Appendix Consecration to Mary Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Entire consecration to Mary constitutes an essential element of filial and apostolic devotion to Mary considered as a participation in the filial love of Jesus towards His Mother as taught in this book. It is therefore important to make this consecration a

Part IV: My Soldier Apostolic Prayer Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary: My child, do you realize that in whatever circumstances you may be you have at your disposal a most efficacious weapon for apostolic action: prayer? You believe doubtless that the salvation of souls can be advanced by prayer as

Part IV: My Soldier Your Ideal Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Jesus: My brother, do you understand the gift which I made in revealing to you the mystery of My filial love for My Mother? When I called you to give yourself entirely to her as I did, you saw in

Part IV: My Soldier At Thy Word I Will Let Down the Net Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary You are beginning to understand by what means you may carry on your apostolate, but you are far from understanding with what confidence you should go about it. Sometimes, as you think

Part IV: My Soldier Those Who Teach Me . . . Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary My child, Jesus has brought you to me so that, once you have become my child of predilection, you may also become my apostle. Everything you undertake under my direction, He will bless. Yet

Part IV: My Soldier In Union There Is Strength Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary My child, do not remain isolated. Join with others who have the same apostolic aspirations as yourself. Keeping the sacred fire of the apostolate buried in the depths of your soul will smother it. By speaking

Part IV: My Soldier The Saving Word Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary: My child, learn to speak as an apostle, in order to spread the spirit of Christ about you. Do not say, “I have no opportunity of doing so.” The opportunity exists, look for it: if none exists, create

Part IV: My Soldier Preaching by Your Life Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary My child, the indirect apostolate of prayer and suffering is marvelously fruitful, but you must join to it the direct action of soul upon soul. You think I mean the apostolate of the word. That is important,

Part IV: My Soldier The Redeeming Cross Madonna and Child – Bartolome Esteban Murillo – 1670 Mary My child, listen and try to understand. I wish to teach you a doctrine which is all the more difficult to grasp because you imagine you are quite familiar with it: the doctrine of salvation by the cross.