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| Eternal Father descending to the Upper room surrounded by the angels |
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| The Holy Ghost descending surrounded by angels |
Then Jesus Christ ascended the throne and seated Himself with the
other Two.
The ever humble Mother of the Most High, prostrate in a corner of a
room, in deepest reverence adored the most blessed Trinity, and in it her own
incarnate Son. The eternal Father commanded two of the highest angels to call
Mary,
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| Two angels were sent to call Her |
which they did by approaching Her, and in sweetest voices intimating to
Her the divine will. She arose from the dust with the most profound humility,
modesty and reverence. Accompanied by the angels She approached the foot of the
Throne, humbling herself anew.
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| They came to Her and called Her |
The eternal Father said to Her: “Beloved, ascend higher!” (Luke 14,
10). As these words at the same time effected what they signified, She was
raised up and placed on the throne of royal Majesty with the three divine
Persons. New admiration was caused in the saints to see a mere Creature exalted
to such dignity. Being made to understand the sanctity and equity of the works
of the Most High, they gave new glory and praise proclaiming Him immense, Just,
Holy and Admirable in all his counsels.
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| Father, Son and Holy Ghost surrounded by angels and saints |
The Father then spoke to
the blessed Mary saying: “My Daughter,
to Thee do I entrust the Church founded by my Only begotten, the new law of
grace He established in the world, and the people, which He redeemed: to Thee
do I consign them all.” Thereupon also the Holy Ghost spoke to Her: “My Spouse, chosen from all creatures, I
communicate to Thee my wisdom and grace together with which shall be deposited
in thy heart the mysteries, the works and teachings and all that the incarnate Word
has accomplished in the world.” And the Son also said: “My most beloved Mother, I go to my Father and in my stead I shall
leave Thee and I charge Thee with the care of my Church; to Thee do recommend
its children and my brethren, as the Father has consigned them to Me.” Then
the three Divine Persons, addressing the choir of holy angels and the other
saints, said: “This is the Queen of all
created things in heaven and earth; She is the Protectress of the Church, the
Mistress of creatures, the Mother of piety, the Intercessor of the faithful,
the Advocate of sinners, the Mother of beautiful love and holy hope (Eccli. 24,
24); She is mighty in drawing our will to mercy and clemency. In Her shall be
deposited the treasures of our grace and her most faithful heart shall be the
tablet whereon shall be written and engraved our holy law. In Her are contained
the mysteries of our Omnipotence for the salvation of mankind. She is the
perfect work of our hands, through whom the plenitude of our desires shall be
communicated and satisfied without hindrance in the currents of our divine
perfections. Whoever shall call upon Her from his heart shall not perish;
whoever shall obtain her intercession shall secure for himself eternal life.
What She asks of Us, shall be granted, and We shall always hear her requests
and prayers and fulfil her will; for She has consecrated Herself perfectly to
what pleases Us.”
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| And the Eternal Father spoke to Her |
The most blessed Mary, hearing Herself thus exalted,
humiliated Herself so much the deeper the more highly She was raised by the
right hand of the Most High above all the human and angelic creatures. As if
She were the least of all, She adored the Lord and offered Herself, in the most
prudent terms and in the most ardent love, to work as a faithful servant in the
Church and to obey promptly all the biddings of the divine will. From that day
on She took upon Herself anew the care of the evangelical Church, as a loving
Mother of all its children; She renewed all the petitions She had until then
made, so that during the whole further course of her life they were most
fervent and incessant. Where will appear
more clearly what the Church owes to this great Queen and Lady, and what
blessings She gained and merited for it. By the favour now vouchsafed to Mary
and by those conferred upon Her later, She was raised to a participation in the
being of her Son beyond all possibility of words to explain; for He communicated his attributes and perfections to Her in
correspondence to her ministry as Instructress and Mother of the Church and as
supplying his own ministry. He elevated Her into a new state of knowledge and
power, by means of which nothing was to be hidden from Her either of the divine
mysteries or of the inmost secrets of the human heart. She was made to
understand and know when and how She was to use this communicated power of the
Divinity in her dealings with men, with the demons and with all creatures. In
short, all that can possibly be conferred upon a mere creature was received and
given over in all its fullness and excellence to our great Queen and Lady. Of
these sacramental operations saint John was to a certain extent made aware, in
order that he might form an estimate, how much he was to esteem and appreciate
the inestimable Treasure consigned to his care. From that day on he venerated
and served the great Lady with new solicitude and reverence.
