The Immaculate Heart of Mary of Trust
How did the veneration to
Mary of Trust bloom and become veneration to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary of Trust? Let us listen to Bishop Giaquinta
himself as he shared with us in 1992.
“I had a desire in my heart to delve
into the mystery of the relationship of Mary with us. As I was
meditating on and deepening the bond between Mary and us, it
came spontaneously to me to think of the heart of a mother, a
heart that is on fire, in love with God and with us. So…I
thought of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Trust! It is not
a matter of having another celebration, but of trying to more
deeply understand the meaning of our devotion and to express it
to the best of our ability. The invocation that we well know “O
Immaculate Heart of Mary… give trust…” says it all. It is the
result of personal meditation or of a light from above. I
desired to have a heart painted on the picture; I wanted to have
an image that would represent my insight: Jesus pointing to the
heart of Mary! I asked the Franciscan sisters in Via Giusti –
who were the ones who painted the images of Mary of Trust in the
Seminary- to introduce the new element of the heart in the same
image of Mary of Trust. Several people helped, but I was not
satisfied with the paintings. Finally the image that we have
was painted: it is the original picture of Our Lady of Trust
with the Son to Mary’s heart. Even though the image did not
perfectly respond to what I was dreaming for, I was happy with
it
In the prayer to our Lady of Trust that I composed, I
mentioned the heart of Mary two times:
1.
“To your feet we come, O Virgin of Trust, to pour out to
the heart of a mother our wishes and failings”
2.
“But your motherly look which follows us as well as your
immaculate heart which your Son points out to us), opens our
souls to a new feeling: the assurance of your help.”
You wonder, “Why this preference for the Immaculate heart of
Mary of Trust?” There is basic reason: as members of the Pro
Sanctity Family, as people devoted to maximal love, as
consecrated or committed members, we try to see the core of
matters, to go deep into matters, to avoid remaining at the
surface. We celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
on the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday.” Our Founder made it
clear, “Saturday is the priestly celebration of our Lady of
Trust; Sunday is the celebration of the people of God, a
priestly people, too, born from the ordained priesthood.” And
so he prayed, “Thank you, Jesus, for helping us understand it.
Give us an intense love for you and for Your Mother; grant this
love to us priests and to those who are born from our
priesthood.”
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Our Lady of TrustBrief History of the
picture of Our Lady of Trust
Mary's love for God and for us
Feast of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary Trust
Prayer to Our Lady of Trust
Servant of God Bishop Giaquinta's
devotion to Mary, Mother of God and our Mother
Veneration to Mary of Trust
becomes veneration of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary of Trust
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