Saint Quote of the Day- Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary
'In between these resplendent lilies her Son placed
seven precious gems. The first gem is her outstanding virtuousness, for
there exists no virtue in any other spirit or in any other body, which
she does not possess more excellently. The second gem is her perfect
purity, for the Queen of Heaven was so pure that not a single stain of
sin was ever to be found in her from the beginning when she first
entered the world up to the final day of her death. Not all the devils
together could find enough impurity in her to fit on the head of a pin.
She was truly pure, for it was not fitting for the King of glory to lie
in any but the purest, cleanest, and most select vessel among angels and
men. The third gem was her beauty, for God is praised constantly by his
saints for the beauty of his Mother. Her beauty completes the joy of
the holy angels and of all holy souls. The fourth precious gem in the
crown is the Virgin Mothers' wisdom, for she was filled with all divine
wisdom in God and through her all wisdom is completed and perfected. The
fifth gem is power, for she is so powerful before God that she can
crush anything that has been created or made. The sixth gem is her
shining clarity, for she shines so clear that she even sheds light on
the angels, whose eyes shine more clearly than light, and the demons do
not dare to look upon her shining clarity. The seventh gem is the
fullness of every delight and spiritual sweetness, since her fullness is
such that there is no joy that she does not add to, no delight that is
not made fuller and more perfect through her and through the blessed
vision of her, for she is filled and replete with grace beyond all the
saints. She is the pure vessel in which lay the bread of angels and in
which all sweetness and beauty is found. Her Son placed these seven gems
in between the seven lilies in her crown. Wherefore, bride of her Son,
honor and praise her with all your heart, for she is truly worthy of all
praise and honor!'
