the-glories-of-mary

756 GLORIES OF MARY.
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from heaven with thy prayers, and obtain for
us to come and kiss thy feet in paradise.
2d. Mary dies, and her most pure body
is
carried by the holy apostles, and placed in the
sepulchre, and is guarded by angels for three
days, after which it is
transported to paradise j
hut her beautiful soul entered, as soon as she ex*
pired, the kingdom of the blessed, accompanied
by innumerable angels and by her Son himself.
Having entered heaven, she humbly presents
herself to God, adores him, and, with unbounded
love, thanks him for all the graces which she
has received from him. God embraces her,
blesses her, and constitutes her queen of the uni
verse, exalting her above all the angels and
saints.* Now, if the human mind, as the apostle
says, cannot arrive at the comprehension of the
great glory that God is preparing in heaven for
his servants who have loved him on this earth,
what must be the glory that he gave to this his
most holy mother, who on earth has loved him
more than all the saints and angels, and has
loved him with all her power So that Mary
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alone, when she entered heaven, could say to
if I have not loved thee on
God: Oh my Lord,
earth as thou dost merit, at least I have loved
thee as much as I could.
3d. Let us rejoice with Mary in the glory
with which her God has enriched her; and let
us also rejoice for ourselves, for Mary, at the
same time was made queen of the world, and
* Exaltata est sancta Dei genitrix super chores angelorum ad
eceiaetift regna.