Chapter

  1 Prol |          that whatever is worthily said of Our Blessed Mother redounds
  2 Prol |           fitting, yet whatever is said of one so unspeakably sublime,
  3 I    |          well signified when it is said to her: "Full of grace."
  4 I    |         her Child, it is fittingly said to her: Blessed is the fruit
  5 II   |         times, Ave! Behold, Ave is said to the most holy Virgin
  6 II   |            of life; rightly is Ave said to her in the very beginning
  7 II   |       against which Ave is rightly said to Mary. For there are three
  8 II   |         these three woes it may be said: "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants
  9 II   |       guilt of the heart, as it is said in Isaias: "Woe to you who
 10 II   |          therefore, to them, as is said in St. Matthew: "Woe to
 11 II   |            therefore it is rightly said to her: Ave.~Again, woe
 12 II   |        guilt of the lips, as it is said in Isaias: "Woe to you who
 13 II   |         who sin by the lips, as is said in the Psalms: "The poison
 14 II   |           of their deeds, as it is said in Ecclesiasticus (II, 14): "
 15 II   |          deed, and therefore is it said to her, Ave.~Secondly, we
 16 II   |          of these three woes is it said to the inhabitants of the
 17 II   |            is very grievous. But I said, truly this is my own evil,
 18 II   |      account of this woe it may be said to all who bring forth what
 19 II   |          bring forth what the Lord said to some amongst them: "Woe
 20 II   |       imposed upon man when it was said to the sinner: "Dust thou
 21 II   |         and those that die, can be said that word of Ecclesiasticus: "
 22 II   |        great throne of which it is said: "King Solomon also made
 23 II   |          Rightly, therefore, is it said to her, Ave. There is also
 24 II   |          Epistle of St. Jude it is said: "Woe to them, for they
 25 II   |           nine woes, rightly is it said to her, Ave. Let every one
 26 III  |         MARY~Ave Maria. As we have said above, this name was inserted
 27 III  |          of living water." This He said of the Spirit, which they
 28 III  |            creature, of whom it is said: "God divides light from
 29 III  |            that star of whom it is said in Numbers: "A star shall
 30 III  |         experience how truly it is said: And the name of the virgin
 31 III  |          Bernard felt this when he said: "O Mary, by the magnificent
 32 III  |          temptation, as it is also said in the Psalm, "He spread
 33 III  |          world. Of this Lady it is said in the Psalm: "As the eyes
 34 III  |            that rod of which it is said in Isaias: "There shall
 35 IV   |           St. Luke says: "And Mary said, 'Behold the handmaid of
 36 IV   |            that Mary of whom it is said in St. Luke: 'After the
 37 IV   |            that Mary of whom it is said: "When Elizabeth heard the
 38 IV   |       neighbor like Judas, when he said: "Hail, Rabbi !" Oh, how
 39 IV   |            same Mary of whom it is said: "Mary remained with her
 40 IV   |          she is that same Mary who said: "My soul doth magnify the
 41 IV   |            same Mary to whom it is said, according to St. Luke: "
 42 IV   |             Luke: "And he (Simeon) said to Mary His Mother: Behold
 43 IV   |          Son was reviled, as it is said in the Gospel of St. Mark, '
 44 IV   |            that Mary of whom it is said: "They were all persevering
 45 IV   |            same Mary of whom it is said in the Gospel of St. Luke: "
 46 IV   |            same Mary of whom it is said: "They found Mary, and Joseph,
 47 IV   |         and her poor Son, as it is said in St. Matthew's Gospel: "
 48 IV   |            that Mary to whom it is said: "Fear not Mary, for thou
 49 IV   |           II, 30.) Note that it is said: "thou hast found grace."
 50 IV   |         XIII, 9. ) Note that it is said: "Thou shalt conceive in
 51 IV   |            that Mary of whom it is said: "The name of the virgin
 52 IV   |         herself testifies. For she said to the Angel: "How shall
 53 V    |       often found. Therefore it is said in Ecclesiasticus: "Open
 54 V    |         grace with Mary. For it is said in Ecclesiasticus: "The
 55 V    |         found true grace, as it is said: "He hath regarded my humility."~
 56 V    |            of Mary? Behold what is said in Ecclesiasticus: "Who
 57 V    |          will wither? Whence it is said of the seed in St. Luke'
 58 V    |           souls, so that it can be said of them what we find in
 59 V    |        tree is that of which it is said: "Blessed is the fruit of
 60 V    |          this odor in mind when he said to the Lord: "Thy odor hath
 61 V    |            not run after it, as is said in the Canticle: "We run
 62 V    |           the grace of Mary. It is said: "A gracious woman will
 63 V    |          God.~Therefore is it well said of her: "Thou hast found
 64 V    |         Bernard, speaking to Mary, said: "Understand, prudent Virgin,
 65 V    |         wherefore it has well been said: "A gracious woman shall
 66 V    |        with the Lord, for as it is said in the Psalm: "The Lord
 67 V    |           by the reapers, when she said to Booz: "I have found grace
 68 V    |        signifies him of whom it is said in the Psalm: "Great is
 69 V    |          of grace. Therefore is it said in Ecclesiasticus: "The
 70 V    |          longed to be enriched who said: "Let my soul be filled
 71 VI   |         that flower, of whom it is said in Isaias: "There shall
 72 VI   |          of speech, of which it is said in the Psalm: "Grace is
 73 VI   |           by Judith, of whom it is said: "There is not such another
 74 VI   |        grace of her lips, as it is said in the Canticle: "Thy lips
 75 VI   |          word of chastity when she said in answer to the Angel: "
 76 VI   |         words of humility when she said: "Behold the handmaid of
 77 VI   |        when, the wine failing, she said to the servants at the marriage
 78 VI   |            upon her lowliness, she said: "My soul doth magnify the
 79 VI   |            upon her lips, when she said to her Son, after the three
 80 VI   |          at the marriage feast she said to her Son: "They have no
 81 VI   |            well, from what we have said, what power Mary hath with
 82 VI   |    privileges. Of this grace it is said: "Thou hast found grace
 83 VII  |           on its fullness, when he said: "Gratia plena." O truly
 84 VII  |          full! Gabriel had not yet said: "Behold, thou shalt conceive
 85 VII  |          the womb." He had not yet said: "The Holy Ghost shall come
 86 VII  |           Well, therefore, is Mary said to be full of the illumination
 87 VII  |        symbolized by that which is said in the Book of Proverbs: "
 88 VII  |        moon, I say, of which it is said in the Canticle of Canticles: "
 89 VII  |            Gen. I, 10.) It is also said in Ecclesiastes: "All the
 90 VII  |            this sea it is likewise said in the Psalm: "Let the sea
 91 VII  |          so great gifts that it is said: "The Lord looked upon the
 92 VII  |            stable throne, as it is said in the third Book of Kings: "
 93 VII  |           says: "Well is she alone said to be full of grace, who
 94 VII  |           nature. Therefore, it is said in the third Book of Kings: "
 95 VII  |            Solomon: "The Lord hath said that He would dwell in the
 96 VII  |          full field," as though He said: "Behold the smell of my
 97 VII  |        Lord is Mary, of whom it is said in Ecclesiasticus: "An admirable
 98 VII  |       never be found. Whence it is said of it: "There was no such
 99 VII  |            Mary, because, as it is said in Isaias, "The earth is
100 VII  |           all the aforesaid is she said to be full of grace, who
101 VII  |           of those of whom her Son said: "Ask, and you shall receive,
102 VII  |          full field," as though He said: "Behold the smell of my
103 VII  |        Lord is Mary, of whom it is said in Ecclesiasticus: "An admirable
104 VII  |       never be found. Whence it is said of it: "There was no such
105 VII  |            Mary, because, as it is said in Isaias, "The earth is
106 VII  |           all the aforesaid is she said to be full of grace, who
107 VII  |           of those of whom her Son said: "Ask, and you shall receive,
108 VIII |          within her, it is rightly said to her: "The Lord is with
109 VIII |            in will, and it is well said of Him: "All whatsoever
110 VIII |            the Lord, of whom it is said in the Psalm, "Great is
111 VIII |            Abigail, of whom it was said: "She was a woman most prudent
112 VIII |            so that it can be truly said of thee: "Many daughters
113 VIII |             And in the Psalm it is said: "But thou, O Lord, remainest
114 IX   |           this Lord, of whom it is said, "The Lord is with thee,"
115 IX   |      especially our Lord. As it is said in Isaias: "The Lord is
116 IX   |       Bernard acknowledged when he said: "Our Lady, our mediatrix,
117 IX   |        grateful as Isaias was, who said: "I will remember the tender
118 IX   |            truly of thee can it be said: "A throne shall be prepared
119 IX   |           of equity, as it is well said in the Psalms: "The Lord
120 IX   |          deeds, as it is once more said in the Psalms: "The Lord
121 IX   |           And therefore it is well said: "God will not except any
122 X    |           this Lord, of whom it is said, "The Lord is with thee,"
123 X    |        house of God, of whom it is said in the Psalm: "Sanctity
124 X    |         understood that which Booz said: "Blessed art thou of the
125 X    |        glory, that truly it can be said of thee: "All the glory
126 X    |           of this mother Elizabeth said: "Whence is this to me,
127 X    |            in thee, which has been said to thee by the; Lord" (Luke
128 X    |           in her address, as it is said in the Canticle of Canticles: "
129 X    |           upon her tongue when she said: "How shall this be done,
130 XI   |          the aurora, of whom it is said: "Who is this, who cometh
131 XI   |          the night in which it was said: "A man is conceived," said: "
132 XI   |        said: "A man is conceived," said: "Let the stars darken their
133 XI   |          Of these stars it is well said in the Book of Judges: "
134 XI   |    haltingly, according to what is said, "How long will you halt
135 XI   |            and hence it is rightly said that this night has seen
136 XI   |            sin. Behold, here it is said that the sun rose without
137 XI   |            have felt this fire who said: "Were not our hearts burning
138 XI   |          upon Him. Therefore it is said in St. Matthew: "The rains
139 XI   |        Mary, Jesus Christ, who has said: "I will water my garden
140 XI   |          of the water." Well is it said, "above the rivers of water,"
141 XI   |           glory, of which the Lord said to Job: "Hast thou shown
142 XI   |             XXXVIII, 12), as if he said, "Not thou, but I." It does
143 XI   |           dawn. For when the angel said, "Let me go, it is morning,"
144 XI   |         benediction. For the angel said to the Virgin: "Blessed
145 XI   |      signified in Job, where it is said of the murderer, the thief,
146 XI   |      houses indeed, of which it is said in the Psalm: "God is known
147 XI   |            joyfully dwells who has said: "Today I must abide in
148 XI   |        second book of Esdras it is said: "And let us do the work;
149 XI   |            these lances it is well said in Jeremias: "Furbish the
150 XI   |      judgment day. Therefore it is said in the Book of Wisdom: "
151 XII  |            that rod of which it is said in Isaias: "There shall
152 XII  |       penitents. Of this rod it is said in the Canticle of Canticles: "
153 XII  |       advancing. Of this rod it is said in the Book of Wisdom that
154 XII  |           in hearts, as it is well said in the Canticle: "Now the
155 XII  |       virtues. Of these it is well said: "By their fruits you shall
156 XII  |    virginity itself. Of this it is said in Isaias: "The desert shall
157 XII  |              Mary can fittingly be said to be a desert, who was
158 XII  |           23.) Of these it is also said: "Our bed is flowering."
159 XII  |          the Virgin, of whom it is said: "There shall come forth
160 XII  |        immortality, of which it is said in Numbers that the rod
161 XII  |           most beautiful, as it is said: "In the morning it blooms
162 XII  |        perishes in death, as it is said in Isaias: "The grass is
163 XII  |         when, speaking to Mary, he said: "Thy most holy womb, O
164 XIII |         according to what has been said above, as the sun is with
165 XIII |         entering in, of whom it is said that the queen entered into
166 XIII |         her grace. Therefore it is said in the Canticle: "Who is
167 XIII |            Mary, to whom the angel said: "Blessed art thou among
168 XIII |           the Church of whom it is said: "In the day of the full
169 XIII |         the full moon, when it was said to her: "Hail, full of grace!"
170 XIII |       Queen of Saba, of whom it is said: "Entering into Jerusalem
171 XIII |           Heaven cry out, as it is said in the Apocalypse: "Holy,
172 XIII |          as Gabriel signified, who said at first, "full of grace,"
173 XIV  |           of malice! Of such is it said in the Psalm: "He loved
174 XIV  |          can be understood what is said in Jeremias: "May the Lord
175 XIV  |            that it could justly be said of her as in the Canticle: "
176 XIV  |          of Mary of whom it may be said, not what was said to Mary, "
177 XIV  |          may be said, not what was said to Mary, "May the Lord bless
178 XIV  |            will be when it will be said: "Depart from Me, ye cursed,
179 XIV  |        land is Mary, of whom it is said in the same Psalm: "Truth
180 XIV  |           The Truth is Christ, who said: "I am the Way, and the
181 XIV  |     servant is Mary, of whom it is said in the Psalm: "We shall
182 XIV  |        womb exulted, cried out and said: "Blessed art thou among
183 XIV  |       blessed field of which it is said: "Behold the smell of my
184 XIV  |         full field, because she is said to be full of grace, from
185 XIV  |   signified by Ruth, of whom it is said: "Blessed art thou by the
186 XIV  |           him; who being appeased, said: "Blessed be thy speech,
187 XIV  |          fool. But, alas, as it is said in Ecclesiasticus: "The
188 XIV  |           Father, when she herself said: "My spirit hath rejoiced
189 XIV  |    blessing. Therefore, is it well said in Isaias: "Israel will
190 XIV  |            the Lord blessed can be said to be the Blessed Virgin,
191 XIV  |           by Judith, of whom it is said: "The Lord hath blessed
192 XIV  |          men, according to what is said of it by figure in the Book
193 XIV  |            Truly forever, as it is said in the Psalm: "Therefore
194 XV   |           soul to whom it shall be said: "Depart from me, ye cursed,
195 XV   |         that valley of which it is said in Paralipomenon: "They
196 XV   |           Book of Judges, when Axa said to her father: "Give me
197 XV   |     envious are accursed, as it is said of the envious Cain: "Cursed
198 XV   |          by Sara, of whom the Lord said: "I will bless her, and
199 XV   |         every faithful soul. It is said in Deuteronomy: "The blessing
200 XV   |          by Abigail, to whom David said: "Blessed be thy speech,
201 XV   |      general curse, in which it is said: 'In sorrow thou shalt bring
202 XV   |         lust. To the lustful it is said: "Cursed is he who shall
203 XV   |            was Sara, of whom it is said in Tobias: "A blessing was
204 XV   |           blessed widow it is also said in the Psalm: "Blessing
205 XVI  |     presence of God with her it is said that the Lord is with her.
206 XVI  |      virginal womb, of which it is said: "Blessed is the fruit of
207 XVI  |             Well, therefore, is it said of this fruit by Isaias: "
208 XVI  |          sweet-smelling fruit, who said: Behold the smell of my
209 XVI  |         Note on this point what is said in Leviticus: "Ye shall
210 XVI  | exceedingly sweet. Therefore is it said in Ecclesiasticus: "The
211 XVI  |           for themselves, as it is said in Amos: "Ye have turned
212 XVI  |         the womb of Mary, as it is said in the Psalm: "Behold, the
213 XVI  |       glorious tree of which it is said: "Its fruit was exceeding
214 XVI  |       twelve fruits of which it is said in the Apocalypse, that
215 XVII |          we may understand what is said in the Book of Kings: "Whatsoever
216 XVII |           And in St. Matthew it is said: "Love your enemies, do
217 XVII |     patient and avoid anger. It is said in the Book of Job: "Submit
218 XVII |           fly sloth. Of this it is said in the Book of Wisdom: "
219 XVII |     abundantly, was most fittingly said to be like a fruit-bearing,
220 XVII |          avaricious, of whom it is said: "Going their way they are
221 XVII |         Luke VIII, 14.) It is also said in Ecclesiastes: "He that
222 XVII |         point we must note what is said by Solomon: "Of the fruit
223 XVII |           The fruit of Mary can be said to be the fruit of the mouth,
224 XVII |    virginal fruit. Therefore is it said of the adulterous woman: "
225 XVIII|          we can understand what is said in Isaias: "This is the
226 XVIII|            away. For, as the Angel said: "He hath saved His people
227 XVIII|        honeyflowing lips, as it is said in the Canticle: "Thy lips
228 XVIII|       glory. Therefore, well is it said in the Apocalypse: "The
229 XVIII|       perish. Therefore it is well said by the Prophet Joel: "Fear
230 XVIII|      faithful. Therefore it can be said of her: "That earth is uncultivated,
231 XVIII|      fruitful tree, of which it is said: "And the tree brought forth
232 XVIII|         the Judge. Therefore it is said in the Psalm: "If indeed
233 XVIII|           for themselves, as it is said in Amos: "You have turned
234 XVIII|            goods. Therefore, it is said in the Canticle: "A man
235 XVIII|           the rational soul. It is said in Proverbs: "Each one shall
236 XVIII|             for the Virgin Mary is said to be full, from whose womb
237 XVIII|         life. Therefore it is well said in the Psalm of the perfect
238 XVIII|         time, therefore it is well said: "It will give its fruit
239 XVIII|            Church. Therefore is it said: "With the fruit of her
240 XVIII|          Lord Jesus, as He is well said to be the fruit of the womb,
241 XVIII|            womb, and as He is well said to be the fruit of the lips,
242 XVIII|          the mouth-so also is well said to be the fruit of the hands,
243 XVIII|         faithful! Hence it is well said in the Psalm: "They yielded
244 XVIII|            marrow of a high cedar, said: "On the high mountains
245 XVIII|            fruit. Therefore, is it said in Proverbs: "The fruit
246 XVIII|          Excellently is this fruit said to be a tree of life, because