Mater Christi: Meditations on Our LadySt. Paul, Mother
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Mater Christi: Meditations on Our Lady
St. Paul, Mother
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Meditations
4. The sight of her beautiful glorified body--the means of the
Incarnation--before which, as before the Tabernacle, they had so often
worshipped their hidden GOD.
5. The likeness between the Mother and the Son--a likeness which had
been increasing during her years of exile, by means of the Blessed
Sacrament.
6. Hearing JESUS call her _Mother_. "My Mother, ask."
7. Seeing the great Intercessor at her work praying for sinners, in whom
they take such an interest.
And the result of their joy is that "they praise together the Son of
GOD"--that is, they perfectly fulfil the end for which they were
created, teaching us the great lesson that the more we know Mary and
rejoice in her joy, her position and her work, the more we shall know
and praise her Divine Son, and so fulfil the end for which we were
created.
But it is not only the Angels who are rejoicing. She is "_Queen of all
Saints_" as well as "_Queen of Angels_," and the Church Triumphant is
swelling the chorus of joy. Each member of that spotless multitude has
already been a cause of joy in Heaven, for there is joy in the presence
of the Angels of GOD over every sinner that doeth penance. (St Luke xv.
7.) "Joy cometh in the morning" after the night of doing penance. "No
cross, no crown." It is because Mary is the "_Mother of Sorrows_" that
she is able to be the "_Cause of our joy_," and we must all pass by the
same route.
Help me, my Mother, to share the joy of the Angels and Saints even in
the "valley of tears." It is possible, but it can only be done by a
faith strong enough to see things as they really are.
And what about Mary's joy? As she stands in the midst of that great
multitude of Angels and Saints, who are vying with each other to do her
honour, her heart too is overflowing with joy, but it is all for her
Son. The honour and worship that are being paid to her are _His_; they
are because of "the great things _He_ has done" for her. She is only His
handmaid, and she is always singing her _Magnificat_: "My soul doth
magnify the Lord, my spirit doth _rejoice_ in GOD my Saviour."
_Humility_ is ever her greatest virtue, and she shows it on her
Coronation Day by casting her crown at the Feet of Him Who redeemed her
with His Blood--her Son, her Saviour, and her GOD.
_Colloquy._ The _Ave Regina Cælorum_:--"Hail, Queen of
Heaven! Hail, Lady of the Angels! Hail, blessed root and
gate, from which came light upon the world! Rejoice, O
glorious Virgin, that surpassest all in beauty! Hail, most
lovely Queen! and pray to Christ for us." (_Anthem from
Purification to Easter._)
_Resolution._ To work for my crown to-day.
_Spiritual Bouquet._ "Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genitrix, ut
digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi."
Salve Regina
(According to the Second Method of Prayer[1])
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