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vti_cachedneedsrewrite:BR|true vti_cachedhasbots:BR|true vti_cachedhastheme:BR|false vti_cachedhasborder:BR|false vti_metatags:VR|HTTP-EQUIV=Content-Language en-us keywords Assumption\\ of\\ the\\ Most\\ Blessed\\ Virgin\\ Mary\\ Into\\ Heaven,Our\\ Lady\\ of\\ the\\ Roses description Today\\ the\\ Virgin\\ Mary\\ ascended\\ to\\ Heaven;\\ rejoice,\\ for\\ she\\ reigns\\ with\\ Christ\\ for\\ ever.'\\ The\\ Church\\ will\\ close\\ her\\ chants\\ on\\ this\\ glorious\\ day\\ with\\ this\\ sweet\\ antiphon,\\ which\\ resumes\\ the\\ object\\ of\\ the\\ feast\\ and\\ the\\ spirit\\ in\\ which\\ it\\ should\\ be\\ celebrated.\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ No\\ other\\ solemnity\\ breathes,\\ like\\ this\\ one,\\ at\\ once\\ triumph\\ and\\ peace;\\ none\\ better\\ answers\\ to\\ the\\ enthusiasm\\ of\\ the\\ many\\ and\\ the\\ serenity\\ of\\ souls\\ consummated\\ in\\ love.\\ Assuredly\\ that\\ was\\ as\\ great\\ a\\ triumph\\ when\\ our\\ Lord,\\ rising\\ by\\ His\\ own\\ power\\ from\\ the\\ tomb,\\ cast\\ hell\\ into\\ dismay;\\ but\\ to\\ our\\ souls,\\ so\\ abruptly\\ drawn\\ from\\ the\\ abyss\\ of\\ sorrows\\ on\\ Golgotha,\\ the\\ suddenness\\ of\\ the\\ victory\\ caused\\ a\\ sort\\ of\\ stupor\\ to\\ mingle\\ with\\ the\\ joy\\ of\\ that\\ greatest\\ of\\ days.\\ In\\ presence\\ of\\ the\\ prostrate\\ angels,\\ the\\ hesitating\\ apostles,\\ the\\ women\\ seized\\ with\\ fear\\ and\\ trembling,\\ one\\ felt\\ that\\ the\\ divine\\ isolation\\ of\\ the\\ Conqueror\\ of\\ death\\ was\\ perceptible\\ even\\ to\\ His\\ most\\ intimate\\ friends,\\ and\\ kept\\ them,\\ like\\ Magdalen,\\ at\\ a\\ distance.\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ Mary's\\ death,\\ however,\\ leaves\\ no\\ impression\\ but\\ peace;\\ that\\ death\\ had\\ no\\ other\\ cause\\ than\\ love.\\ Being\\ a\\ mere\\ creature,\\ she\\ could\\ not\\ deliver\\ herself\\ from\\ that\\ claim\\ of\\ the\\ old\\ enemy;\\ but\\ leaving\\ her\\ tomb\\ filled\\ with\\ flowers,\\ she\\ mounts\\ up\\ to\\ Heaven,\\ flowing\\ with\\ delights,\\ leaning\\ upon\\ her\\ Beloved.\\ Amid\\ the\\ acclamations\\ of\\ the\\ daughters\\ of\\ Sion,\\ who\\ will\\ henceforth\\ never\\ cease\\ to\\ call\\ her\\ blessed,\\ she\\ ascends\\ surrounded\\ by\\ choirs\\ of\\ Heavenly\\ spirits\\ joyfully\\ praising\\ the\\ Son\\ of\\ God.\\ Never\\ more\\ will\\ shadows\\ veil,\\ as\\ they\\ did\\ on\\ earth,\\ the\\ glory\\ of\\ the\\ most\\ beautiful\\ daughter\\ of\\ Eve.\\ Beyond\\ the\\ immovable\\ Thrones,\\ beyond\\ the\\ dazzling\\ Cherubim,\\ beyond\\ the\\ flaming\\ Seraphim,\\ onward\\ she\\ passes,\\ delighting\\ the\\ Heavenly\\ city\\ with\\ her\\ sweet\\ perfumes.\\ She\\ stays\\ not\\ till\\ she\\ reaches\\ the\\ very\\ confines\\ of\\ the\\ Divinity;\\ close\\ to\\ the\\ throne\\ of\\ honor\\ where\\ her\\ Son,\\ the\\ King\\ of\\ ages,\\ reigns\\ in\\ justice\\ and\\ in\\ power;\\ there\\ she\\ is\\ proclaimed\\ Queen,\\ there\\ she\\ will\\ reign\\ for\\ ever\\ more\\ in\\ mercy\\ and\\ in\\ goodness.\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ Here\\ on\\ earth\\ Libanus\\ and\\ Amana,\\ Sanir\\ and\\ Hermon\\ dispute\\ the\\ honor\\ of\\ having\\ seen\\ her\\ rise\\ to\\ Heaven\\ from\\ their\\ summits;\\ and\\ truly\\ the\\ whole\\ world\\ is\\ but\\ the\\ pedestal\\ of\\ her\\ glory,\\ as\\ the\\ moon\\ is\\ her\\ footstool,\\ the\\ sun\\ her\\ vesture,\\ the\\ stars\\ of\\ Heaven\\ her\\ glittering\\ crown.\\ Daughter\\ of\\ Sion,\\ thou\\ art\\ all\\ fair\\ and\\ sweet,\\ 'l\\ cries\\ the\\ Church,\\ as\\ in\\ her\\ rapture\\ she\\ mingles\\ her\\ own\\ tender\\ accents\\ with\\ the\\ songs\\ of\\ triumph:\\ I\\ saw\\ the\\ beautiful\\ one\\ as\\ a\\ dove\\ rising\\ up\\ from\\ the\\ brooks\\ of\\ waters;\\ in\\ her\\ garments\\ was\\ the\\ most\\ exquisite\\ odor;\\ and\\ as\\ in\\ the\\ days\\ of\\ spring,\\ flowers\\ of\\ roses\\ surrounded\\ her\\ and\\ lilies\\ of\\ the\\ valley.' 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