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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - Mary\, Mother of God
DESCRIPTION:LOOK TO MARY \nFrom the letters of Adam of Perseigne \n◊◊◊ \nYou\, Lady\, are my all. In your hands has been stored for me the fullness of \nall good. With you have been hidden the unfailing treasures of truth and grace\, \nof peace and pity\, of salvation and wisdom\, of glory and of honor. You are my \nanchor amid the billows\, port in shipwreck\, support in tribulation\, comfort in \ngrief. You are\, for those who are yours\, aid in oppression\, help in time of crisis\, \ntemperance in prosperity\, joy in time of waiting\, refreshment in toil… \nWhen you conceive the sun of righteousness\, you like the moon are \nillumined by the good office of the blazing sun… Therefore whatever beauty it \npossesses it has through the gift of its borrowed splendor. When you bring forth \nthe sun of righteousness\, you are compared to the sun because of the close \nlikeness. Just as the body of the sun is not injured or diminished when it puts \nforth its rays\, so the bringing forth of the holy birth does not violate the mother. \nAnd what\, you who are glorious as the sun\, what is your offspring but the eternal \nsplendor of a certain sun?… \nTherefore\, dear friend\, all our confidence lies in the childbearing of our \nVirgin and though I may be unworthy I shall not cease to dwell upon her praises. \nIf you stand in need of mercy\, it is found in full measure in the heart of the \nVirgin. If you reverence the truth\, give thanks to the Virgin\, since from the \nground of her virgin flesh the truth which you worship has arisen. No less give \nthanks to the Virgin if you follow after peace\, since from her is born for you the \npeace which passes all understanding. If you pursue justice\, see that you are not \nungrateful to the Virgin\, for at the opening of her womb justice looked forth \nfrom heaven. \nIf your faith is shaken by some assault from an enemy\, turn your eyes \nupon the Virgin and that in which was wavering will be firmly fixed. If the lust of \nthe flesh delights you\, turn your gaze upon the Virgin\, and the danger to your \nchastity is removed. If pride disturbs your spirit\, turn your gaze upon the \nVirgin\, and by the merit of her unsullied humility your swelling spirit will \nsubside. If you are set on fire by anger’s torches\, lift your eyes to the Virgin and \nyou will grow gentle through her calm. If ignorance or error have led you astray \nfrom the way of life\, look to Mary\, star of the sea\, and in her light you will be led \nback to the path of truth… In every peril the goodness of the Virgin comes to our \naid. Give thanks for her childbearing… For us the Virgin brought forth\, ours is \nthe birth\, for us the child was born and to us the son was given.
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