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of the Lord they furnished Her with offensive weapons,
since She was to take upon Herself the defense of the
Divinity and its honor. In pursuance of their divine
commission the angels added to all the faculties of the
great Lady new qualities of divine virtue, corresponding
to the gifts with which the Most High had endowed Her.
In virtue of this privilege the great Mistress received the
power to impede, restrain and counteract at her will the
mst secret schemes and attempts of all the demons, so
that all of them became subject to the will and mandate
of the most holy Mary, without liberty to hinder her
decrees; and of this power She availed Herself frequently
in favor of the faithful and of her clients. All these
special powers, and whatever they implied, the three
divine Persons confirmed, each One separately conferring
upon her gifts corresponding to his divine attributes and
bidding Her return to the Church and by them triumph
over the enemies of the Lord.
450. In parting the three divine Persons gave their
blessing to the most blessed Mary and She adored Them
in deepest reverence. Then the angels, full of wonder
at the works of the Most High, brought Her back to her
oratory, exclaiming:
"Who is She, that so godlike, rich
heaven to
and prosperous, descends from the highest
the world to defend the honor of God s name? How
well appointed and how beautiful does She advance to
battle for the Lord? O Queen, O most exalted Lady,
proceed prosperous in thy beauty, go forth and reign
over all the creatures, and let all of them praise and mag
nify Thee; because He has shown Himself so liberal and
powerful in thy blessings. Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord
God Sabbaoth, the Lord of the celestial hosts (Is. 6, 3)
and in Thee shall bless Him all the generations of men."
Arriving at her oratory the most blessed Mary
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