The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-05-13

)NTAiN AND GoLORADO NAI IIOLi
thrills of ecstacy the Archangel addressed her
| with his Heaven inspired ave?
In language sublimely prophetic yet profoundly
humble did the Blessed Virgin voice her own
glory in the "Magnifcat" and truly has time veri-
| fed her utterance: From henceforth all nations
shall call me blessed" for each succeeding age
swells her fame in story, in legend and i'll song
until in this our own age it has burst forth in a
general chorus of praise.
What wonder if that Mother who is the model
of all motherhood. that maiden who Is the eX-
emplar of maidenliness, that who Is the
marvel of all ages and nations, the highest type
of perfection should be the universal inspiration
of priest and poet
Perhaps the highest tribute in English poetry
is that paid her by the philosophical Wordsworth:
@Woman above all women glori6ed
| Orr tainted natures solitary boast"
Again he speaks Of all that is mixed and recon
ciled in her:
'Of Mothers love with maiden purity
| OF high with low. celestial with tcrrene."
Perhaps the genial Scott has written nothing
more appealing than the Ave Maria" which he
places on the lips of his favoritc heroine, Ellen
Douglas:
Eve bow us to our lot OF care,
Beneath thy guidance reconciled
Hear for maid maiden's prayer
And for father hear IL child Ave Maria"
CoIeridge in his .yirgin's Cradle Hymn
lovingly addresses her:
Chou Mother Of the Prince of Peace"
Byron. too, touchingly gives vent to the feel
ings awakened by the Angelus:
ave Marie-o'er earth and sea
That heaveniest hour of earth is worthest thee.
while even the Arian tainted Milton could not
escape the beauty of "the Virgin Blest." In what
sadly-sweet strains does Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing speak of the Blessed Virgin and how truly
does she style the love of the Mother divine Tor
the Christ child:
"'rhe love than love more deep"
These are but few tributes to Marys Heroic
Womanhood," selected from the treasury of non
Catholic writer's. Within the bosom of the grand
old church her children bordering sweetly one by
one Jesus wounds and Mary's woes" in hymns
and canticles divine have a wreath of glory
to crown her blessed brow.
All these outpOurings from Chaucers Hymns
to our Lady'-to Father O'NeiPs jubilee greetings
breathe tender devotion that could spring only
from those who claim Mary for their Mother.
What tender pathos breaths from the "Stabat
Mater" that beautiful monument of medieval
piety, and what sweet simplicity pervades the
praseful offerings of the quaint Christmas carols
of old Father Ryan in poems that spring from the
heart, vows his souls allegiance to that Mother
Fair" and Father Faber i'll his well known and
cherished hymns has voiced her praise for all
times. How sweety he alludes to the inseparable
ness of the love of our Blessed Lord and His
Mother:
"Jesus whenTIis three hours were run
Bequeathed thee from the cross to me-.
And, Oh! how can | love thy Son
Sweet Mother if [ love not theeI'
With skilful touch Huntington in his beautiful
poem emphasizes the humility of the "Lowly maid
of Galiee:"
Lost now in his effulgent ray
Bathed in brightness of his day
O, Morning Star! still sweetly shine
Through that dim night which yet is mine"
John Boyle Q'Rielly calls Mary the Virgin
link that binds the Lord to earth" Nor must we
overlook the beautiful tribute of Cardinal New
man.
30 Mary all months and all days are thine own
In thee lasts their oyousness when they are gone"
Nowhere do we see more purely reflected the
heaven-awakened inspiration of this Queen of
Sacred song than in the harmonious verses of the
Ave Maria" Weekly these heart-strains render
her name more widespread and find responsive
echo in thousands of hearts the world over.
Some of these writers seek not the transient
applause of earth but find their JOY and reward
III placing their heart blossoms at the feet of
Mary Immaculate
CLARA O'C0NNELL, Glass 'o5
Sacred Heart Academy, Ogden, Utah.