Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Alexandrina "O my Little Mother of Heaven, here at your most holy feet is a soul that desires greatly to love You. O my adorable Lady, I want to live with a love so great that it allows me to suffer only for You and for my Jesus: yes, for my dear Jesus who is the All of my soul. He is the Light that enlightens me, the Bread that satisfies me; He is my Way, the Only one I want to follow... But, my sovereign Queen, I feel so weak to bear so many life's annoyances! O my Little Mother of Heaven, from the Throne where you sit, cast a glance upon my sad life. Come to my aid. Give me Your blessing and pray to Jesus, for me, your unworthy daughter. Dear Mother, come with me to all the Tabernacles of the world, to every place where Jesus dwells sacramentally. Present to Him my humble oblation. My sweet Little Mother, I want to go from Tabernacle to Tabernacle asking for Graces from Jesus, like the bee that goes from flower to flower to gather nectar! Mother of Jesus and my Mother, hear my prayer: I consecrate my body and my heart to You. Purify it, Most Holy Mother; fill it with your Love. Place it Yourself near the Tabernacles of Jesus, so that they may serve as a lamp until the end of the world... Bless me, sanctify me, O my sweet and tender Little Mother of Heaven!"
"Courage, my daughter, be an apostle… be a missionary from your bed of pain… a little Eucharistic flower, a mother to sinners." Our Lord speaking to Alexandrina on 3rd October 1952.
The original black and white photo is not quite as clear. I enhanced it a little and added the sepia tone.
From the Blessed Alexandrina Archive: http://alexandrinabalasar.free.fr/index_english.htm 'The ceramics piece that illustrates the cover of the Japanese edition of The Passion of Jesus in Alexandrina Maria da Costa, in which the Blessed encircles the world with a Rosary, also comes from Italy. The piece belongs to a private collection."
