December 16, 2002

Words Do Not Suffice

Saint Bonaventure: De Assumptione B. V. M. sermo 4; Sancti Bonaventurae opera omnia, vol. 9 (Quaracchi, 1901), 695:

Carissimi, dearly beloved, the excellent sublimity of the glorious Virgin so surpasses human capacity that words do not suffice to unfold it. That is why the Holy Spirit, who filled her with the Gifts and Virtues, speaking through the Prophets and the other Doctors of Sacred Scripture, praises her in many different ways, not only by plain words, but also by figures and metaphors.
Posted by billw at December 16, 2002 03:52 AM
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