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The Passing of Mary

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Section 9

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9. And the three virgins, who were in the same

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place

,

and

were

watching

,

took

up

the

body

of

the

blessed

Mary

,

that

they

might

wash

it

after

the

manner

of

funeral

rites

.

And

when

they

had

taken

off

her

clothes

,

that

sacred

body

shone

with

so

much

brightness

,

that

it

could

be

touched

indeed

for

preparation

for

burial

,

but

the

form

of

it

could

not

be

seen

for

the

excessive

flashing

light

:

except

that

the

splendour

of

the

Lord

appeared

great

,

and

nothing

was

perceived

,

the

body

,

when

it

was

washed

,

was

perfectly

clean

,

and

stained

by

no

moisture

of

filth

.

And

when

they

had

put

the

dead

-

clothes

on

her

,

that

light

was

gradually

obscured

.

And

the

body

of

the

blessed

Mary

was

like

lily

flowers

;

and

an

odour

of

great

sweetness

came

forth

from

it

,

so

that

no

sweetness

could

be

found

like

it

.

Notes

9
This does not seem to make very good sense. Another reading is: And the splendour appeared great, and nothing was perceived, while the body, perfectly clean, and unstained by any horror of filth, was being washed.