How Mary Practiced the Teachings of the Gospels - The Transfixion - Bk5 - Ch8

The Venerable Sister Mary of Jesus of Ágreda describes how our Great Queen practiced the teachings of the Gospel as taught to her by Jesus. The Blessed Virgin Mary teaches us the importance of both teaching and living the Gospels saying, "...it was proper that the Teacher of virtue should make known to us what He did, and that He should fulfill what He taught. For both word and action belong to the office of teaching. The words should instruct, while the example should move and give witness to the teaching, in order that it may be accepted and practiced. All this was fulfilled by my most holy Son, and by me in imitation of Him (Matthew 5:9). As neither He nor I was to remain always upon this earth, He wished to leave behind Him the holy Gospels as a summary of his life and of mine, in order that the children of the light, by believing and practicing its teachings, might regulate their lives in imitation of his."