'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus.
(The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:5-12)
In the garden of the Church, Mary gathers three
flowers and places them into your hands: the white lily, the red rose, the pale
violet.
The lily
is the symbol of purity of conscience of life. The rose represents that burning
love which purifies, perfects and elevates the heart to God. The violet is the
emblem of the evangelical mortification which keeps us canditus, et
rubicundus ("fresh, and ruddy" Sg 5:10) according to the
desire of the Beloved of our heart et pascitur inter lilia. ("who
pastures his flock among the lilies" Sg 2:16, Sg 6:2)
The
picture of the lily draws you away from the world. The image of the rose unites
you with the heart of Jesus. Finally, the violet makes you partakers of the
fruits of the Cross of Jesus.
May the
most holy Virgin who presents you with these flowers, find them still in your
hands in your last agony as a pledge for entrance into the home to which only
the pure lovers of Jesus Crucified are admitted.
St.
Gaspar del Bufalo
Image Credit Waiting for the Word
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