The Crown of Excellence : Chapter 12 : § 1.3-6

Chapter 12 : The Eleventh Star or Splendour of the Crown of Excellence of the Mother of God

Continuing our translation of the 1845 reprint of Fr François Poiré's Triple Crown of the Mother of God (1643 French edition).

Notre Dame des Grâces, Cotignac.(Poggi, 2020)

She has been and is still recognized and called blessed by all generations in the world

§ 1. The MOTHER OF GOD, following the prophecy she herself uttered, has been called Blessed by all generations

 3   The learned Theodoret[1] has another slant on these generations who will render homage to the MOTHER OF GOD by calling her blessed. He says that

These are all the nations of the earth and, with words which will never cease to pour from their lips, they will proclaim the happiness she received and that she brought to others.

Indeed there is no country where she is not recognized nor any language in which her praises have not been sung and do not cease to be sung today. She has moreover been fortunate in finding superb Panegyrists all over the world who have spread her name and her celebrity amongst the peoples of the earth :

    • St Juvenal, St Timothy, Chrysippus and Hesychius, Priests of Jerisalem, have published her great qualities in Palestine;

    • St John Chysostom in Syria;

    • St Andrew the Candian, in Crete;

    • St Gregory Thaumaturgus, in Pontus (in Asia Minor);

    • the blessed Martyr Methodius, in Lycia and Phoenicia;

    • St Cyril of Alexandria, in Egypt;

    • St Augustine and St Fulgence, in Africa;

    • St Proclus and St Germanus, in Constantinople;

    • St Bonaventure and St bernardine, in Italy;

    • St Lawrence Justinian, in the State of Venice;

    • St Jerome, in Istria;

    • St Bernard, in France;

    • St Ildephonsus, in Spain;

    • St Anselm, in England;

    • St Albert and St Rupert, in Germany;

    • St Francis Xavier, in Japan;

    • Matteo Ricci, in China; 

and many more omitted for the sake of brevity but who represent various other Kingdoms and Provinces where the MOTHER OF GOD is known, since her fame on earth is so widespread that the sun never sets upon it.

Footnotes

[1] In c. 6 Cantic., ad illa verba : Una est columba, etc.

 4   Theophylact, Archbishop of the Bulgarians[1], says that:

These generations must be understood as referring to whole succession of men who succeed each other from father to son until the end of the world.

A great many authors show that from the time this prophesy issued from the lips of the MOTHER OF GOD, no era has ever been wanting in persons exceptional for their doctrine, their holiness and their merit who have studied this subject with the aim of spreading Mary’s fame. We may note that this has, through the special favour of God, blossomed more in our time than in previous centuries. Accordingly, we can only hope that as the world draws near its end, so the glory of the Holy Virgin will continue to grow. I promise the following discussions will show this more fully than I have been able been able to in these few words.

 5   It would seem, however, that it is not enough to say that all generations have called her, call her now and will in the future call her blessed, because there is nothing in her which does not merit particular blessing and praise for her. Her womb was blessed for having conceived and borne the fruit of life, and at the same time her breasts have been blessed for having given the Saviour His first sustenance. On her head is a crown of twelve stars; her dove’s eyes, her hair, her cheeks, her teeth, her neck – all since time long passed have been honoured by the outstanding praise accorded them by the wise Solomon[2]. In short, she has been praised and blessed from head to foot. 

If this is the case with her body, then how will it be with her soul’s interior faculties : her understanding, which is the true sanctuary of God; her will, which is the singular altar of fragrant perfumes; her memory, wherein all the images are like candles on the great, golden candlestick, burning continually in the presence of the Lord ? It is not just in her and on her that the happiness is found, for it needs must pass on to all that belongs to her. Consequently, blessed are the parents who begot her, blessed the womb that bore her, and blessed the paps that gave her suck; blessed the arms that cradled her, the cloths which covered her; blessed all which came into contact with her; blessed the earth which supported her weight and upon which she trod; blessed be those whom she regards with particular affection; blessed are those places where she chose to be honoured; blessed are all those who will call her blessed : for they all shall partake in her happiness.

Footnotes

[1] In c. 1 Lucæ; Maldonat., ibid.

[2] Cant. iv.

 6    There is probably enough here already to show that all generations will call her blessed. I aim, nevertheless, to continue our discussion for the benefit of readers and to provide them with more details so that they have a palpable proof of the truth of this prophecy.

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The Vladimirskaya Icon. >12th century.

SUB tuum præsidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genitrix. Nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. Amen.

 

 

Totus tuus ego sum

Et omnia mea tua sunt;

Tecum semper tutus sum:

Ad Jesum per Mariam. 

© Peter Bloor 2024