The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
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IN book entitled The kno,ciedge Of Mary
'tCatholc Publication Society. the reasons
which in his opinion, cntitlo the Virgin Mary
90 the honor, love, and vcncraton OF mankind.
IIo writcf vigorously and with II heart cvi-
IDENTITY full Of tic subject. and though he may
ut times seem to express himself with cxtrava-
gancc there is no doubling his sincerity nor
his tito to respect His views Invested Of the
glowing rhetoric In which he has clothed them.
and presented in plain language. are thcse
The incarnation Of God in Jesus Christ was
necessity consequent upon the worlds having
loet the true idea of God. Men wanted an OBJ
ject OF worship which they could touch and hear
and soc; something to satisfy that instinct
which. III directed. had resulted in idolatry.
That this incarnate God might be in full sym
patty with man and awaken mans sympathy
with him. he must bc born Of woman and
thus partakc Of our common human nature.
But the woman selected for the mother Of God
must be the most perfect OF creatures. free from
Gin and sho must also voluntarily consent TO
fulfil the ministry appointed to her. All these
requisites Mary possessed and she IL therefore
by nature. ms well as by her OH @. exalted above
all saints and angels well as above the
whole human race. Inasmuch. too. as the body
born Of her divine. she may properly Ice
called the Mother Of God. the Spouse Of the
Father. and the Sanctuary Of the Holy Ghost.
Queen OF Heaven. and has over her august Son
thc authority that every mother has over her
offspring Therefore all men should honor.
vencrate. and worship her. and those who re-
fuse to do 50 are estranged from tho true
Church.
Lest in our unfamiliarlty with the scientific
language Of theology we may fail TO do full
Justice to Father Concilio's treatise. we will
quote his own words on the points We have in
inn ~ tv of A.
nation. he says:
Man wanted n visible. tangible God: man
Eanted a God Man like himself, with human
nature and faculties, with human feelings. hu,
been yearning after such God Tor forty cen-
mries. So strong had been that craving and
Man, he had created To himself gods Of all
sensible objects around him he had raised his
very passions To- that dignity. The hoophdpies.
OF the manifestations OF some divine attribute
clothed, 50 t4 peak IN sensiolg apparel, had
one and three at Mnmre. who had srcn the
beginnings and hacn terrified hv the thundnrs Of
sinai, who could speak To- God nj The foot Of tie
ark. who had soon bis column following them
;ering thorn FROM the T. stern heats during the
day, who had eHtrn OF thu mamma. and who had
seen Gods shadow IN the cloud viii h took pos
session Of Solomor's temple, were not satisfied
Tu all tnis ihcy ,Mrnl YI,rr the gods OF ne
true. visible tangible God.
Man Wns So stepped IN sensible tningS th1t
hone hut man like himself except IN sin
could entice him away, and none but God could
BRING MN rom thg kno|igdse 9i hinse,i ~
required God- Nnn-true man with body and
soul Ike ours, and true God with his divine ma
ture and perletous n twofold nature human
and divine in the unity Of one divine person
atty. Take away any OF these three elements.
nni you take away the reasons for which Christ
If ncccssary. II ne Is not man he can neither
suffer Tor nan nor attract him. III he is not
God, his surrrngs aud attractions are OF no
avail II hOih his natures DO not sulsist in one
divine personality. but each nature has per-
bpnlllty ~ it, own they are two distinct per-
sons. on human. the other divine. and neither
of them can answer the purpose OF humanity.
CONCERNING Miry's relations to Jesus and the
sense IN which she may properly be called the
Mother OF God he says:
Tho Word Of God united himself 70 human
1aiur' In TIE male sex. AMI consequently the
iattrr was raised 20 a dignity incNpr''ssiblc and
n'%nie; .a' TIM i IL 49,, i,ma is SIX haa
~ouid argue "a To-" marked and a too great and
iisiin'i pr.f'rnn t. II was b'ltting. therefore.
hat A. me luli, sex was honornd " heing as.
enal, should b. honorrd 10y being chosen to
De- the mother ot the Goodman.
,lcssel among women from whose spotI"ss
iesh the "orl should take portion and unite
I hyposrtti"ly To- himself and unite that
.ai4e E,rti3n 20 " human soul also personally
Vrid q o. HIM, and TINT TINT union should take
0ls.e ~ II" womb Q. the same blessed one, it
N...i i,l,N thai such woman would conceive
2 rson II thr B'ns-al trinity. a body and soul
united hvpo tntirallv (, "a divine person to
iOd; thm she would conceive God aud that.
fights OF Mother Of Col ''''
Il s tru. shu would have nothing n do with
shr Production of God. which would be an alb
rui .i". hui III" would huy" all TO do in concoiv-
ng.;, nature united hypostati,ally to n divine
person al the same moment of the conception,
and she would be entitled 10 tho name and
;lshis ot Mother OF God. not by producing God.
oui By conreiving nature which Is God hy
anion--a nature which would not subss Isl or be
snn'r'i" and indiv.dualizcd except through that
Such was the case in Mary.
In one word, tho union which exists between
Mary nj God. considering her dignity from
llis p3.nt ol view, IL nat 81 blood rotation She
she ~ really ana truly the divine Mother OF God.
1t Il evident. therefore, that part Of Mary's
M'siamre = united ALPHABETICALLY IL the divine
H"rd. and Is and must he called God in Christ:
AMI hcacc part which belongs Ia Mury's i'm
Ii IT, concrete sense, i God.
Tho relation with the nrst Z rson is that the
E'rntl t9in'r asspclni Mary with himself 10
ptodGrg M same son. The TEMPORAL genera
he eternal g'nnrtion, hut simply The identical
nc. 20" INln't GA. W- Mary. ly means of
he outuuurIns- of tne ll'i Ghost with power
81 Er"'r CORR -lN Nlne 20 ~p ak, 10 his nat
son li'nr" Mary can sirirty and moro prop-
cry De- called TIE Stou-i 90 thc Etefnh Faher.
Finally. this sumo relation 81 motherhood Inn
piled pa ne Er Of Mary a find Of authority
over his offspring. Il j. true our Lord was
hoI. tnd' az tn'n, 49, cr"Hturi could hay"
authotlN over llm; cons. uncnily, IT we limit
could claim no authority over jesus.
Bat then thi- is true Qf the Eternal Father
also. VINO, strictly speaking, can have NJ au-
ihoriy oyer ms son p'fsonaity ~ he Is God.
S,'tlual anu consul Anial with linn.
~ r S ' s '' cin Hga H. tf i GIar OF
an authority uoto sun 'rority ON the part Of
ihe ;dNcr, nor oi iuierlo4ily on the part Of the