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the Most High during his travels and his preaching in
Spain, and especially for her having visited him and con
ferred such blessings upon him during her visits. The
heavenly Mother, as Mistress of humility, immediately
raised him from the ground and said to him:
"My
Master, remember thou art the anointed of the Lord and
his minister, and that I am an humble wormlet." With
these words the great Lady fell on her knees and asked the
He
blessing of saint James as a priest of the Most High.
remained for some days in Ephesus in the company of
the most blessed Mary and of his brother John, he gave an account of all that had happened to him in
Spain. With the most prudent Mother during those days
he held most exalted colloquies and conferences, of which
it will suffice to record the following.
384. In order to prepare saint James
for his leavetaking
the blessed Mary one day
said to him :
"James,
to whom
Thou
my son, these will be the last few days of thy
life.
knowest how deeply I love thee in the Lord, and how I
desire to raise thee to his intimate love and eternal friend
ship, for which He has created thee, redeemed and called
thee. In the few days that still remain of thy life, I desire
to demonstrate to thee my love and I offer thee all that
by the divine grace I can do for thee as a true Mother."
To this exceedingly great favor saint James responded
with deepest veneration Mistress and Mother of :
"My
my
God and Redeemer, from the bottom of my soul I thank
Thee for this new benefit, possible only to thy unbounded
charity. My Lady, I beseech Thee, give me thy blessing
that I may suffer martyrdom for thy Son, my true God
and Savior. If it is his will and for his glory, I beseech
Thee from my soul, not to forsake me in the sacrifice of
my life, but that I
may see Thee with my own eyes in my
passage and that Thou offer me as an acceptable victim
in his divine presence."
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