Blessed be Immaculate!
Dear Knights,

While looking for a receipe for sanctity, we often delude ourselves that it is all about great acts or severe mortifing which were practiced by those who became canonized. The contrast between us and them with no doubts makes us feel uncomfortable and often there is a subtle discouragement that consoles the old Adam inside us: “forget it, it costs you too much”. What is more, when we go through a solid portion of family or work problems, the enemy of our salvation rubs his hands with satisfaction. A hurt pride and a bruised ego rapidly wake up after “seven years of great plenty” bearing a grudge towards those who are guilty of getting down from the Tabour Mountain. Sometimes ill-conceived trust makes us think that our only task is to sing about God, that we do not have to work on ourselves — others are obliged to do so. We do not want to hear about “our costs” however we demand it from others. With a bit of our luck God will crush this “soap bubble” in which we had enough time to settle. Of course, our collapse is going to be painful, but finally we would stand on a firm ground and Saint Maximilian will remind us that: “A complete perfection and a source of true happiness on this world come from fulfilling our duties and bearing things which do not depend on us with patience”.

This God’s madman teaches that we have nothing to lose but everything to gain in case we offer everything to the Immaculate. His heroic work stands for itself, but also we should not forget about his constant obedience. His reluctant journey to Rome resulted in a growth in his love to Immaculate and establishing the Knighthood. A permission for publishing “Knight if Immaculate” sounded more like “find the money for your own account”. This great Saint did not give up and exposed himself to disapproval because he knew the value of a single soul. All that he did — he did for Her. When he was dispatched to a year therapy due to health problems, he obediently carried out this order. The only thing that he was worrying about was to not interfere and he let her take the lead. This is also the mystery of our own sanctity, it lays in being her property, in rejoicing or suffering for Her. It is inevitable to say “You see, Mom, you must fix what I have broken all the time” no matter what happens. Our God, as the first knight of Immaculate said, will reward us not only for what we did, but even for what we wished to accomplish, even if it was not in our power. What is more, God is willing to “let His admirers satisfy their desires even after death, working on salvation of souls on this world. And this is why good inspirations or even miracles occur. (…) So we also can have hope…, if now… we burn with yearning for souls’ salvation. After our death Immaculate will complete Her task through us, we are nowhere near as perfect as She does. When we lend others our helping hand we have to be very careful not to fall. (…) So there is no need to worry a lot when we do not see the fruits of our work here, on this world. Maybe this is a God’s will to let us gather them later on, showing them now to our fellow men.”

Sanctity is not complicated, but we have to crave for it and attract it with prayers and work on ourselves. It is inevitable to be at Her disposal for better or for worse, because everywhere we can find a battlefield and the occasion for obtaining spoils for heaven. Sacrifices, distress, hardship… – let’s put it all into the hands of Immaculate. Let’s offer Her our victories and defeats because She knows the way which leads Her devoted children straight to God’s Heart. We should trust as Saint Maximilian did: “She will lead us to the greater good for us and other people on Her own”. This is the source of heroism in small or big issues, this is a spring of conversion and sanctity for us. This is the path of Saints…

Fellow knight in Immaculate