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THE CORONATION 399
448. The most holy Mary replied
:
"Behold, O Lord,
I am the least of thy creatures ; my heart is prepared for
all that shall be thy pleasure and for all that shall pro
mote the exaltation of thy ineffable name and thy greater
glory; let thy divine will be done in me." The eternal
Father added: "Let all my courtiers of heaven under
stand, that I appoint Mary as the chief and leader of all
my hosts, and as the conqueror of all
my enemies glori
ously to triumph over them." The other two divine Per
sons, the Son and the Holy Ghost, added their approval ;
and all the blessed with the angels answered :
"Thy holy
will be done, O Lord, in heaven and on earth."
Thereupon
the Lord ordered eighteen of the highest seraphim to
adorn, strengthen, and arm their Queen for battle against
the infernal dragon. On that occasion were mysteriously
fulfilled the promise in the book of Wisdom: that the
Lord armed the creatures for vengeance upon his enemies,
and the other sayings there recorded (Wis. 5, 18). Six
of the seraphim first came forward to adorn the most
blessed Lady with a sort of light as with an impenetrable
armor, which at the same time manifested the holiness
and justice of the Queen, so invincible and impenetrable
to the demons, that in an ineffable manner She was made
godlike in strength. For this wonder the seraphim and
the saints gave thanks to God.
449. Immediately another six of the seraphim ap
proached and, in obedience to the command of the Lord,
they furnished Her with another new enlightenment.
was a sort of reflection of the Divinity in her counte
nance, unbearable to the sight of the demons. In virtue
of this gift, the enemies, although, as we shall see, they
came to tempt Her, could not look upon her godlike face,
not being deemed worthy of this privilege by the Lord.
Then came also the last six seraphim and at the command
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