Ever wondered about the role of Mary in the consecrated religious life? In this episode, we explore how the French school of spirituality—and particularly that of St. John Eudes, with which St. Jeanne Jugan (foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor) was deeply imbued—invites us to see Mary not only as the Mother of Jesus, but also as the formator of Christ’s life within each of us. As Mary gave flesh to Jesus in her womb, so she continues to form Him spiritually within our hearts.
Through her maternal tenderness and perfect cooperation with the Holy Spirit, Mary helps us interiorly “put on” Jesus—His thoughts, virtues, and desires. This formation is not sentimental devotion, but a transformative union: to live as Jesus lived, love as He loved, and offer ourselves as He offered Himself to the Father.
Ultimately, this episode invites vocation discerners, consecrated religious, and all seekers of holiness to let Mary be their teacher and mother in the interior life; to allow her, with the Holy Spirit, to fashion Jesus within each of us.
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