How Mary Prayed - from the womb! - The Conception - Bk 1 - Ch 20

In Chapter 20 the Venerable Sister Mary of Jesus tells us how the Blessed Virgin Mary prayed while in her mother's womb. The exact words of that prayer and how Mary had a fear of losing God from her conception until the end of her life. The Queen of Heaven told her, “…the two necessary dispositions of a Christian life [are]: one a quiet preservation of tranquillity in the soul, the other the constant presence of a holy fear and watchfulness, lest the treasure be lost. Nevertheless, make use of this fear with measure, and strive instead to excel in love. This, my dear friend, is the great test of spiritual things: that they come with true enlightenment and sound doctrine; that they teach greater perfection of virtues and excite a strong impulse toward seeking it. Do not trust your own judgment, and be not wise in your own conceit (Proverbs 3 7), for the judgments of men are only too easily blinded by their passions, throwing them out of their course and drawing after them the will as their captive.”

She went on to say that the surest way on staying on the path is obedience to our religious superiors.