Mary and the End of the Age
One
The salvation of the world was begun through Mary. It will be brought to fulfillment by her. In the first coming of Christ she kept herself mostly in the shadows, so that men—who then knew little about her Son—might not wander from him, and from truth, by attaching themselves too closely and too strongly to her…Mary must be made better and better known, however, in the second coming of Christ—so that Christ may be better known, loved, and served. There is no longer any reason to keep Our Lady in the background.
The Holy Spirit will see to it that his masterpiece is discovered, and known to all the world, in these latter days…Mary is the dawn which precedes and discloses the Sun of Justice, Christ, Our Lord. She must be seen by all, so that Christ will be seen. She is the way by which Christ came to us the first time. She is the way by which he will come the second time… Mary is the safe path, the direct road, the immaculate highway we must travel to find Jesus… He who finds Mary, finds Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life. But one cannot find Mary unless he seek her; and he cannot seek her unless he knows her, for nobody searches for an unknown thing. Therefore Mary has to be better known than ever—that the Holy Trinity may be better known and loved.
Two
Mary must shine more brightly than ever in mercy, in power, and in grace—mercy, that she may save sinners; power, that she may disperse and crush the enemies of God, who will rise in terrible wrath against her children; and grace, that she may inspire and strengthen those fighting in her cause. She must be as terrible as an army in battle array to the devil and his hosts, especially in these last years of the world. For then Satan, knowing he has little time left, will redouble his efforts to win souls for hell. He will increase his cruel persecutions. And to the true children of Mary, whom he finds harder to overcome than all others, he will offer the most cunning and the most terrible temptations. One must recall and understand the awful words God spoke to the serpent in Eden…“I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; she will crush thy head, and thou wilt put snares to her heel.” God has declared only one war; but it is an eternal war; and he fights it relentlessly and without any kind of forgiveness. It will increase in bitterness as the earth approaches its end. It is the war between Mary and the devil; between the children and servants of Mary and the children and servants of Lucifer. God has made his mother the devil’s fiercest foe…
Three
Her might will be seen especially in those years when Satan will lay his snares against her heel. By her heel is meant her humble slaves, the poor children she will use in her army against the infernal foe. They will be little in the eyes of the world, poor, and humble—like the heel, which is small and humble, and is trodden upon by the body. However, these little ones who comprise Our Lady’s heel will be rich in the grace of God, which Mary will give them. They will be most holy. They will be superior to all other creatures by reason of their zeal. And they will be so strongly armed that, in union with Mary, they will crush the devil’s head—with the humility of the heel—and proclaim the triumph of Jesus Christ.
Four
To sum up, God wants his mother to be better known, and to be more loved and honored than she has ever been. And this will be accomplished, if the chosen ones, with the grace and light of the Holy Spirit, take up the practice I will disclose to them in the following pages. Then they will see this lovely Star of the Sea as clearly as their faith permits; and she will guide them into a safe harbor despite all perils. They will know the grandeurs of their sovereign lady. They will consecrate themselves entirely to her, as her subjects, her slaves of love. They will know the delight of her favors, her tenderness, her motherly care. And they will love her as simply as children love their mother. They will realize how much they need her help. They will know the abundance of her mercies. They will go to her in all things as to their dear advocate. They will realize she is the shortest, safest, straightest, easiest route to Jesus; the perfect route. They will deliver themselves to Mary, body and soul, without any reserve, that they may belong in the same manner to her Son.
Five
What will the children of Mary be like? They will be like thunderclouds flying through the air at the slightest breathe of the Holy Spirit. Attached to nothing, surprised at nothing, troubled at nothing…They will thunder against sin…They will strike the devil and his legions with their lightning…They will walk in the footsteps of Christ’s charity, poverty, humility, and contempt of the world. They will show the narrow path to God. They will not be guided by worldly standards, fears, or cares. They will fear no human being, no matter how mighty or fearful he may be. The two-edged sword of the word of God will be carried in their mouths as in a scabbard. Their shoulders will bear the blood-stained standard of the Cross. In their right hands they will hold the Crucifix, and in their left the rosary. The holy names of Jesus and Mary will be written in their hearts. The simplicity and self-sacrifice of Jesus Christ will be reflected in their whole behavior.
Consecration to Mary by St. Maximilian Kolbe:
O Immaculate, Queen of heaven and earth, Refuge of sinners and our most Merciful Mother: You to whom God entrusted the entire order of mercy: I,…unworthy sinner, prostrate myself at your feet, humbly imploring you to accept my whole and entire self as your possession and property, and to dispose of me, of all my faculties of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, as it pleases you.
Make use of me if such be your will, entirely without reserve to bring about that which was said of you: “She will crush your head,” and again, “You alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world,” so that in your Immaculate and Merciful hands, I might become a useful instrument towards implanting and developing your glory in a most eminent degree in the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus become instrumental in the spreading the sweet Kingdom of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, for wherever you enter, there you obtain the grace of conversion – since through your hands flow all the graces from the Sweetest Heart of Jesus.
Grant that I may praise you, O Sacred Virgin,
Give me strength against your enemies!