The Poverty of Mary and Joseph - The Incarnation - Bk4 - Ch6

The Venerable Sister Mary of Jesus of Ágreda describes a conversation between Mary and Joseph regarding divine things. Joseph wished he could provide better surroundings for Christ. However, Mary explained to him that that’s not what God wanted. The Blessed Virgin Mary reminds us to imitate Christ and the Holy Family when considering material things, "...riches as well as poverty must be attributed to God and made use of in a holy and legitimate way for the glory of the Creator and Ruler of all things. If men would observe this rule of action nobody would be without the assistance of the Lord, who is a true Father, and neither would the poor be led into sin by poverty, nor the rich by prosperity. Of you, my daughter, I require the practice of these rules, and through you, I wish to inculcate them on other mortals. You must especially impress this doctrine upon all your subjects, telling them not to be troubled or faint-hearted because of the wants they suffer, nor inordinately solicitous about their eating or clothing (Matthew 6:25), but that they confide in the Most High and in his Providence. For if they correspond to his love, I assure them that they shall never suffer from the want of what is necessary."