Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega

All things begin in Jesus and all things should end in Jesus. It is the same for your life, little one. You were created in Him and everything you do must end in Him. But to be found wholly in Christ, you must wholly belong to His Mother. You cannot separate the two. So during prayer as you implore the mercy of God, you move through Mary...you beg through Mary, and you will receive through Mary. As you seek to serve God, it is best that you ask her to look with favor on your offerings of the body and soul...that she may help purify your intentions and ask her Spouse to burn away all impurity in order to present the sacrifices worthy of acceptance by her Son.

Approach the throne of your Savior-King with the heart of His Queen. Ask for all that she was and is...she who was formed in the school of Jesus. Mary is the perfect saint-model. At every opportunity, she said yes to God, whether it was the great Fiat at the Annunciation or the quiet solitude that remained her witness for thirty years. It is in your imitation of Mary that your imitation of Christ will reach its fullness during your life on earth. For her lips to utter the Holy Name of her child gave such sweet worship to the Lord. For her hands to carry the bundled baby from the manger and the same bloodied body from the Cross, there was no greater act of trust than for God Himself to surrender Himself to the care of this woman.

Her mission began in Him and it ended in Him. Jesus was Mary's Alpha and Mary's Omega. And you, child - what about you? Is He your Omega as well? Has your love for Christ been growing over the years, as the days pass and you journey closer to the end of your world? Will each action...each devotion...all of your life, really...will it all end with as much "gusto" as it began? Pray, little one. Pray that it will. That you will experience a continous outpouring of grace to persevere...to be filled with all that the Father wants to give you.

Day by day
O dear Lord, three things I pray
To see Thee more clearly
To love Thee more dearly
To follow Thee more nearly
Day by day

"So, my friends, we are assured of entering the Sanctuary by the blood of Jesus who opened for us this new and living way passing through the curtain, that is, His body. Because we have a high priest in charge of the House of God, let us approach with a sincere heart, with full faith, interiorly cleansed from a bad conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Let us hold fast to our hope without wavering, because He who promised is faithful. Let us consider how we may spur one another to love and good works. Do not abandon the assemblies as some of you do, but encourage one another, and all the more since the Day is drawing near." (Heb. 10:19-25)