21st NOVEMBER: Today the Church celebrates the feast of the PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. The Blessed Virgin Mary consecrated herself to God at the very dawn of her existence. Already in her first years, then as a child and as a young girl, she was a living lesson to all girls and young women. She was a beautiful portrait of modesty, of prudence, of obedience, of faith, of kindness, and of charity. She was exemplary for her spotless purity, her self-denial, her temperance in speech, and her moderation in food and repose, so as to dedicate the greater part of her time to the meditation of holy things.
Thy wonder doth surpass the power of words, O pure Mother of God, for in thee I perceive a body impervious to the movement of sin. Wherefore, thankfully I cry out to thee: Truly thou art more highly exalted than all, O pure Virgin!
O pure Mother of God, as thou hast the most radiant beauty of purity of soul and art full of the grace of God from heaven, with the ever-existent light thou dost ever enlighten them that cry out with joy: Truly thou art more highly exalted than all, O pure Virgin!
Most gloriously did the Law prefigure thee, O pure one, as the tabernacle, the divine jar, the awe-some ark, the veil, the staff, the inviolable temple and portal of God. Wherefore, all these things teach us to cry to thee: Truly thou art more highly exalted than all, O pure Virgin!
Wishing you all a blessed feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
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