The Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist
BOTTICELLI
c. 1470

  TWENTY-NINTH VISIT
Visit to the Blessed Virgin Mary

St. Bernard calls Mary" the royal road of the Saviour;" [De. Adv. Dom. s. 2] the safe road by which to find the Saviour and salvation. Since, then, it is true, O Queen, that thou art, as the same Saint says, "the chariot in which our souls go to God,"-----the one who guides us to Him,-----ah, Lady, thou must not suppose that I shall advance towards God, if thou dost not carry me in thine arms! Carry me, carry me; and if I resist, carry me by main force; do all the violence that thou canst by the sweet attractions of thy charity to my soul and to my rebellious will, that they may leave creatures, to seek for God alone and His Divine will. Show the court of Heaven the greatness of thy power. After so many wonders of thy mercy, show this one more: make a poor creature who is far from God wholly His.

Ejaculatory prayer. O Mary, thou canst make me a Saint; I hope for this grace from thee!

[From the Naples Edition.]

O charitable Queen, thou art styled by thy servants the advocate of sinners. [De Laud. V. M. l. 2, a. 23] Since, then, thou art employed in defending sinners, who place themselves under thy protection, I fly to thee, and address thee in the language of one of thy most devoted servants, St. Thomas of Villanova: O loving advocate, exercise thy office in my behalf; undertake my defence. [In Nat. B. V. conc. 3] It is true that I have been a rebel to thy beloved Son; but the evil is committed: save me, then, from the dreadful consequence of my rebellion. If thou tell thy Divine Son that thou hast taken me under thy protection, I shall be pardoned and saved.

Ejaculatory prayer. O my Mother, my dear Mother, save me.

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