Concise Portrait of the Blessed Virgin
She was
- A true admirer of God.
- A real lover of her Son.
- A Virgin, both in body and mind.
- Humble of heart.
- Grave in speech.
- Prudent in counsel.
- Given to labour.
- Reserved in discourse.
- Fond of reading.
She excelled:
- In Faith.
- In Modesty.
- In Piety.
- In Silence.
Never did she:
- Offend her parents.
- Despise little ones.
- Deride the weak.
- Slight the poor.
It was a principle with her:
- To serve God above all.
- To live in retirement.
- To cause nobody trouble.
- To do good to all.
- To honour the aged.
- Not to envy her equals.
- To shun vainglory.
- To love virtue.
- To follow right reason in all things.
There never appeared anything light or frivolous:
- In her gait.
- In her air.
- In her discourse.
- In her behaviour.
- In her looks.
- In her actions.
- text taken from the book A Month of Mary According to the Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, by Father Gaspar Gilli