The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-15
Tho Assumption.

Tho Assumption.
"I believe that on this festival heaven
itself must present new charms, as 1t Will
display the glory of Mary crowned Queen
of heaven, placed very near the LORD, ABOVE
all the choir of angels. And if 1t be true,
as 1 believe, that the celebration OF that
day is renewed in heaven, nope shail
see this next one there"
So spoke the seraphic Stanislaus kostka,
a few days before the great festival OF
Mary, and his wish was granted. Similar
was tie desire of Blessed John Berchman's,
whose wish was granted by this most
amiable Queen.
In effect, how can any child of Mary fad
TO experience some such sentiments !
stThere are just two days in every year
| when l might be willing to die" was the gay
remark of one for whom life had too many
! charms to allow the. thought of death to be
| agreeable "And those two privileged
days ~ "Can you not guess, sister VI
course none other than the Ascension OF
I our Lord, and the Assumption OF our Lady;
! if were sure of going straight to heaven,
fancy either of those days would find me
resigned to die.n 'fYou ought to feel as
piously disposed on the other festivals,
said the Sister,. secretly amused at her gay
visitors nairete. "Not piety, but curiosity,
Sister dear. Other feaSts, you know, bring
J heaven down on, us-those two take us up
to heaven. How wonderfully grand the
, celehration must be--one aeould really like
; to see hoag these things are managed an
f hedUcR ~
That this natural curiosity is far from
displeasing to our gracious Lord, we know
from the countless revelations OF the Sc
| crets of His celestial court youehsafau to
/ holy souls; and instructed by the Church
that stGod bestows favors on one person fol
, the advantage of many" we, whose un-
= worthiuess keeps us at u distance, love &c
recreate. ourselves with the glimpses o.
glory we can catch through those mar
r vellous visions, while with Blessed Ray
F.; mond we say to Him: $50 as not to b'
Il une;ratcful, we contemplate and admire, a
9 far as we are able, the great favors IhoI
! dost accord to Thy saints, and, althoug!
4 they far surpass AS, we thank Thy Dlvfh
d Majesty for them III proportion to on
r strength Let us, then, Gull frem thi
e heavenly garden of delights a few Lowell
n flowers for our Lady's coronation day.
IF One day our blessed Lord having show
n, to ST. Margaret of Cortena the glory of S
c Francis of Assist, as if. pleased with he
I; wondering admiration OF the raVishin
- spectacle, .'wafted her ecstatic mind to
r more eminent and luminous throne, I'll
m very throne of His Mother, Mary, Queen {
heaven. Excited by this delightful spec
tacle, and the more to e&joy It's beaut.
49, MARGARET sought to comprehend it's subliu
,rs height and discover its radiant brillianc
e. but all in vain: Jesus telling her that>sf
of could not fathom the bliss of that/gret
CHI soul, rendered more like His|own
ia sauctity than any ether -aeA>eoRtoEmah
- to His in glory beyond All Others i
ne began to extof the privileges of His beiovt
~ 4 mother, protesting. that she merited ev'
n ereater encomiums than arc bestowed {
ia her in the Scriptures, so that could heav'
go give her greater honor or greater gloT
ID this greater degree would be due
for Mother"
at, What an exquisite picture is .thi
by Scarcely less beautiful is st. Teresa's d
~ ~ scription of similar vision ION the fea
hs of the Assumption of the Queen OF ange
co our Blessed Lady, our Lord was pleased
- do me this favor in q rapture TO represe
in to me her Assumption into heaven, togeth
n with the Joy and solemnity with which s
ar was received, and also the place she holt
l cannot describe what kind of visi
,&- this was. The glory which my soul had,
i'm see that hers is so great, was extremes a
ire felt great effects and Improvement fro
such a sight, and desired to suffer ST
I'm greater affections here. 1t also increas
jim my desire to serve our Lady, seeing I'll
CT her merit was SO great"
81 Still more touching is the Assumpti
US. vision of Blessed Margaret Marie, 'showi
,n how the heart of this benign Queen, so Ii
Mis- Eher Divine Sons, yearns, amid all
i'm glories that surrounds her, for the salvati
1n and sanctiication of our souls: ION
,er, feast of her triumphant Assumption, s
APP made me see crown which she had ma
-, of all her holy daughters whom she plae
al in her train, wishing to appear with t
'i ~ ornament before the Holy Trinity. l
ba- she told me sadly, that the flowers W
Dw- which SHE was eager 10 ueCh hcr h'
ent were too deeply rooted IN the earth,
not making me comprehend how important
ha- is that religious soul should be detacl
en- from all and from herself, that her c.
ecu versation may be in heaven"
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