Chapter 13ChristineXVJoyes.1.13
Joye XII
The Easter Joy
The speaker petitions Mary, recalling her joy at the Resurrection, and concludes with the Hail Mary.
Sweet Lady, for the full joy you had at Easter when your Son appeared to you risen, exalt my prayer, and put into me the death by which he died.1 Hail Mary.✦
Read the original Middle French
Doulce Dame, pour la joye plainiere Qu'a Pasques eus quant ton filz t'apparu Ressuscité, essaulces ma priere, Et mez en moy la mort dont il moru. Ave Maria.
Scripture echoes
- ↩Luke.1.28 — And coming to her, he said, 'Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.'
Notes
- 1 ↩Petition to share interiorly in Christ's death (mortification / conformity to his passion), asked for the sake of Mary's Easter joy at his risen appearing.
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