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that vivifies and nourishes them. She therefore lived in
a state of violent longing to unite both the objects of
her love in her bosom.
534. In such a state the most blessed Mother found
Herself after the victories over the dragon. Notwith
standing her having, through the whole course of her life
from its first instant, at all times done what was most
pure, most holy and exalted, without ever being em
barrassed by her travels, labors and cares in the service
of her divine Son; yet at this juncture there arose as it
were a contest in her heart between her love of God and
of the souls. In all her works of charity She felt the force
of her aspirations drawing Her to the higher and new
gifts and workings of grace. On the one hand She was
impelled to withdraw Herself from all the sensible things
in order to wing her flight to the continual and supreme
union with the Divinity, and, in imitation of comprehensors
and especially of the state of her divine Son on
earth, free Herself from all hindrance of creatures in
order to enjoy all that He enjoyed outside of what be
longed to Him in virtue of the hypostatic union. This
latter was indeed not possible in the blessed Mother;
yet the height of her sanctity and love seemed to demand
all that was next below the state of comprehensors. On
the other hand She was drawn by her love of the Church
to hasten the relief of the faithful in all the necessities;
for without thus being engaged in these duties of a
Mother of the family, She could scarcely rest satisfied
with the favors and delights of the Most High. As each
of these activities- of Martha required time, She con
tinued to study how She might adjust her life so as to
be wanting neither in the active nor the contemplative
life.
535. The Most High permitted
this sort of solicitude
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