Trustworthy, United with Our Lady
- DOM EUGENE BOYLAN, O.C.R.
It is, of course, true that Mary is not present within us in the same way as is her Son.
But her function as Mother, both in our regard and in that of Christ, ensures that her hand is always near and able to help us. Her ears are quick to hear us, and her eyes never lose sight of us. Our prayers need no words to carry them to her ears; the mere smile of our heart, the sigh of our soul, are seen by her immediately, and there need be no delay before she comes to our help.
She is the Refuge of sinners, the Comforter of the afflicted; she is the Mother of Perpetual Succor, the Mother of Divine Grace; she is the Mother of Christ and of us all. There is no one who need be afraid to speak to her of his needs, there is no one whose needs are beyond her powers, there is no one whose sins will turn her away from him.
There is no work, save that of sin, that may not be done under her eyes, and the true picture of the spiritual life lived in union with Mary is that of a child at work or at play, secure in the consciousness of his Mother seated within call, always ready to take an interest in his doings and never unable to help.
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Acknowledgement
Dom Eugene Boylan, O.C.R."Trustworthy, United with Our Lady." from Difficulties in Mental Prayer. (New Rochelle NY: Scepter Publishers, 1977).
This excerpt appeared in Magnificat in November 2016.
The Author
Dom Eugene Boylan, O.C.R., (1904-1964) was an Irish-born Trappist monk and writer. He is the author of This Tremendous Lover and Difficulties in Mental Prayer, which became international bestsellers and were translated into many languages. In 1962 he was elected the fourth abbot of Mount St. Joseph Abbey in Roscrea, Ireland. Two years later he died in an automobile accident.
