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CHAPTER X.<br />

THE EXERCISES IN MEMORY OF THE PASSION PRACTICED<br />

BY THE MOST HOLY MARY J<br />

THE REVERENCE WITH<br />

WHICH SHE RECEIVED HOLY COMMUNION, AND OTHER<br />

DOINGS OF HER MOST HOLY LIFE.<br />

575. Without ever failing in her attention <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> ex<br />

terior government of <strong>the</strong> Church (as I have until now<br />

made plain), <strong>the</strong> most blessed Mary in secret practiced<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r exercises and good works, by which She merited<br />

innumerable gifts and blessings from <strong>the</strong> Most High, as<br />

well for <strong>the</strong> common benefit of all <strong>the</strong> faithful, as for<br />

myriads of particular souls in fur<strong>the</strong>rance of <strong>the</strong>ir sal<br />

vation. As far as I can in <strong>the</strong>se last chapters, I shall,<br />

for our instruction and admiration and for <strong>the</strong> glory of<br />

<strong>the</strong> most blessed Mo<strong>the</strong>r, write of <strong>the</strong>se hidden and un<br />

known works. First of all I will state, that notwith<br />

standing <strong>the</strong> many privileges which <strong>the</strong> great Queen of<br />

heaven enjoyed, She constantly kept present in her mem<br />

ory <strong>the</strong> doings and <strong>the</strong> mysteries of <strong>the</strong> life of her divine<br />

Son; for besides <strong>the</strong> abstractive vision, by which She in<br />

<strong>the</strong>se last years continually saw <strong>the</strong> Divinity and knew<br />

all things, <strong>the</strong> Lord had from her Conception conceded<br />

<strong>to</strong> Her <strong>the</strong> privilege of never forgetting what once She<br />

had known or unders<strong>to</strong>od ;<br />

for in this regard She enjoyed<br />

<strong>the</strong> privilege of an angel, as I have stated in <strong>the</strong> first<br />

part.<br />

576. I also stated in <strong>the</strong> second part, in writing of <strong>the</strong><br />

Passion, that <strong>the</strong> blessed Mo<strong>the</strong>r felt in her body and<br />

purest soul all <strong>the</strong> pains and <strong>to</strong>rments of our Savior<br />

496<br />

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