The Mystical City of God Quotes

“Thou art the Mother of God himself, the Queen of all creation, the Keeper of the ineffable Treasure of heaven, my help and protection: grant me, thy servant, thy blessing, and may thy intercession and favor never fail me.”
― Mary of Agreda, The Mystical City of God: Complete Edition Containing all Four Volumes with Illustrations

“All holiness is adverse and contrary to the applause, honors and estimation of the world, and I decreed that the most pure Mary should not be burdened by them, nor do I desire that my friends should enjoy or be pleased with them. If for my glory it sometimes happens that they become known to the world, it is not because they have desired it or looked for it; but because they, always remaining in the humility and in the sentiment proper to their state, resign themselves to my Providence. For themselves and as far as they are concerned, they seek and love that which the world despises and which the incarnate Word and his most holy Mother strove after and have taught." This was the answer which the Lord gave to my wondering inquiry and thus did He instruct me in regard to what I should seek and strive after.”
― Mary of Agreda, The Mystical City of God: Complete Edition Containing all Four Volumes with Illustrations

“The proper education and instruction of children will do much toward making them more free and habituated to the practice of virtue, since thus they will be accustomed to follow the sure and safe guiding star of reason from its first dawn.”
― Mary of Agreda, The Mystical City of God: Complete Edition Containing all Four Volumes with Illustrations

“343.​“La doctrina que ahora te doy, sea que, pues yo con liberal piedad te elegí por mi discípula y compañera, siendo tú pobre y desvalida, trabajes con todas tus fuerzas en imitarme en un ejercicio que hice toda mi vida después que nací al mundo, sin omitirle día ninguno, por más cuidados y trabajos que tuviese. El ejercicio fue que cada día en amaneciendo me postraba en presencia del Altísimo, y le daba gracias y alababa por su ser inmutable y perfecciones infinitas, y porque me había creado de la nada; y reconociéndome creatura y hechura suya le bendecía y adoraba, dándole honor, magnificencia y divinidad, como a supremo Señor y Creador mío y de todo lo que tiene ser. Levantaba mi espíritu a ponerle en sus manos y con profunda humildad y resignación me ofrecía en ellas, y le pedía hiciese de mí a su voluntad en aquel día y en todos los que me restasen de mi vida y me enseñase lo que fuese de mayor agrado suyo para cumplirlo. Esto repetía muchas veces en las obras exteriores de aquel día, y en las interiores consultaba primero a Su Majestad, y le pedía consejo, licencia y bendición para todas mis acciones.”
― Mary of Agreda, Mística Ciudad de Dios. TOMO I

“Hija mía, quiero que seas mi discípula y compañera. Yo seré tu maestra. Pero advierte que me has de obedecer con fortaleza y desde este día no se ha de reconocer en ti resabio de hija de Adán. Mi vida y las obras de mi peregrinación y las maravillas que obró el brazo poderoso del Altísimo conmigo, han de ser tu espejo y arancel de tu vida.”
― Mary of Agreda, Mística Ciudad de Dios. TOMO I

“All this the demon attempted in order to test the virtue of the saint, and to see, whether these temptations would not afford some opening for the perversion of her will.”
― Mary of Agreda, The Mystical City of God: Complete Edition Containing all Four Volumes with Illustrations

“Seeking to fly after the odor of the ointments of its Beloved, it begins to live more where it loves, than where it lives. Having already left behind its lower nature, it turns back only for the purpose of reforming it and curtailing its animal appetites of the passions. If at any time they seek to rise in rebellion, the soul will subdue them with alacrity, for already "not I live, but Christ liveth in me" (Gal. 2, 20).”
― Mary of Agreda, The Mystical City of God: Complete Edition Containing all Four Volumes with Illustrations

“Doubt serves as a stimulus to the understanding for the investigation of truth.”
― Mary of Agreda, The Mystical City of God: Complete Edition Containing all Four Volumes with Illustrations