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The Passing of Mary

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Section 7

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7. Then Mary prostrated herself on the pavement, adoring God,

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and

said

:

Blessed

be

the

name

of

Thy

glory

,

O

Lord

my

God

,

who

hast

deigned

to

choose

me

Thine

handmaid

,

and

to

entrust

to

me

Thy

hidden

mystery

.

Be

mindful

of

me

,

therefore

,

O

King

of

glory

,

for

Thou

knowest

that

I

have

loved

Thee

with

all

my

heart

,

and

kept

the

treasure

committed

to

me

.

Therefore

receive

me

,

Thy

servant

,

and

free

me

from

the

power

of

darkness

,

that

no

onset

of

Satan

may

oppose

me

,

and

that

I

may

not

see

filthy

spirits

standing

in

my

way

.

And

the

Saviour

answered

her

:

When

I

,

sent

by

my

Father

for

the

salvation

of

the

world

,

was

hanging

on

the

cross

,

the

prince

of

darkness

came

to

me

;

but

when

he

was

able

to

find

in

me

no

trace

of

his

work

,

he

went

off

vanquished

and

trodden

under

foot

.

But

when

thou

shalt

see

him

,

thou

shalt

see

him

indeed

by

the

law

of

the

human

race

,

in

accordance

with

which

thou

hast

come

to

the

end

of

thy

life

;

but

he

cannot

hurt

thee

,

because

I

am

with

thee

to

help

thee

.

Go

in

security

,

because

the

heavenly

host

is

waiting

for

thee

to

lead

thee

in

to

the

joys

of

paradise

.

And

when

the

Lord

had

thus

spoken

,

Mary

,

rising

from

the

pavement

,

reclined

upon

her

couch

,

and

giving

thanks

to

God

,

gave

up

the

ghost

.

And

the

apostles

saw

that

her

soul

was

of

such

whiteness

,

that

no

tongue

of

mortals

can

worthily

utter

it

;

for

it

surpassed

all

the

whiteness

of

snow

,

and

of

every

metal

,

and

of

gleaming

silver

,

by

the

great

brightness

of

its

light

.

Notes

7
Comp. John xiv. 30.