The Wise, find Jesus with His Mother

De Maria | 01/05/2016

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Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him…..11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: ….

To Jesus through Mary

It’s a New Year, make it a resolution to consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary.

Imitation of Jesus

You do know that Jesus consecrated Himself to Mary, right? To be more precise, God consecrated her to Himself.

What is consecration? It is dedication. Literally, dedication to the Sacred. “Con” means “with” and “secrat” means “sacred” or “holy”. So, the word literally means “joined with the sacred”.

How did He consecrate her to Himself

By His Word. In Catholic Sacred Tradition, Mary is known as the Daughter of the Father, the Mother of the Son and the Spouse of the Holy Spirit.

Every Person of the Divine Trinity has joined her to Himself in an especially holy dedication.

Therefore, the Wise find God with and through Mary

1 Corinthians 1:21 For since in the wisdom of God the world did not come to know God through wisdom, it was the will of God through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who have faith.

The Wisdom of God is found in the Catholic Church. Don’t seek God nor Christ through ordinary human wisdom. Those who are wise with the Wisdom of God, find Jesus, through Mary.

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About the Author

De Maria

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My name is not, De Maria. But De Maria is who I am. About 30 years ago, the internet was new. And many of us, including my wife and I, considered it the Beast of Revelations. Therefore, we stayed off of it. But, one day, after experiencing a very powerful conversion back to the Catholic Church and the Spirit, being strong within me, made me yearn to teach the Faith. Little did I know, how little I knew about the Faith I practiced.

Becoming a Catechism teacher took me back to the days when I was young and hungry for knowledge. But in those days, no one wanted to be bothered answering my questions. And I believe that is one of the reasons why I fell away. No one could explain the Faith to me in a manner that was satisfactory. I didn't want to be that type of Catechist. I wanted to understand so that I could pass on my understanding. But it soon became obvious to me, that I didn't understand very much at all.

Then, one day, someone said, "why don't you ask for explanations on the Internet? There are lots of knowledgeable people there." So, I investigated. And, thanks be to God, I found a now defunct website for Catechists. I learned so much from them. I can't ever repay them.

But, back to my pen name, De Maria. Back then, most of us distrusted the Internet. And this forum for Catechists did not permit us to use our real names. They required pen names. So, since I love Our Lady, I took her name. (I am a guy, by the way.) In the grand tradition of male Saints who have adopted Our Lady's name, for instance, St. Louis "Marie" de Montfort and St. Alphonsus "Marie" de Liquori. And that's who I am. I believe that I belong to Mary and that I am sent by her to preach about her Son.

Besides this website, I have two more. Washed, justified and sanctified in the Sacraments of the Catholic Church and CatholicBibleTalk.