The Crown of Excellence : Chapter 7 : § 4. 11

Chapter 7 : The Sixth Star or Splendour in 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)

The additional graces merited by the Holy Virgin

§ 4. On the greatness of Mary’s merits

How the Holy Virgin merited to be Mother of God

 11   As for her other graces, I will offer a summary here. Through her daily progress, the Holy Virgin came to merit (in the way I have described) the following titles : Lady and Queen of the universe, the Mother of those chosen by God, co-operatrix in their salvation, Spouse and companion of the Saviour in the work of our redemption. Through her merits, the predestined received of her graces; particular vocations, namely of the elect, came to fulfilment by her favour and on account of her holiness; all the graces from God were channelled through her hands. In short, she merited everything that could be obtained from God without the grace of personal union. The reasoning here is that she who merited more than all this cannot be rejected for something that is less. Note that everything I have just mentioned is much less than the title MOTHER OF GOD. Consequently, those great Fathers who so frankly and respectfully granted the first title would never question the others. We shall near them speak on all these matters in the Treatises that follow. Nevertheless, let us admire for a moment the incomparable greatness of her heart, so outstanding in merit that Mary’s sole aim was to render herself pleasing to God. She was indifferent to all other matters, big or small. It was St Bernard[1] who made me aware of this :

Mary does not go looking for merit but her desire is simply to please God.

This is a heart truly worthy of His Majesty and with such a disposition it is little wonder that Mary should have received the most exquisite favours from Heaven.

Footnotes

[1] Serm. de Nativit. Mariæ.

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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. 

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