Our Lady of the Angels Academy - Angelican Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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The Words of Mary The beauty and grandeur of Mary is inexhaustible. She is beautiful always, beautiful everywhere. In this, our Marian Year, the young and old glory in her grandeur and speak with joy of her beauty. There seems to be no phase of Mary’s life that the faithful fail to touch upon. This essay is the result of the Angelites’ reflection on the words spoken by Mary. The prophet Isaias sings of the word of God, As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it to spring, and give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my word be which shall go forth from my Mouth.” Mary’s life as recorded in the Scripture is one of few words, but they are words of profound depth of thought and virtue of religion, words that bring great fruit throughout the centuries. Mary spoke twice to the angel, saying the first time, How shall this be done, because I know not man?” and the second time, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.” Mary spoke twice, also to St. Elizabeth, the first time to salute her, and again when she sang her Magnificat. She spoke twice also to her Son, once in the Temple when she said, Son, why hast Thou done so to us? Behold, Thy father and I -have sought Thee sorrowing,” and again at the marriage feast at Cana, when she said, They have no wine.” Once also Mary spoke to the servants at the feast, Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye.” Four of these Words of Mary belong to the period before our Lord’s birth. The two first belong to the mystery of the Annunciation, the two next to the mystery of the Visitation. The fifth Word was spoken during what we term the hidden life, and the two last belong to the very beginning of Christ’s public preaching having been spoken at the marriage feast in Cana. All the seven Words of Mary are connected with most marvellous mysteries. The first four throw a brilliant light on the mysteries of the Annunciation and the Visita¬ tion; the last two on Christ’s first external miracle, the change of the water into wine. The fifth Word of Mary spoken to the twelve year old Christ in the Temple reveals Mary’s position in regard to Him, Who took upon Himself, in a certain sense, the great office of the Teacher of mankind, as the work which His Father had given Him to do. The sixth and seventh Word of Mary at the marriage feast at Cana reveals to us Christ’s design as to what we may expect from her intercession at all times. The First Word The First Word of Mary was spoken at the time of her Annunciation, when the Angel entered the room in which she was engaged in prayer. And the Angel said unto her: ' Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women.’ ” Mary did not make an immediate answer. She remained silent. Her first use of speech was not to use it. Before the word of speech comes the word of silence. For the virtue of prudence in speech consists as much in not speaking as in speaking at the right time. Who having heard was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.” Mary heard, reflected, and was troubled. Why was she troubled? She was disturbed at the sound of praises so far exceeding her own lowly estimate of herself. Her humility was alarmed at the greatness of the salutation. The first few words of the Angel which conveyed to Mary the first part of the message of God did not fully unfold the whole of that divine message. But Mary said to the Angel: ' How shall this be done; I know not man.’” There was this one point in the whole divine message which was kept back for later revelation, namely, the manner in which the mystery was to be brought about by the agency of the Holy Ghost Himself. The Second Word And the Angel answering said unto her, ' The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee . . .’ ” The change which these words of the Angel had wrought in Mary cannot be described. Her soul became enwrapped with a most intense joy and gratitude and she no longer hesitated as to the course which the great mystery of the Incarnation was to take, and as to her immediate part and duty. And she uttered at once, words of the most perfect obedience, humility, charity, and joy, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. In the words. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, Mary manifested her great humility, and readiness to serve God with all kinds and all degrees of service. In the words, Be it done to me according to thy word,”