St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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J lllllill zlllllli ElllE 'ummluun 'llll ll X Qllli - l ' 1 . 7 H ' ' Y . . 19 . . . . l Q . . 7. . . . . , ll ' c . , Qlllllllllllls , , glllg Q gllllllg sllls . . nun.: inn .fi-T lm lu I Ci ig? It is true that Mary s divine maternity is an honor, an un- fathomable clistmction but her Immaculate Conception is the fitting preparation for this infinite dignity. It was, writes St Anselm emmently Just and proper that the creature chosen to be the Mother of God should shine with a luster of purity far beyond anything conceivable in any other creature under hea- ven In her Immaculate Conception Mary gleams with a luster of grace so bright as to overshadow the brilliancy of the holiest of souls on earth, and even of the entire hosts of angels in heaven No wonder then, that immortal fame was the artist's reward when taking up his brush and having the Immaculate Concep- tion for his theme and inspiration, he executed a work that must continue to demand the admiration of all even of the most impious, throughout the ages. The Immaculate Conception it is that gives true significance to the words penned by the poet, when he, writing of the most pure Virgin acclaimed her as ' our fallen nature's solitary boast. Again it is the Immaculate Conception that has created for suffering mankind such miracu- lous shrines as Lourdes, where the graces of Christ are so freely bestowed upon man as to relieve not only his spiritual ailments but his physical ones as well, provided he manifests a sincere and whole-hearted devotion to the Immaculate Mother. , With the Immaculate Conception thus revealed to us, what is the attitude of the Church toward the sinless Virgin Mary? Though the iniquitous world may scoff at the virtues of Mary,- virtues that are the joy of the Blessed Trinity and the delight of angels-the Church joins with the heavenly choirs and re- joices with Mary in her sanctity. Thrice daily does the Church by the pealing of the Angelus remind her children of the angelic salutation addressed to Mary and thrice daily do her children greet Mary with those heavenly words. F rom the obscurity of the small chamber at Nazareth in which this salutation was first given it has been made Christendom's universal cry of greeting to Mary the Immaculate, and in this acclamation of the Immaculate Conception, the masterpiece of God's creation we are prix ileged to unite our voices. To Mary in whom abounds the fullness of every virtue, we offer our humble greetings, and in so doing we can find no better words than'those of the an- gelic salutation Hall full of grace! S2 ll20ll Ellllllillllllz 3 - . - - - I : alll: X ' -nnnmnun . . . i ! K 7 . . ! 7 i I I alllllllll ll 'alll Ellllll illl Illllllllllll