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THE PURIFICATION OF OUR LADY -- The Fourth Mystery of the Holy Rosary THE PURIFICATION OF OUR LADY I. The Fourth Mystery of the Holy Rosary. The Mosaic Law prescribed not only the offering up of the first-born male, but also the purification of the mother. Mary was not obliged by this law since she was most pure, having conceived of the in a miraculous manner. Yet Our Lady never sought to get out of social obligations. As Saint Bernard has written: Don’t you think that Our Lady could have complained and said, ‘What need have I of purification? Why should the authorities block my entrance to the temple when my womb has been turned into the temple of the Holy Spirit? Why can’t I go into the temple when I have brought to life the Lord of the temple? There has been nothing impure, nothing illicit, nothing to purify in this conception and this birth. This is the source of all purity. He has come to purify us from our sins. What then is there to purify in me when he has make me most pure in this immaculate birth? Nevertheless, as in so many other instances, Mary chose to act like any other Jewish woman of the time. She wanted to be an example of obedience and humility. Mary had the humility to avoid drawing any attention to herself for the wonderful graces God bestowed on her. Even though she was the Mother of God, or perhaps because of that fact, she went to the temple just like any other woman. She guarded within her heart the treasures she had received from god, Mary could have asked for special treatment. She would have definitely been more than entitled to it. She prefers to teach us how to pass unnoticed among our contemporaries with our hearts on fire with love of God. Mary encourages us to live our lives as ordinary citizens, exercising the same rights and duties shared by our contemporaries. Today we contemplate Mary on this her feast, the Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary. We see Mary most pure as she submits to an obligation which she could have avoided. We look at our own behavior. How many times we have ought special treatment! How many times we have shown ingratitude to the love of God! You and I surely do need purification! Atonement, and more than atonement, Love. Love as a soaring iron to cauterize our souls’ uncleanness, and as a fire to kindle with divine flames the wretched tinder of our hearts. This is the presentation we have to make to God through Holy Mary. in CONVERSATION with God vol. 6 
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