue of hope they will be able to feel the presence of Jesus Christ. Christians often identify with the Cross of Jesus, since it represents Christ himself, not because of the suffering that it represents.

At the moment of Christ’s passion, Mary never tried to get out of the situation, on the contrary, she obtained true relief in her Son, through the promises and the hope that God professed for her as Almighty.

On many occasions, Mary went through pain that she divinized at certain moments, however when she could not do so, she found comfort and relief in her own Son Jesus Christ, and it gave her strength to continue forward and hope with the virtue of hope, that in this type of situations is characteristic.

Man today is immersed in the culture of death, suffering and pain. With this he loses the option to be close to Jesus Christ, to feel his strength and to grow in overcoming struggles for a better situation.

Likewise, in this stage, the Virgin also stood firm on the Cross, unlike the disciples who did not stand firm. Unlike what we said, María at all times remained serene, firm, self-sacrificing until the final moment, she never gave up since she was aware that hard situations are overcome like tired soldiers.

Mary’s behavior at all times was practical, feminine, she was always present, she was never afraid, she was always hopeful with the strength that her own Son Jesus gave her.

As advice before these teachings we must by all means imitate the Virgin in relation to her behavior in the face of the difficulties she experienced, the pain, the illness, the suffering of others and of herself. We should never run away from situations no matter how hard and difficult they may be.

We must ask for her help and strength so as not to decline in difficult moments of our lives, she gave us the most beautiful example in life of the path we must follow and in these times of her powerful hand and divine protection.

Likewise, we must expect and live the glory of God and Heaven, which always determined us in his teachings, likewise let us always do his will. We must wait for the grace of God in every difficult moment of our life and through it continue to persevere all the time.

The virtue of hope has its origin in the life of Abraham as well as the model, also satisfied in Isaac, in relation to this the following is determined in the word:

“Based on hope, he assumed against all hope that he would be the father of many peoples, in relation to what was determined for him at the time: so will your offspring be.”

The virtue of hope was manifest from the beginning of the teachings of Jesus, which increases our hope to heaven and to the earth that God promised us; They lead us on the right path to it through the trials we experience daily.

This virtue is based on prayer basically on the Our Father. Through hope the Church asks that human beings be saved. We can also determine that this virtue is related to faith, a faith not in a dead Christ but in a Risen Christ.

We must be clear to all Christians and believers that we must wait and be clear that after the Cross there is the Resurrection. People must live Christianity with the certainty that we have the safe company of someone who supports us, gives us strength, helps us and that we are not alone at any time.

Nor should we feel alone in the face of both our own sin and the sins of others. What is sin? , it deals exclusively with the lack of love, for this reason it never had an entry into the life of Mary, since she was immaculate from the conception of the Son of God.

We must give ourselves with true love towards others and our neighbor, this is an act of justice. This was supported by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, she also maintained: “You have to give until it hurts.”

People must live with the security and hope that after death there is eternal life, and keep in mind that God will be waiting for us to receive us and offer us his hands and divine mercy.

How did Mary live the most important virtue of charity, according to Saint Paul?

This is one of the virtues of Mary, characterized by professing love for God above all, as well as love for our neighbor as ourselves, just as Jesus himself taught us. Jesus makes Charity a new commandment.

By means of this virtue of Charity, the faculty of humanity on love is assured and purified. our human faculty of love. Through this she is taken to the perfect and the supernatural that characterizes divine love.

Likewise, through this virtue we are asked to be benevolent, to do good selflessly and with generosity, love and communion. This virtue is characterized by the fact that with it everything is expected, believed, and endured.

This is rewarded with joy, peace, mercy. Saint Augustine maintained that the completion of the works we do must be love, this must be the north and we must walk towards it, so when we achieve it we will feel rest and repose.

In the book about María, it is about the theme of Isabel’s visit to María, but Santiago Martín treats it in the book as a journey of Charity.

Mary’s reason for visiting Elizabeth is clear that it was not human curiosity, nor helping others, but on the contrary, it was clearly religious motivation with which she practiced a specific charity work.

Mary’s trip to Judea, specifically to the mountain, can be seen as something very beautiful, since she would surely go in an attitude of meditation in her heart all the way from the very moment of the Archangel Gabriel’s Annunciation.

Maria herself felt motivated in her spirit to undertake that trip. Her meeting with her cousin Elizabeth was not just a coincidence, she knew very well that God himself had placed her cousin Elizabeth on the path so that she would share the blessing that was her object. through the Incarnation of the word.

It also constituted double joy since the Archangel Gabriel himself in the Annunciation also mentioned the advent of Elizabeth’s son who, as we all know, was John the Baptist.

Maria herself was clear that there was going to be a direct correlation between the two events that were presented to her. The fact that she visited her cousin created in her a supernatural and very extraordinary feeling, which only she could experience.

In the same way, Mary made the trip to her cousin Elizabeth as an obligation, a duty that she felt she had with the Father and that she should love Him as well as her neighbor, in this case it was represented in Elizabeth.

Mary acts in the same way in other situations mentioned in the Gospel itself, such as the wedding at Cana, when she feels compassion for the lack of wine at the time of the wedding. Likewise in the Passion of her own Son and the women who were with her at the time of her Son’s death.

Also moments before Pentecost, when he helped the disciples regarding the insecurity that they presented in relation to the Resurrection of his Son, also in the collaboration of everything he could do in the Church itself that was beginning to be created.

In the current moments we also see the love that the Virgin Mary continues to profess and we see it in the constant Marian apparitions, all of which show us the charity of Mary and the love that she professes towards all her children.

She continues in the daily struggle for the conversion of all humanity, so that we believe in her Son and accept him in our hearts. However, she is called in the Church with the title of Help of Christians, Lawyer, Help, even at the expense of our daily failures.

Mary was always accompanied at all times by prayer together with the action of doing good to the dispossessed and needy neighbor, as well as to those who were close to her.

Mary’s love was always characterized by being religiously motivated, her actions were based on her unconditional love for God, as well as for her neighbor and herself.

She always felt like a creature, a servant, she was also clear that she had duties towards God the Father and towards everyone else, especially those who were in a difficult situation or in extreme need, not only materially but also spiritually. .

In relation to the above is why we must keep in mind the experiences of Mary and apply them to our own lives as an example, we must advance in all aspects of our life in the family, work, in social relationships, in our nation, in church; always applying love and intelligence when knowing how to yield.

Likewise, we must apply at all times the union with Jesus Christ, who directs our lives and professes the love of Christ at all times, and respecting the norms established by the Catholic Church.

Love must be given without limitations, without expecting anything, love in forgiveness is characterized by knowing when it has to be applied and at what time, as established by John Paul II himself, who affirmed: “forgiveness to terrorists, it can be done, when there are guarantees of sincere repentance”.

Likewise, the Virgin Mary knew how to forgive the disciples at all times when she left the Cross of Christ, she also forgave the Jews who executed her own Son, as well as the Romans who nailed him to the Cross. She forgave them because despite her actions towards her Son, she professed love for them.

All this as a living example of the true belief in the Father God and she herself applied and professed that pure and true feeling such as love and forgiveness, since they go together in the actions of the human being.

She herself was a bearer of peace, for this reason there was a lot of unity around her, also due to her love for everyone and even for the disciples who were undecided in the Passion of Jesus.

Virtues of Mary: Humility and docility

Firstly, before developing this point, we will define the meaning of humility that is determined in The Dictionary of the Spanish Language, in which it is determined that humility is the virtue in terms of knowledge and own limitations and even weaknesses with knowledge itself.

In relation to the previous definition, it helps us to better understand the virtues of Mary. In her Magnificat expression, a beautiful expression of the virtue of humility is observed.

This feeling is reflected in her at the time of the test of acceptance of the Incarnation, and is affirmed at the time of the greeting of her cousin Elizabeth when she tells her: Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. .

The Magnificat is an open and manifest work of the feelings that Mary felt as well as the denomination of the relationship with God.

Mary, at the moment when her cousin Elizabeth praises Mary’s faith, feels joy and sincere humility. This expression of the Magnificat is a great and powerful praise to God, and a direct thanks to the goodness of the Creator God.

The Virgin Mary has a denomination or title before God as the ancilla domini, she is also the slave of the Lord, as she herself determined at the time of the revelation of the Archangel Gabriel of the Incarnation that would occur in her.

God does great things in Mary since he always saw in her a humble and insignificant girl. But still he was just as fixated on her purity and self-denial of her.

How was Mary able to practice humility with an excess of radicalism?

He managed to know how to apply this virtue since his heart and head were well placed and willing to obey. She was always clear that God had to be the first and she was a creature made by the Creator.

Likewise, he accepted that what was right and good came only from a gift from God. She was clear that the beauty and kindness of human beings came from their Creator, God the Father.

When Mary is chosen to bring the most beautiful and great blessing, she also required her to depart from the common life she led, in terms of the things of the world. María’s attitude in the face of strong and harsh situations in those times helped her to face everything with that humility that always characterized her.

Likewise, the virtues of Mary on humility served to affirm the mistakes of life without a single complaint, failing that, and contrary to that, she accepted situations with that same humility, always bearing in mind that God allowed everything for an unknown reason at that time.

It is of the utmost importance to practice the virtue of humility, since men, if they are true, manage to see the truth of things. In the human being, the feeling of arrogance or rage annihilates and destroys him and limits his ability to see realities, as well as those that require insight into the supernatural.

Man is often a prisoner of committing absurdities and mistakes in his life if he does not act with what he seems.

The Virgin Mary lived at all times pending the things of God and his plans for her, as well as the will of the Father. Because of such an attitude, she was clear of her insignificance, and she felt that she could not assume the responsibility that God assigned her, however she was guided and sustained by the hand of God at all times.

Only the human being who practices humility becomes docile, unlike the arrogant does not adjust or does not accept the divine plan of God, if he gets to know about it; since he does not accept or allow having to be under the command of a place that is not what he expects, or a situation less favorable than what he thinks he deserves.

We must always keep in mind that the direct connection between man and God is grace, this grace will only enter where there is a void or there is a need for it, according to the person who requires it.

As we said before humility is the truth of all things, for this reason the human being will be humble in the way we practice and be true in all areas of life. This humility is the transition quickly to sincerity.

The purity of Mary

As for the definition of purity, the Dictionary of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language defines it as pure quality and as a second option it defines it as virginity and maidenhood (relative to the maiden).

Through these denominations they allow us to delve into the mysteries related to the Immaculate Conception, the purity of Mary and the virgin birth.

Continuing with what is established in the book called: “Without Sin conceived” by the author Joseph Torras i Bages, which was printed for free, we can observe at the beginning of its content the determination that Mary is purity.

Mary was always characterized as the purest creature of God by divine decision and because of this it was God’s will that she carry her Son in her womb and with this Incarnation become man.

The 10 virtues of Mary

In relation to this point we are going to determine several virtues of Mary that we must keep in mind and learn from the Virgin herself as an example of the Church, we can determine these as follows:

1. Ardent love of Mary for God

Love for God is another of Mary’s virtues that we must keep in mind in our lives. Likewise, charity is cataloged as the main virtue that a human being can have. We must apply this feeling and live it with the holiest and purest love, equally applying the commandments, we must also flee from all kinds of sin and any moral guilt.

2. Humility

Our Heavenly Mother shows us that humility is characterized by first recognizing our smallness before the presence of God; teaches us to control our disordered desires of our daily life, we must also eradicate pride and self-vain glory; since these hinder grace.

3. Faith and acceptance of the Word of God

Mary was also always an example of true faith in God. In this way and seeing this living example of our Mother, we must be ready at all times to obey and to the divine gift of faith:

1. a) For the glory of God
2. b) So that we are led by the divine light
3. c) In order to be faithful to the plan of love for which God created us.
4. generous obedience

Many times human beings feel repulsive feelings towards obedience to others, this because of the person’s pride and self-esteem. However, with the example of the Virgin Mary, we can see that obedience provides us with unimaginable advantages such as the prevention of consequences due to self-love; takes us away from doubts.

5. caring charity

For some people, the practice of the virtue of charity is not having feelings of evil against others, however it is a failed charity; Likewise, for charity to be perfectly positive, it is not enough not to wish evil on our neighbor, but on the contrary, we must sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor.

Mary was always ready to profess generosity as defined in the account of Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, from the very moment that she rushed to profess charity, since in her womb she carried charity itself.

6. reflective wisdom

This feeling or virtue of wisdom has been lost a lot in these current times. We must also practice the state of withdrawal of the spirit that Mary gives us with her example, and through this maintain the valuable treasure of grace.

For this reason we recommend to the reader and to all believers that we must stay away from the negativities of the world and appreciate silence, since this is the moment when God the Father enters our hearts and we will be able to listen to his words and teachings.

7. Mary’s piety

At all times he fed on reading and prayer. He was at every opportunity lending to the fulfillment of his obligations and duties of religion; I always adore, praise and glorify her only with her feelings and professing the deepest respect for her.

We must also take this as a living example of Mary and we must always preserve and elevate the spirit of piety to have constant communion with God.

8. Patience and strength in pain

Likewise, the Virgin Mary always lives an example of serenity and patience regarding God’s plan for her. She always faced the difficulties of her life with these two virtues that were other virtues of Mary that she always characterized throughout her life.

We must persevere in patience during the hard times that come our way at the level of all areas of our lives. We must always keep these two virtues of Mary in mind at all times and fully trust in God to face any calamity.

9. Poverty and trust in the Lord

The Virgin Mary always understood the teachings of Jesus and in regard to this she affirmed: “If you want to be perfect, sell what you have and follow me”.

She always had a submissive attitude and always accepted the divine plan of God the Father; Mary’s poverty made her fully rich.

Due to the previous example, all believers and Christians must imitate the life that Mary led in order to be free and achieve our total surrender to God.

10. hope of mary

It is another of the virtues of Mary that was characterized in her by the supernatural that God the Father grants in the souls of his children, and through her we have full confidence in the help of heavenly eternity. This virtue was always placed in the first order by the Universal Mother herself, Mary Most Holy.

We also have to fill our spirit with hope, and the goodness of being the main foundation. This should serve as a living example in our lives and apply it to our daily difficulties, however great they may be.