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658 CITY OF GOD
780. Within the glorious body of the Queen, over her
heart, was visible to the saints a small globe or mon
strance of singular beauty and splendor, which particu
larly roused and rouses their admiration and joy. It
was there in testimony and reward of her having af
forded to the sacramental Word an acceptable restingplace
and sanctuary, and of her having received holy
Communion so worthily, purely and holily, without any
defect or imperfection, and with a devotion, love and
reverence attained by none other of the saints.
In re
gard to the other rewards and crowns corresponding to
her peerless works and virtues, nothing that can be said
could give any idea ; and therefore I refer it to the bea
tific vision, where each one shall perceive them in pro
portion as his doings and his devotion shall have mer
ited. In the foregoing chapter I mentioned that the
Transition of our Queen happened on the thirteenth of
August, while her Resurrection, Assumption and Coro
nation happened on Sunday the fifteenth, on the day in
which it is celebrated in the Church. Her sacred body
remained in the sepulchre thirty-six hours, just as the
body of her divine Son; for her Transition and her
Resurrection took place in the same hours of the day.
According to the computation given above, I advert that
this miracle happened in the year of our Lord fifty-five,
which had advanced as many days as intervene between
the Nativity of the Lord and the fifteenth of August.
781. We have left the great Lady at the right hand
of her divine Son, reigning through all the ages of eter
nity. We now return to the Apostles and disciples,
who in flowing tears surrounded the sepulchre of Mary
in the valley of Josaphat. Saint Peter and saint John,
who had been the most constant in their attendance, no
ticed that the celestial music had ceased; for they failed
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