Madonna and Child or Keeping Watch

Alesso Baldovinetti (1427-1499) • Madonna and Child

Louvre Museum, Paris

 

"Blessed is the man who keeps watch at my gates every day and who is watching at my door post." (Prov. 8). As the poor wait at the doors of the rich, so blessed is the man who waits at the gate of Mary's mercy, seeking for alms which come in the form of graces; but even more blessed still is the man who tries to imitate the virtues which he learns from Mary, particularly the virtues of purity and humility.

Aspiration—My Hope, help me.