Verba Virginis ad sponsam sub figura ponentia, qualiter Deus pater ipsam inter ceteros sanctos elegit in matrem et in portum salutis.
The Magnet of Grace
The Virgin Mary explains her role as the chosen vessel through which God guides souls to the harbor of salvation.
The Mother speaks to the bride, saying: "A certain person, while searching for stones, found a magnet; he picked it up with his own hand, kept it in his treasure chest, and by means of it guided his ship to a safe harbor." In the same way, my Son, looking for many stones for his saints, chose me specifically to be his mother, so that through me, people might be brought back to the harbor of heaven.
Drawing Hearts to God
Mary describes her power to soften hardened hearts and encourages the bride to persevere through spiritual dryness.
Just as a magnet draws iron to itself, so I draw hardened hearts to God. Therefore, you shouldn't be troubled if your heart is sometimes hardened, because this is for a greater crown.
Read the original Latin
Mater loquitur ad sponsam dicens: "Quidam querens lapides repperit magnetem quem eleuans manu propria custodiuit in thesauro suo et per eum deduxit nauem ad portum tutum.
Sic filius meus multos querens lapides sanctorum me specialiter elegit in matrem sibi, ut per me homines reducerentur ad portum celi.
Ergo sicut magnes attrahit sibi ferrum, sic ego attraho Deo dura corda. Ideo turbari non debes si quandoque cor tuum induratur, quia hoc est ad maiorem coronam."
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