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“Hail Mary, full of grace.” We often repeat these words as part of the prayer for many different daily devotionals, such as the Angelus, the Rosary, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. When applied to the Blessed Mother, it is easy to see how she is full of grace, but have you ever thought about what it means for you to be “full of grace”? In the same way that the Blessed Mother leads us to her Son to grow in a relationship with Him, she also teaches us how to be grace-filled women. When coupled with St. Paul’s writings that outline the Christian virtues, we have a blueprint for being “full of grace” in our own lives.
Talk with God: Consider your vocation or how God has called you to live your life (i.e., a wife, a mother, a religious, a consecrated person, or a single person.) Ask Him to show you how to grow in holiness so that you may reach perfection in your state of life.
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Perfection
At face value, the word “perfect” might sound hopeless, but when placed into the context of our faith, it becomes more achievable. St. Louis de Montfort wrote, “All our perfection consists in being conformed, united, and consecrated to Jesus Christ; and therefore, the most perfect of all devotions is, without any doubt, that which the most perfectly conforms, unites, and consecrates us to Jesus Christ. Now, Mary being the most conformed of all creatures to Jesus Christ, it follows that, of all devotions, that which most consecrates and conforms the soul to our Lord is devotion to His holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to Mary, the more is it consecrated to Jesus.” While we may not yet be perfectly conformed to God at this moment, the ways that we grow in holiness come from striving for perfection. Also, placing ourselves in the Blessed Mother’s hands will help us grow to be full of grace in each of our vocations.
Talk with God: Consider your vocation or how God has called you to live your life (i.e., a wife, a mother, a religious, a consecrated person, or a single person.) Ask Him to show you how to grow in holiness so that you may reach perfection in your state of life.
Humility
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12 Ways A Woman Can Be Full Of Grace - Catholic-Link
How can a Catholic woman be full of grace just as Mary was? Learn from this insight and grow in virtue and holiness
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