the-glories-of-mary

26 GLORIES OF MARY.
be considered as common to the mother and
only
the Son, but even the same.*
If Jesus is the king of the whole world, Mary
is also queen of the whole world :f therefore,
says St. Bernardine of Sienna, all creatures who
serve God ought also to serve Mary; for all an
gels and men, and all things that are in heaven
and on earth being subject to the dominion of
God, are also subject to the dominion of the glo
rious Virgin. |
Hence Guerric, abbot, thus ad
dresses the divine mother: Continue, Mary, con
tinue in security to reign; dispose, according to
thy will, of every thing belonging to thy Son,
for thou, being mother and spouse of the King of
the world, the kingdom and power over all
creatures is due to thee as queen.
Mary, then, is queen; but let all learn for their
consolation that she is a mild and merciful
queen, desiring the good of us poor sinners.
Hence the holy Church bids us salute her in this
prayer, and name her the Queen of Mercy.
The very name of queen signifies, as blessed
Albertus Magnus remarks, compassion, and pro
vision for the poor; differing in this from the ti-
*Neque a dominatione fllii Mater potest esse sejuncta, una eit
Marias et Christ! caro.
Filii gloriam cum Matre, non tarn communem judico, qnam earndem.
S. Arnol. de Laud. Virg.
Rupert, abb.
tRegina constituta, totum jure possidet fllli
regnum.
t Tot creaturae serviunt gloriosae Virgini, quot eerviunt Trinitati;
omnes namque creaturae eive angeli, Bive homines, et omnia qua
eunt in ccelo et in terra, quia omnia sunt divino imperio subjecta,
glorioese Virgini sunt subjectse. Tom. 2, cap. 61.
Perge Maria, perge secura in bonis filii tui; flducialite age tamfOArn
regiua, mater regis et sponsa; tibi debetur regnum et potestaa.