THE VOICE OF TRUTH PART 706 - LEARNING THE TWELVE VIRTUES OF THE VIRGIN MARY

THE VOICE OF TRUTH PART 706 - LEARNING THE TWELVE VIRTUES OF THE VIRGIN MARY

LEARNING THE VIRTUES

12 VIRTUES OF MOTHER MARY

Today, God wants me to share with all humanity about the Virgin Mary, whom God the Father placed in His work from the very beginning. It is through her cooperation in the work of Redemption by God the Son that we, humanity, received the grace of salvation. The Virgin Mary is the Mother of God because she conceived the Only Son of God who came down to earth as man, under the action of the Holy Spirit, when the angel announced the good news to her. The obedience of the Virgin Mary to God has become a shining example for humanity to follow, after the example of obedience of Jesus Christ. Because she obeyed God completely, she lived fully the laws and virtues that God desires in His children. Over time, the Church has listed 12 virtues with many symbolic meanings about her: 12 virtues forming the crown of 12 glorious stars that God rewarded the woman who was very pleasing to Him, as mentioned by the Apostle Saint John in the Book of Revelation: “a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars” (Rev 12:1).

Today, on the feast day of the Mother of God, God allows me to share with all humanity about the 12 virtues of the Virgin Mary, first of all, to praise God, who gave her to humanity according to His mysterious plan. Next is to praise the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God, the Mother of humanity. We thank God, and we thank Mother Mary for her absolute obedience to God with profound love, so that today, we can follow the example of her virtues and walk confidently on the path to holiness.

Today is also the first day of the new year, God wants to invite all humanity to close the past year with the sins and weaknesses that God has forgiven, and now begin a new year with the resolution to ask for the grace of humility and self-abasement, to fill the empty house of each person with the virtues learned from Mother Mary. That is also the gift Mother Mary wants to send to her children, along with a blessing for all humanity on the first day of the new year.

Esteemed listeners and viewers,

Through the Holy Scripture and the Present Word of God, God, through the teachings of the Church, distinguishes for the children of humanity the twelve virtues of Mother Mary as the result of the number 3 multiplied by the number 4:

The number 3 speaks of communion: communion in the Holy Trinity, three-dimensional communion (between man and God; between man and man; and between man and other creatures), communion in the Church community (the Church Triumphant, the Church Militant, and the Church Suffering).

The number 4 speaks of the four corners of the earth, meaning the whole world. Thus, 3 multiplied by four equals 12, 12 is a very complete way of speaking about one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. “Our Lady is the Mother of the pilgrim Church and the Mother of the angels.

In this new era, when the Lord allows angels to descend to earth to accompany humans in driving out and bringing the demons back to God and leading souls back to Him, the 12 virtues of Mother Mary shine throughout the universe, and all creation must reverently contemplate her with the theological virtues: Faith - Hope - Charity; the cardinal virtues: Prudence - Fortitude - Justice - Temperance; the evangelical counsels: Obedience - Poverty - Chastity; and the virtues following the example of Jesus: Meekness and Humility.

I would like to begin with the three theological virtues:

First is FAITH

The obedience of the Virgin Mary originates from faith itself. From the very beginning, when God the Father placed the Virgin Mary in His work of salvation, He certainly bestowed upon her full grace from the moment of her birth until she was assumed into heaven, body and soul.

Indeed, if the patriarch Abraham is called the father of believers, then today God reveals that Mother Mary is the Mother of believers, of those who hope in God. For Mother Mary is a special and perfect creature that God created. She was arranged by God to be born into a family that feared God: the family of Joachim and Anne. Even when she was young, the Spirit of God worked upon her, so she grew in wisdom, with absolute but not blind faith. The wisdom of the Spirit helped her discern and choose according to God's holy will.

This means that her faith must have originated from the grace God bestowed upon her. He granted her a powerful faith in His love. Although she absorbed the Jewish faith, the faith of her people, who were awaiting the Messiah - the One who would come in power to deliver them from misery. She also thought that the Messiah must reside in a magnificent, splendid, and noble palace. But when the angel Gabriel came to her, saying: You will conceive a son, and he will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. Then her faith burst forth: So the Messiah will not come with power, but He is within her womb, a simple, poor young woman, and then born in poverty. From this point, her faith grew in the way God desired. She walked with her Son in His mystery of self-emptying; at that time, her faith blossomed even more, becoming superior to all other creatures: because she truly received a Messiah unlike what she and her people had previously thought. At this very moment, God came to her in the way of self-emptying that she still believed in. He emptied Himself when born from her womb, when living a simple, poor life like hers. And from then on, each day she also followed in her Son's footsteps, emptying her own life to become conformed to Him, accepting all hardships and difficulties, joyfully walking according to His holy will.

Accepting to be the Mother of God also meant she began to accept all the hardships and difficulties, the very great sacrifices for her life on the journey with the Son of God, in His mystery of self-emptying from the difficult stable in Bethlehem, migrating through the foreign land of Egypt, returning to her hometown of Nazareth, and finally to the summit of Mount Calvary.

Therefore, God the Father desires that His children from this moment forward be the warriors of light of Mother Mary, for she is chosen as the commander in this new era to confront Satan. For when we have absolute faith in God and in His supreme power, nothing can separate us from that faith.

Through the faith of the Mother, God invites people today, no matter what circumstances they live in, no matter what happens in their lives, to remain peaceful, to rest assured and trust in God's providence over their lives. And because the grace of faith is a free gift from God, we must implore God every day. Ask for the grace of Faith for me so that I may always steadfastly follow the Lord and never for a moment become discouraged or disheartened.

Indeed, faith is a gift from God, but humans are completely free to accept or reject it. So let each of us examine ourselves: has our heart opened up to receive the grace of faith that God gives? What is that faith? It is believing in an Eternal and Self-Existent God, a God of absolute infinite power, the Creator of heaven and earth and all things, and the Giver of life to humans and all things, believing that God is love, a Father full of mercy, and that all people are brothers and sisters to one another. And if anyone has attained that faith, God wants each person to examine whether they have lived that faith yet? And how have they lived it?

The second virtue is HOPE

Faith is the necessary condition and a prerequisite for hope to flourish in the spirit of God. So how did Mother Mary live the virtue of hope in her life?

She relied entirely on the almighty God, stemming from her intense faith in God. She believed that God could do all things, so when facing the difficulties and trials that God the Father allowed to happen in this earthly life, she still joyfully and peacefully accepted everything.

First, there was her pregnancy without a husband; then, giving birth to the Son of God in a stable; then, being persecuted, driven out, and sought to be killed; then, being prophesied that she would suffer because "a sword will pierce your own soul too"; then, losing her son and searching for him with worry and confusion; then, when her son was cursed by people as being out of his mind and insane; and the final battle was the ultimate suffering when she saw her son being persecuted, driven out, condemned, and killed on the cross.

All these things happening to an ordinary person would inevitably lead to disappointment and discouragement, losing faith in God. But in her, with absolute trust in God as the Almighty, she believed God could do all things and was faithful to His promises, and she believed in God's love that would save humanity in many different ways. Therefore, she stood tall beside the Cross, silently received her son's body into her arms, and continued walking the path, hoping, trusting, and patiently waiting for the silence of her son in the tomb. Because she hoped, she understood God's silence with humanity in His every step. As she witnessed: "While all things were in quiet silence, and night was in the midst of her swift course, Your all-powerful word leaped from heaven, from the royal throne," (Wisdom 18:14-15). Similarly, when her son was in the tomb for three days, she hoped and waited for the day her son would rise. She believed this because she had listened to His teachings: "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Facing Mother Mary's hope and trust in God, the Mother of God, what about the children of God today?

- Have we completely trusted and hoped in the almighty God, or are we still fearful and confused when encountering difficulties and trials?

- Have we hoped and trusted, running to God to ask Him to guide us step by step on how to live in a way that pleases Him?

- Have we known how to pray and unite intimately with God, asking the Holy Spirit to enlighten us to do what God the Father has taught, like Mother Mary and Saint Joseph?

Let each person examine how they have lived the virtue of Hope. If anyone professes absolute faith in God, they must completely hope in Him: Do not worry, do not retreat, do not give up, do not be sad, suffer, or despair anymore. Hope in God, run to Him, for He is truly present, and His existence is infinitely powerful. Do not demand that you must see God to believe, or grasp Him to hope. For truly, weak and sinful humans cannot see God, the infinitely majestic and brilliant One, with physical eyes. Therefore, humbly lower yourself and listen to God's word, open your heart to receive His word.

Today, through the hope of the Virgin Mary, God the Father wants humanity to quiet their hearts, to re-examine their way of life, to see how they have lived the hope and trust in God, in order to resolve to change their lives and ask God to grant them the grace of hope in the almighty God and His Most Holy Mother.

The third virtue is CHARITY

Faith and Hope are two virtues that exist as one in the Virgin Mary and cause her love for God to flourish.

To understand more about what charity is like, I invite the community to listen to the Hymn of Charity by Saint Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not charity, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not charity, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not charity, I gain nothing.

Charity is patient and kind; charity does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Charity bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Charity never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and charity abide, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Through this hymn, looking at the life of the Virgin Mary, God shows humanity that: From absolute Faith and Hope, a perfect love for God was born in her. And it is from that love that she always lived and pleased God, even though she also encountered difficulties and trials in her daily life. Because she dedicated her pure heart entirely to God and her neighbors, a complete love, and that was expressed through her actions.

Charity for God is:

- Firstly, through her complete obedience to God's will, accepting all difficulties in life with peace and joy.

- Secondly, through her love for God's word and teaching and educating Jesus to love His word.

- Thirdly, through her pondering and reflecting in her heart on the events that occurred in her life.

What about charity for others?

- Firstly, her love for others is shown through her living in harmony with everyone in her family, as well as with her neighbors where she lived.

- Secondly, after receiving the Annunciation, she quickly and eagerly set out to visit her cousin Elisabeth, and she showed that love through silent service like a servant, not fearing hardship.

- Thirdly, she showed empathy, concern, and thoughtfulness with a loving heart at the wedding at Cana. Although Jesus said: “What does this have to do with me and you, my hour has not yet come…” Mary was not saddened or doubtful, but remained steadfast in her love and trust in her Son: “Do whatever he tells you.” because she was sure that God would do what He saw necessary out of love and concern for the newlyweds. It was thanks to her love for the newlyweds, and thanks to her wonderful faith, that God made man performed His first miracle.

- Fourth, the love of Mary is expressed through her offering of her only beloved Son to die on the cross to save humanity. That is the perfect love she has for God and for all mankind.

Contemplating the virtue of love in the Virgin Mary, we are invited to live fully God's Law of Love, which is to love God above all things and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Let us follow Mary's example of always dedicating our whole heart to God and to our neighbor. Through this, she invites her children to examine their consciences, repent, and recognize their sins. Sins against God and sins against our brothers and sisters.

-With God: Have I loved Him above all things? Or am I indifferent, or deliberately pushing God aside, to listen to Satan's temptations and remain stuck in their passions?

Have I known how to serve God every day, every moment of my life, or am I still engrossed in worldly affairs, preoccupied with getting rich, enjoying myself, worrying about life, and not wanting God to care for me?

God has reminded me so many times: cast all your worries into His hands, He will help you; come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest and nourishment. Have I done that yet?

Towards our neighbor:

Am I still self-centered, still considering myself the center of the universe, forgetting that God is the Lord of all, forgetting the suffering brother next to me, or treating my brothers and sisters as my enemies, harboring hatred, jealousy, envy, rivalry, resentment towards each other, gossiping about each other, deceiving each other, killing each other?

Have I forgotten that everyone is a child of God the Father, and that everyone is brothers and sisters in one family, the family of humanity, the family of God, so that I am only selfishly providing for my own small family?

The fourth virtue is WISDOM

Saint Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians taught about wisdom as follows: “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” (1 Cor 3:18-20)

Why is it said that Mary possessed the virtue of wisdom? Because she always chose according to God's will. We see that she accepts God's will first because she has absolute faith in the almighty God, believing that living according to God's will brings true peace and happiness, because God knows what is best for man.

God's wisdom is simplicity, gentleness, and humility. Wisdom that comes from God is having the Spirit of God working to make people obedient before God through obedience and listening to the Word of God and putting it into practice. Wisdom that comes from God is giving and bestowing what God has given us, becoming nothing, being willing to die to our ego, to die to our own self in order to live for and for the love of others. What the world considers foolish is wisdom before God. Humanity has witnessed this example not only in Mary but also in the ranks of saints, and in reality, in those who are walking in the new work of the Holy Spirit. Accepting all the insults of the world in exchange for the happiness of Heaven hereafter. That is the wisdom of the children of the Kingdom of Heaven.

The Church proclaims “Our Lady is the Seat of Wisdom”: meaning where the Seat of Wisdom, which is God, resides and reigns in her. Because she is a creature granted the special grace of the Immaculate Conception by God from the moment she was created. The grace of her virginal conception helped her obtain the wisdom of the Spirit of God. The Spirit of the Holy Spirit overshadowed her, protecting her from worldly concerns, from dependence on material things and earthly possessions, and from caring about fame, wealth, and pleasure. And thus, she wisely chose to enter into God's work of Salvation. Setting an example for people today who are called by God into His work of Sanctification. She wants to urge her children: “Do not choose worldly wisdom, but choose the wisdom of God by following her example of absolute obedience to God, and abandon the self-centered way of life that only cares for oneself, in order to reach out to others.” You know that the work of Sanctification by the Holy Spirit has progressed through a stage. If you allow the wisdom of God to guide you, He Himself will lead you to the complete truth. If you kneel down and ask the Child Jesus, her Son, to grant you the grace of humility and self-abasement so that you may courageously come to His work in this world, right here in this country of Vietnam, then He will grant you His true peace. His peace is eternal peace that will never fade away. So now, on the threshold of the new year, honestly face your conscience: Have you lived in a way that pleases God? Through having the courage to stand up and defend the truth, defend justice? O you, who are shepherds of Jesus, her Son. You have been granted the grace of wisdom by God to lead God's people; have you truly allowed Wisdom to guide you, or have you allowed the cunning of the devil to control your mind and do things contrary to the law of love of God the Father? To humble yourselves before sinners and the sick, each one of you must let go of some worldly concerns: eating, indulging, lust, greed, envy, jealousy,... only then can she ask God to grant His Wisdom back to you.”

In summary, the virtue of wisdom is obtained through practicing the virtues that God teaches and doing the good and meritorious deeds to which God the Father calls. God wants people to imitate her wisdom by choosing God's will above all else, not doing anything contrary to God's will, no longer following their own will, and no longer yielding to the temptations of Satan. Listen to the word of God, ponder it in your heart like the Virgin Mary, and put it into practice. “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.” (Lk 11:28).

The fifth virtue is COURAGE

The wisdom of the Virgin Mary is also related to the virtue of courage. She was courageous in choosing God's will, overcoming difficulties, trials, persecutions, and condemnations without fear because she believed in the almighty God, the One who can create everything from nothing, the One who can turn evil into good, the One who can transform darkness into light, and make crooked ways straight. (cf. Is 42, 16) She was courageous in faithfully following God to the end because she believed that only God is the One who can liberate the human soul and body from eternal death.

Mother Mary was a very courageous woman because she placed her complete trust and absolute reliance on God.

When she said her two words, "Yes," she demonstrated her courage and her love for God and for others. She did not think anything for herself, but she said "Yes" precisely so that God's salvation might be bestowed upon all humanity. But the mission of the Mother of God was not simple; she had to undergo many purifications and painful trials to fulfill it, so that her "Yes" might be worthy of echoing throughout the vast universe: from the underworld up to the highest heaven.

For she was not only courageous in saying "Yes" in conceiving the Son of God, but that "Yes" was repeated throughout Jesus' earthly life, especially in the image of her standing at the foot of the cross, showing that she was a strong woman proclaiming her faith in God's work of salvation. She was courageous and steadfast standing beneath the cross because she believed in the resurrection, believed in God's love for humanity.

Contemplating the example of her courage, God wants those who are living according to God's guidance in the work of the House of God the Father to courageously step forward in the face of trials, hardships, persecutions, slanders, and disadvantages. What you are currently enduring is nothing compared to the trials of the Mother Mary in this world!

Look up to the example of the Virgin Mary to courageously move forward in His work! Trust in the almighty God; He can create from nothing, turn evil into good, so that you fear no power in this world, but only fear and obey God with a single heart.

Today, as we contemplate the virtue of courage of the Virgin Mary, God invites people to examine themselves regarding their practice of the gift of courage:

- Do I dare to courageously profess my faith in God, or am I still afraid of worldly powers and deny God?

- In the face of difficulties and trials, have I been courageous enough to confront them and entrust everything to God? Or am I still confused and fearful?

- Do I dare to admit my sins, my faults? Or do I try to justify myself, deny my sins, or minimize them?

- Do I dare to speak up to defend the truth, defend what is right, or am I afraid of personal harm, afraid of damage to my personal interests, so I turn a blind eye?

The sixth virtue is JUSTICE

Justice for humans is eye for eye, tooth for tooth. But God's justice is far different from human thinking; God gives humans much more than humans do for God: "a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap" (Lk 6, 38)

God's justice is also giving without showing it, through His loving bestowal of His blessings upon everyone without distinction of rich or poor, righteous or wicked. Just as when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples at the Last Supper, He simply knelt down to wash their feet without looking up to see whose feet they were, whether they were the feet of Peter who denied Him, or Judas who betrayed Him, or John - the disciple whom He loved. That is justice in loving service from the One who is Love.

Likewise, Mother Mary is a model for us human beings regarding the virtue of justice towards God and towards others:

Towards God, she practiced the virtue of justice by:

- Returning to God the mastery over her life: Whatever God said, she did exactly that.

- Practicing everything that God called her to, because she was aware that humanity has nothing if God does not grant it.

- She always acknowledged herself as merely a humble servant before God, as a zero; God was her everything.

Towards others: She never kept the graces God bestowed upon her for herself but readily shared them with others. This giving she performed not only during her earthly life but even in the Heavenly Realm, she always generously gives to all who run to call upon her. Because she received freely, she also gives freely. Therefore, no one who runs to her returns empty-handed, no one who runs to the One Hoped In must face disappointment!

Contemplating the virtue of justice of Mother Mary, let me examine myself: How have I lived the virtue of justice?

- Do I allow God mastery over my life? Or do I still want God to do according to my will?

- Do I use the abilities God has given me to glorify God or to glorify myself?

- Have I shared with others the graces God has given me, or am I still selfishly focused only on accumulating for myself?

- Have I served others selflessly or still demanded benefits for myself? Demanding that God count my merits, and demanding that others pay me back at least with words of praise?

- Do I acknowledge myself as merely a humble, weak, sinful person to humble myself and serve others, or do I demand that others serve me?

The seventh virtue is TEMPERANCE

According to the Latin origin, Temperance means: keeping measure, moderation, balance. This is the virtue that helps people reduce (restrain) the desires of concupiscence. According to the General Catholic Dictionary, the virtue of Temperance is the virtue that moderates the desire for pleasure.

And what about Mother Mary? God reveals through the Real Word of God: Mother Mary did not experience the temptation of the devil regarding pleasure or concupiscence because God preserved and protected her when He granted her the grace of immaculate conception, so that He could use her in His way. Therefore, the virtue of temperance for her is doing what God instructed: She did not attribute things to herself, but she sacrificed and renounced all glory and honor, renounced the material passions of this world to completely submit to God's holy will.

Everything she had was given by God freely, so from thought, word, to deed, the Virgin Mary completely submitted to God's holy will. To do that, she had to completely sacrifice herself, renounce her ego, renounce her own will.

God reveals: However, Mother practiced this virtue through Fasting, avoiding occasions of sin, and prayer; that is Mother's temperance.

And that is also the path that God the Father guides humanity on in this new era. Because people are still weak, still have a heavy carnal nature, and are still sluggish in desires, Mother Mary has guided her children: To be temperate, first fast, avoid occasions of sin, and pray unceasingly so as not to fall into temptation. And when one avoids temptation, temperance can be practiced easily.

Mother Mary was temperate in her words and speech, temperate in listening with her ears, and temperate through her eyes. The Bible says: Mother Mary often pondered these things in her heart, and it is not said that Mother Mary spoke much about this or that. Silence is also a way of being temperate, which is why none of Mother Mary’s neighbors could find fault with her in anything.

God reveals that the Virgin Mary lived a life of fasting from childhood. Tradition recounts that Mother Mary was presented in the temple by her parents from a young age. Presenting oneself signifies belonging completely to God. In the holy temple of Jerusalem, under the guidance of teachers like Simeon, Mother Mary practiced countless sacrifices, striving to overcome numerous hardships with a generous soul, with a compassionate heart, and with loving eyes. And that was a wise action to avoid occasions of sin.

Why was Mother Mary very vigilant about avoiding occasions of sin?

As mentioned above, we know that Mother Mary received the grace of the Immaculate Conception, meaning she was not stained by the blemish of original sin. This means she was preserved by God from Satan's temptation, but because Mother bore a physical body, she was always vigilant in avoiding other occasions of sin, especially the sin of pride, the very sin by which the first-ranking angel Lucifer fell.

Practicing sacrifice is also a form of temperance: After the Archangel Gabriel announced the news to her, Mother Mary quickly set out, but she went by a mountainous, rough, and secluded path, avoiding populated areas and all noise and bustle – that was avoiding occasions of sin, avoiding worldly praise. And when she arrived, she served Elizabeth quietly, with love, and joyfully shared that joy with her cousin until she gave birth. When neighbors came to share their joy with her, Mother Mary withdrew from that place to avoid the acclaim and praise of people for the one who served the elderly mother in her difficult old age.

Today, in the Work of God the Father, God also calls everyone to imitate Mother's virtue of temperance through abstaining from meat, constant prayer, examining one's conscience to recognize sin, resolving to amend one's life, and avoiding all occasions of sin. But people condemn this as madness, eccentricity, delusion, or a heretical group.

Once again, God, through the virtues of Mother Mary, calls upon humanity to be vigilant and temperate like Mother. Look back at your life and see what cause has made you heavy, corrupt, and sinful. It is precisely because people have not known temperance in their way of life. People are still selfish, proud, angry, greedy for worldly gain, glory, and honor, still driven by greed, anger, and delusion, only caring about enjoying for themselves. They sell their noble souls to the devil with his insane desires. Because they do not know temperance, people have allowed Satan to wreak havoc on their bodies with all sorts of passions, leading to the mass destruction of innocent fetuses, wars, chaos, and allowing Satan to use this to cause epidemics to spread across the globe, which human strength cannot control.

Therefore, today, let God's children examine themselves concerning those passions and ask the Mother of God to intercede and pray for them, asking God to have mercy and lighten the punishment for us sinful humanity.

The eighth virtue is OBEDIENCE

When speaking of the virtue of Obedience, after the example of Jesus, who was absolutely obedient to God the Father, comes Mother Mary.

When she uttered the word ‘yes’, Heaven, earth, and the underworld all rejoiced. For in the past, the ancestor of mankind, Eve, was disobedient, and the gate of Heaven was closed. But when Mother Mary answered with the word 'yes’, the name Eve was reversed to Ave, and the gate of Heaven was opened again for mankind.

Why was Mother Mary completely obedient to God? Because she believed, believed that God is the Almighty, believed that God is faithful, believed that God gives all things to humanity, believed that God can do all that He wills. It is for this reason that Mother Mary was completely obedient to God in everything, from the great to the small; whatever God said, she did exactly that, and she never went against God's command. By obeying God, she fulfilled her mission on this earth and was taken up by God, body and soul, into heaven.

Standing before the virtue of Obedience of Mother Mary, those who have faith in God should examine themselves to see if they have obeyed God yet?

If you say you believe God is the absolute power, the infinite love, the infinite mercy, then obey God's holy will like the Virgin Mary.

Look back over the past year, have you completely obeyed God's holy will, or have you still followed your own will, still deliberately gone against God's holy will to satisfy fleshly desires, lustful desires, desires for power, to act against your conscience, against the words God has taught, against the working of the Holy Spirit within you?

Look back over the past year, have you completely obeyed God's holy will in everything, from the great to the small, or only done what suited your own will, and not done what did not suit your will?

Sincerely examine yourself and know how to fear God, for He is absolutely infinite in power. He is merciful, but He is also infinitely just, righteous, and fair, so do not be disobedient to God's holy will anymore, do not go against His command anymore. If people do not know how to obey God, they will suffer not only in this life but also in the next.

Therefore, children of God, know how to fear God and always obey Him in everything, from the great to the small. Always ask for God's holy will to guide you everywhere and at all times, especially in the era of the Holy Spirit's work, for He is directly present through His Real Word under the influence of the Holy Spirit, through the hand of the Angel Thien Thuong.

Whoever is wise, let them seek and ask for God's holy will to guide them, and He will send His angels to protect and keep them from all difficulties. Otherwise, He still allows people to choose freely, and freedom will easily fall into the hands of Satan, because human strength is weak while Satan is mighty; he will obscure and prevent people from seeing and hearing so they cannot choose according to God's holy will, when people are arrogant and do not know how to rely on the power of the Most High God.

The ninth virtue is CHASTITY

The Virgin Mary was placed by God the Father from ancient times into God's work of salvation, and He granted her the special grace of the Immaculate Conception, the grace of virginity from the womb, so when the angel announced to her that she would conceive the Son of God, she questioned: 'How can this be, since I do not know a man?'

How could it happen, because only the Mother knows clearly: She consecrated herself to God, sanctified herself to Him in a life of chastity. The Mother's confession to the angel illuminates her virtue of purity, a creature created by God, holy, pure, untainted, untouched by the mundane and anything belonging to this world. An absolute virginity that Satan could never approach.

That purity was not only the mortification of the flesh but also from within the Mother's thoughts, because throughout her life, her mind was always directed towards God. God revealed to humanity to know and understand more deeply and broadly the purity of Mary. That is purity from Faith, from thought, understanding, and in the body.

What does it mean to say that the Mother is pure, chaste in Faith? It means that from the moment she said "yes" to conceive the Second Person of the Trinity until He died on the cross and resurrected, Mother Mary was never stained by doubt, questioning, never despaired of God the Father's love and providence, and always remained faithful to Him.

Contemplating the virtue of Mother Mary's purity, God the Father desires that humanity live purely from within Faith, from thought, understanding, and in the body like Mary, so that the Mother's purity itself will protect everyone from the three enemies.

And through the Mother, God lovingly sends an important message to the people of this age: when people have a fervent desire to consecrate their soul and body for God the Father to use, He will protect them from the defilement of Satan. Especially for families who wish to become holy right here on earth after fulfilling the mission of bearing children to continue the lineage for God. If they have a fervent desire to ask God for the grace of purity, He will grant it, and Mary and Saint Joseph will always accompany that family.

In a spirit of gratitude to God, gratitude to the Mother for the great grace not only for those living in religious life. Let us seriously look back at ourselves:

-Do I desire to become holy? Do I desire the grace of purity in both soul and body?

-Am I generous in consecrating my very soul and body for God the Father to use in His work of salvation?

-Do I desire to please God the Father with the joy of dedicating my entire soul and body to God?

-Am I conscious of avoiding occasions of sin, mortifying my senses, and sacrificing, giving myself to work so as not to create opportunities for the demon of lust to rage in my body and soul?

-When I happen to sin, do I humbly abase myself to come to God to ask for His forgiveness and resolve to amend my life?

In summary, through the Mother's virtue of Purity, God desires that all His children have a fervent desire for holiness and purity so that they may be preserved and protected by God from the defilement and filth of the sins of this world. Desire the grace of purity, and through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, God will hear your prayer and grant that grace. But on the condition that people must resolve to follow the example of the Mother's virtues.

The tenth virtue is POVERTY

The Virgin Mary is the richest Mother because she is the Mother of God, the Master of all things, yet she always lived in simple poverty to be one with the poor, the simple, the unfortunate, so that she could accompany, empathize with, and have compassion for everyone, loving all people. For to God, everyone is His poor.

Mother Mary not only lived in material poverty, but Mother Mary also had a poor spirit, always joyfully accepting every lack in all circumstances: when Her Son was born in a cold, humble manger, or when She had to flee, migrate to Egypt, lacking everything... Mother Mary accepted with joy because She knew She shared in the suffering, in the hardships of Her children throughout the world, in every age.

Mother Mary’s spirit of poverty is also shown through Her recognition of being merely a void creature. Therefore, Mother always thanked God for all that He gave, and always knew how to joyfully accept what He allowed to happen, with the conviction that it would bring benefit to Her soul.

The poverty of Mother Mary is shown through Her hope and trust in God, thus Mother joyfully did whatever God taught Her to do.

Contemplating Mother Mary’s virtue of poverty, God wants Her children to beat their breasts and repent of their sin of self-exaltation, self-pride, and self-importance. Sincerely examine:

-Have I been self-exalted, self-proud, self-important in the past days, months, and years before God and before others?

-Have I been proud, thinking I have everything, that I created everything, pushing God aside to boast about those successes?

-Have I thought that having money means having everything, and thus been engrossed in accumulating wealth, forgetting God’s teaching to seek the Kingdom of God first?

-Have I been proud of my wealth and ungrateful to God, the Giver of all, ungrateful to life, people, and nature that have contributed to my wealth?

-How many times has God invited me to gaze upon the simplicity, the poverty of the Nazareth family, of Jesus Christ who emptied Himself, the wealthiest One, yet became the poorest among men, and I remained indifferent with a cold, unfeeling heart?

May God have mercy on our human souls, may His Holy Mother always remind us whenever we are deluded by material things, by indulgence. May She always awaken us to the fact that all we have is given by God.

The eleventh virtue is GENTLENESS

Gentleness towards God is not foolishness, but sincere love when facing evil. It is forgiveness when facing hatred, it is building peace when confronting division and war, as in the Prayer of St. Francis that people often sing.

Gentleness is clear discernment, knowing what is right and what is wrong, and being steadfast in what is right, and having benevolent dialogue and correction in a spirit of loving forgiveness and respect for people. The virtue of gentleness helps people live the fruits of the Spirit of God at all times and in all places.

The gentleness of the Virgin Mary is shown through Her always joyfully accepting everything that happened without ever being annoyed, complaining, or lamenting. Whatever God the Father sent and all that God the Father required, Mother Mary always responded, that is Mother Mary’s absolute gentleness. Before all the events of life, Mother Mary did not put on what belonged to the world, but Mother always chose peace, patience, compassion, and charity.

The evangelists recorded the event of Saint Joseph and Mother Mary going to each inn, knocking on doors asking for a place for the Son of God to be born, and people refused. But Mother Mary was not seen to be upset or annoyed. Mother Mary was gentle and did not judge the people who refused Her situation, because Mother Mary believed that God would arrange everything in His love and grace, that is the gentle, patient heart of the Mother of humanity.

And that is shown even more clearly through the passion of Jesus; the Mother accepted all that pain in love and forgiveness for those who killed her Son. Because her heart was meek, believing, and loving, she remained calm in the face of all events; she did not act according to the flesh, but according to faith, hope, relying on the power and providence of God.

Contemplating the meekness of the Virgin Mary, God invites people today not to be hasty or impatient but to remain calm in the face of all life's events! Seek God's will for each event through the Real Word of God, which is a precious gift that God bestows upon humanity today. Then obey and absolutely carry out His instructions, so that Satan must be defeated and the original meekness with which God created us can be preserved.

The twelfth virtue is HUMILITY

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.” Her response to the Archangel Gabriel shows her profound humility. Although she was granted the special grace of the Immaculate Conception, although she was granted the special grace of bearing the Son of God, she always acknowledged herself as merely a humble, nothing creature whom God deigned to look upon.

And throughout her life, she always showed humility and self-abasement before God and others.

That humility was shown through her visit to Elizabeth. Logically, as the Mother of God, she should have been served by others; on the contrary, she quietly and humbly served her cousin like a servant. She did not use the power and grace given by God to interact with others, but chose to live in humility and service, serving in love, in silent self-offering, and in dying to herself.

And when the three kings came to adore Jesus? Mother Mary remained quietly silent, neither proud nor boastful. Her life was always directed towards God the Father above all things, from her thoughts, words, and actions to the absolute carrying out of God's will so that the Father's name might be glorified, and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

At the wedding at Cana, she showed humility by quietly observing and being sensitive to the needs of others. “They have no wine,” was her intercession for needy humanity, calling upon God to intervene and help humanity. God Himself had to change His will because of the profound humility and wonderful faith of His Mother.

Throughout Jesus' journey of preaching, her humility was shown by her always accompanying and serving Him in quiet silence. Wherever His steps went, her image followed. She quietly sat with the crowd listening to His teaching, and pondered in her heart His declaration, “Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mk 3:35)

Dear esteemed audience,

Above are the twelve virtues of Mother Mary that God wants me to share with all humanity so they may know and imitate the Mother Mary, so that through this, people may live happily in this life and afterwards be with Mother Mary to behold the holy face of God in the Kingdom of Heaven.

The twelve virtues of the Mother form a radiant crown in heaven and upon humanity today; the Mother herself is present with humankind in the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, today is a very special day; God has allowed the devil to work for God, and to convey the Mother's message to her children, which is verified through the Real Word of God. I respectfully invite you to listen:

Hello my child! I love you and I am always with you. When you pray, when you come to me, I am always with you and intercedes for you. Therefore, I want you to know that the grace that God is bestowing upon you in this present time is a precious gift! Therefore, I want you to be faithful in this grace to enjoy complete happiness with me in the joy of giving thanks to God through the great and small events of your lives.

My beloved children! I am always with you in all your hardships and sufferings; I have experienced all your sufferings. Believe my words today: no suffering is greater than the love of God. You should remember that it is only because you lack hope and trust in God's love that you suffer.

Therefore, I want you, together with me, to raise high words of thanksgiving to God in all circumstances. I want you to be joyful, exultant, and peaceful in all events of life. I want you to love your neighbors and serve your neighbors with a simple, gentle, and humble heart as I did in the past, so that I may pray to God to grant you the grace of peace, the grace of faith, and the grace of conversion in your hearts.

And through that conversion, you will see the value of the true joy and happiness of the soul when God reigns in your hearts. This world is merely an inn; the Kingdom of Heaven is your true home. Therefore, I want you to turn towards the Kingdom of Heaven to live the virtues as I have lived, so that you may enjoy happiness in this life and the next.

I love you and I blesses you! In this new year, I hope you will change your lives so that God's love, mercy, and light may spread through your lives, through your sacrificial service, through your self-denial. I hope you will follow my example, bringing God in your hearts to your neighbors, sinners, and the sick. So that through you, everyone may see God's light, love, and mercy.

I love you, I bid farewell to you, I bless you, O my beloved children!

We give thanks to God, we give thanks to Mother Mary for giving us guidance.

Wishing you a new year of peace, happiness, and tranquility in God and Mother Mary.

Goodbye and see you again.