至潔童貞，殉道者的偉大皇后，曉明之星，求妳使偌大的非洲、廣闊的亞洲、充滿希望的大洋洲、飽受磨難的歐洲，以及兩個美洲，都能在我們心中激起強大的吸引力；願我們的使徒工作能爭取許多慷慨的人心。 O most candid Virgin, august Queen of Martyrs, morning Star, let the great Africa, the immense Asia, the promising Oceania, the troubled Europe, the two Americas exert a powerful fascination on our souls; may the apostolate... win many generous hearts.
讓我們尊敬我們的母親、導師和皇后瑪利亞。以瑪利亞的精神，完成編輯的、技術的、行銷的、服務司鐸的、禮儀的及每一種使徒工作。(Pr 1, 126-127) Let us honour our Mother, Teacher and Queen Mary, in order to obtain the accomplishment of the editorial apostolate, the technical apostolate, the propaganda apostoslate, the apostolate of priestly service, the liturgical apostolate, every apostolate, in the spirit of Mary (Pr 1, 126-127).
我們要向瑪利亞祈求什麼特別的恩典？求天上的智慧，使我們的思想不陷於錯謬的黑暗中，使我們的意志堅強，使我們的決心穩固。透過瑪利亞的代禱，天主會祝福好的意向。(Pr 1, 41) What graces are we to ask especially from Mary? Heavenly wisdom, so that our minds may never be enveloped in the darkness of error; firmness in our resolutions, in our decisions. God bless the good intentions through the intercession of Mary (Pr 1, 41)
如果使徒擁有熱愛天主的心，是全被耶穌基督占滿的靈魂，具備受教又活潑的信德，那麼這個充斥許多錯誤、偶像崇拜和惡習的世界，就會煥然一新，展現新的面貌。(Pr 5, 45) If there are apostles who have a heart kindled with love of God, a soul full of Jesus Christ, an education and a living faith, then the face of the earth will be renewed, of this earth that is still covered by so many errors, from so many idolatries and from so […]
孝愛之恩使我們的靈魂敬愛天主，如同敬愛我們的父親，身為子女的我們，全信賴並寄託在祂身上。(Pr 2, 125) The gift of piety places in our souls the inclination, the facility to honour and love God as our Father and to place all our filial trust in Him (Pr 2, 125).
要讓人認識耶穌基督「道路、真理和生命」：也就是說，耶穌基督已賜給我們最聖善的倫理，揭示了最高的信仰真理；給了我們救恩的方法，也就是聖事。(Pr 1, 118) Make Jesus Christ known as «Way, Truth and Life»: that is, Jesus Christ inasmuch as he has given us a most holy morality; he revealed to us very high truths of faith; he has given us the means of salvation, which are the Sacraments (Pr 1, 118)
上主將我們每個人介紹給瑪利亞，說：「這是妳的兒子。」我們這位母親非常偉大，具備力量，充滿智慧，她有一顆博愛之心，愛著每個人。她履行了一位好母親對孩子的職責。成果就是我們的信德倍增。(Pr 1, 150) The Lord from heaven designates to Mary each of us: Behold your son. Very great is our Mother, very powerful, very wise: a heart that loves everyone. She fulfils towards every soul the offices that a good mother has towards her son. Then the fruit must be great confidence (Pr 1, 150)
瑪利亞生命中的每一天，在聖德方面都取得一些進步：她越來越有信德與愛德，越來越委順於天主的旨意。我們也自問：我每天都在進步嗎？(Pr 1, 150) In each day of her life, Mary made some progress in holiness: greater faith, greater love, greater abandonment to God and to his will. Do we progress every day? (Pr 1,150).
為什麼要愛你的近人？因為他是天主的肖像。我們從弟兄面前走過去時必須懷著敬畏之情，如同經過至聖聖三的肖像一樣。(RSp, 110-111) Why love your neighbour? Because he is the image of God. We must pass before our brother with that reverence with which we pass before the image of the Most Holy Trinity (RSp, 110-111).
我們必須將聖保祿家庭的使徒工作視為神聖的。同時，我們可以加上教宗幾天前對天主教出版社的勸勉：不必時時刻刻談論宗教，因為公教會包含一切美善。(Pr 5, 131) We must consider the apostolate of the Pauline Family as sacred. At the same time, we can add what the Pope said to Catholic Editors a few days ago. It is not necessary that they always talk about religion. All that is good is Catholic (Pr 5, 131).
要敬愛瑪利亞，因為她是我們的偉大恩人。讓我們回顧自己從她手中得到了什麼？然後我們向前看：相信所希望的一切，都會從聖母瑪利亞的手中得到。我們要愛這位母親，我們要向她祈禱。(Pr 2, 180) Love Mary, because she is our great benefactress. Let us look back: what we have, came to us through her hands. And then, let us look forward: all that we hope, through Mary, we will receive, from her hands. Let us love her, this Mother, and let us pray to her (Pr […]
瑪利亞在天上為我們轉求天主。她的職責是聆聽我們的懇求，將其呈獻給天主，並從天主那裡領受恩典，分施給她的孩子們。哦！這位母親如此幫助了我們！這位母親多麼為我們著想啊！(Pr 2, 179) Mary in heaven intercedes for us before God. Her office is to hear our petitions and to present them to God, to take grace from God and distribute it to her children. Oh! How much this Mother helps us! How much does this mother think of us! (Pr 2, 179)
愛主意味著思想、心靈和生活與耶穌相結合。瑪利亞使我們認識她的兒子。正如聖伊皮法紐斯（St. Epiphanius）所說：「她給我們看永恆之書——是天主的聖言，是降生成人的天主的兒子。」(Pr 2, 148-149) To love the Lord means to unite ourselves with Jesus through the mind, through the heart, then to be united in life. Mary makes us know her Son. As St Epiphanius said: She offers us to read the eternal book, which is the Word of God, the Son of God incarnate […]
與瑪利亞共融生活是向她學習最為澈底的方式。結合於瑪利亞，完全活出耶穌，是我們對聖母瑪利亞至高、至虔敬的敬禮。(Pr 2, 169-170) Certainly the most profound imitation is made by those who live the life of union with Mary. This is the highest and most sanctifying form of our devotion to Mary: life of union; united with Mary to live Jesus fully (Pr 2, 169-170).
瑪利亞會問我們：「你是我的孩子嗎？那就做個懂得感恩的、可愛的、孝順的孩子；做個惦記著我的孩子；做個熱心尊敬我的孩子。當你離開人世，到了天堂時，我會歡迎你如同歡迎我兒一樣。」(Pr 2, 171) Mary... asks us: «Are you my son? Be a grateful, loving, devoted child; be a son who often thinks of me; be a son who is zealous for my honour. And I will welcome you as a son when you depart from this life for the next» (Pr 2,171).
歡欣鼓舞吧！因為耶穌基督把一位老師——也就是教會——託付給人類，以繼續祂正確無誤的教導。祂在升天之前點亮了永不熄滅的燈，這盞燈就是教會，教會屹立不搖。(Pr 2, 14) May men rejoice because Jesus Christ has left to humanity the Church, Teacher, to continue his infallible teaching. Before going up to Heaven, He lit a lamp that will not be extinguished: the unfailing Church (Pr 2, 14).
明達之恩是聖神超性的光芒，向我們展示信仰真理如何值得相信，即便只是出於自然律而被接受。明達也會引導我們將自己從人間提升到天堂那裡。(Pr 2, 120) The gift of knowledge is a supernatural light of the Holy Spirit, which shows us how the truth of faith is worthy of being believed, of being accepted also for reasons derived from the natural order, and leads us to rise from the things of the earth towards God, towards heaven (Pr […]
剛毅之恩是聖神賦予我們意志的恆常美德，幫助我們克服實踐美德的阻礙……它特別注入於我們的意志，使我們堅定行善。(Pr 2, 113) The gift of fortitude is a permanent virtue that the Holy Spirit communicates to our will, to overcome the obstacles that would distance us from the practice of the virtues... He especially infuses our will and makes it robust to do good (Pr 2, 113).
耶穌讓瑪利亞成為人類的母親。母親賦予孩子生命；母親餵養孩子；母親保護孩子，給他穿衣服，尚未齊全的東西為他預備妥當。至聖母親賜予我們所有天上的恩寵，這是她的職責。(Pr 2, 178-179) Jesus made Mary mother of men... The mother gives life to her son; the mother feeds her child; the mother defends the child, dresses him and provides him with everything that the child is not yet able to obtain. Here is the office of our most holy Mother: she procures for us […]
瑪利亞，內修生活的宗徒；瑪利亞，神聖典範的宗徒；瑪利亞，受苦的宗徒；瑪利亞，關鍵發言的宗徒；瑪利亞，行動的宗徒：聖母瑪利亞的一生全是使徒工作，且尚未結束；此刻，這使徒工作在天堂仍然繼續著。(Pr 1, 129) Mary, the Apostle of interior life; Mary, the Apostle for her most holy examples; Mary, the Apostle for her suffering; Mary, the Apostle for her word; Mary, the Apostle for her action: Mary’s whole life is an apostolate, and this apostolate is not finished; this apostolate continues now in heaven (Pr 1, […]
如果聖神傾注更多的恩賜，那麼一個人就會以愉快、慷慨的精神走在聖德的路上；這時雖然有現實的困難與重擔，但我們幾乎不覺得沉重。(Pr 2, 120) If the Holy Spirit pours out his gifts abundantly, then onewalks with a cheerful, generous soul in the way of holiness; one hardly feels the weight, although in reality the weight, difficulties always accompany us (Pr 2, 120).
她是萬物之母；她是使徒的顧問；她是安慰者，不斷地鼓勵他們：她在世的歲月裡，她真正的使徒工作是自己的聖德榜樣。她偉大的使徒工作，就是使徒和教友們從她那裡學到如何實踐和活出福音。(Pr 1, 128) She was the Mother of all, she was the counsellor of the Apostles, she was their consoler; she continually encouraged them: and her own example of her holiness, in those years as long as she remained on earth, was a true apostolate. A great apostolate: the Apostles and the faithful learned from […]
聖神必須傾注上智、明達、超見和剛毅之恩：因為若少了來自天主的光，即便是最神聖的事物，也會不被重視。(Pr 1, 116) It is necessary that the Holy Spirit infuse his wisdom, his knowledge, the gift of counsel and strength: because, when there is no light that proceeds from God, even the holiest things are little esteemed (Pr 1, 116).
瑪利亞的使徒工作更為人熟知，因為我們知道晚餐廳裡，她坐在宗徒與門徒中間，以王后的身分在他們面前祈禱，鼓勵他們懷抱希望，並相信耶穌的應許。(Pr 1, 128) Mary’s apostolate is known even better when we see her seated among the Apostles in the Upper Room and there, as Queen, preceding them in prayer, encouraging them to hope and believe in the promises that Jesus had made (Pr1, 128).
是的，我們邀請耶穌住在我們內，藉著聖神的灌溉，在我們裡面喚起極大的崇敬與熱愛。我們盡心、盡力、盡意地愛祂；願對天主的愛以及對人的愛，在我們心中不斷成長。(Pr 2, 48-49) Yes, let us invite Jesus to live in us, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, stirring in us a great love for him. That we love him with all our mind, with all our strength, with all our heart; may charity grow in us: charity towards God, charity towards people (Pr […]
瑪利亞是宗徒之后。因著她的使命而堪當，她完成了最偉大的使徒工作——將耶穌基督賜給世界。瑪利亞是宗徒之后，她自己也是使徒。就像耶穌基督是使徒之王，是首位使徒：天父的使徒。(Pr 1, 121) Mary is the Queen of the Apostles. She is such because of her mission, and she is such because she has accomplished the greatest apostolate: that of giving Jesus Christ to the world. She is the Queen of the Apostles; she is an Apostle herself, as Jesus Christ is the King of […]
當聖神住在一個人的心靈裡，這人會產生基督徒的美德；聖神的傾注更加豐沛時，若我們相稱神聖的恩典，就能領受恩寵，結出美果，得到真正的幸福。(Pr 1, 43) When the Holy Spirit dwells in a soul, she produces the Christian virtues, the religious virtues; and when we have a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit, because we correspond to divine grace, it is here that one arrives at the gifts, at the fruits; one arrives at the beatitudes (Pr 1, […]
要將教會視為人類的導師：教會是信仰的導師、道德的導師、祈禱的導師；所有人都成為教會的溫順孩子，這個教會是繼續活在我們當中的耶穌基督。(Pr 2, 46) Consider the Church as Teacher of humanity: teacher of faith, teacher of morality, teacher of prayer; that all men become docile children of this Church, which is Jesus Christ who visibly continues to live among us (Pr 2, 46).
是聖神的恩賜感動並促使我們行善，履行職責；聖神的恩賜推動我們走向聖德。因此，聖神的恩賜使原本困難的事情變得容易……讓我們不斷祈求聖神，渴慕祂的恩賜。(Pr 2, 119-120) The gifts of the Holy Spirit... are actions of the Holy Spirit that urge us to practice good, to fulfil our duties; they push us towards sanctification. The gifts of the Holy Spirit, therefore, make easier what would be difficult in itself... Let us always invoke the Holy Spirit and his gifts […]
提到拜訪家庭的使徒工作，我們都會想起歡喜二端：聖母拜訪聖婦依撒伯爾。這是耶穌首次的宣傳行動。瑪利亞懷著他，將他帶給那個家庭，帶來健康、救恩和聖善。(Pr 5, 140) When speaking of propaganda, let us always remember the second joyful mystery: Mary’s visit to St Elizabeth. It is the first propaganda of Jesus. Mary herself carried him in her womb and brought him in health, salvation and sanctification to that family (Pr 5, 140).
