“An indispensable requirement in the
apostolate is faith, which is often shown by constancy in speaking about God, even though the fruits are slow to appear.”
-St. Josemaria Escriva
For Reflection:
To what extent do I give in to discouragement? Does it cause me to give up? Am I willing to “stay the course” for the sake of souls?
33. Besides this, Jesus being at present as much as ever the fruit of Mary–as heaven and earth repeat thousands and thousands of times a day, “and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus”–it is certain that Jesus Christ is, for each man in particular who possesses Him, as truly the fruit and the work of Mary as He is for the whole world in general; so that if any one of the faithful has Jesus Christ formed in his heart, he can say boldly, “All thanks be to Mary! What I posess is her effect and her fruit, and without her I should never have had it.” 
