Noel of Children of Mary
St. Louis de Montfort
From The Hymns of St. Louis de Montfort: Hymn #63
Noel of Children of Mary
1. Dear Children of Mary,
Praise the Lord
For He has filled her
With grace and gentleness.
She just gave birth to this adorable Lord,
Let’s all go to visit
This admirable Mother.
2. O marvelous Virgin,
O wonderous prodigy,
O blessed Mother,
Your happiness is great;
Ours is also, you give us life
Since you break our bonds,
You shower us with a thousand blessings,
May you be praised!
3. Finally the prophecies
Of the Old Testament
Have been accomplished
In your giving birth.
Heaven receives through you a new glory,
You crush the head of the devil,
And you obtain forgiveness
For the faithless sinner.
4. Offering no resistance,
You have achieved by your consent
What the whole world
So ardently desired.
May we glorify, honor, and praise your faith!
The Savior came to us
Only because you believed
The word of an angel.
5. How charming you are
In your purity!
How powerful you are
In your humility!
You ravished God, you drew Him from Heaven.
Attracted by your beauty,
He took on our humanity,
He could not resist you.
6. Through you, powerful Queen,
God comes to our world
And human nature
Is raised to Heaven.
O astounding miracle! God becomes our brother,
You form your Creator,
You gave birth to your Savior
And your own Father.
7. The supreme monarch
Shows that He is truly great
By making you
His excellent masterpiece.
Everything in you is mystery, an enormous mystery;
You gave birth painlessly,
You beget with the honor
Of remaining virgin and mother.
8. Jesus loves the stable
But above all, your heart,
It is His pleasant bed,
It is His palace of honor.
Your womb is His most glorious throne;
It is there that He makes His greatness known,
It is there that He forgives sinners,
It is there that He distributes alms!
9. O the sweet tenderness,
O the tender smiles,
O the holy caresses
Your dear Son gives you!
Blessed is your womb, pure and faithful Virgin,
For having contained immensity,
For having nourished, for having borne
Eternal Wisdom!
God Alone
The Nativity: Italian Painter and Artist: Federico Barocci: approximately 1590
Notice, the light comes from the child Jesus, the light of the world. The blue mantel that normally covers Mary, covers the Lord. Our Lord, humbled himself to be clothed in humanity. Mary welcomes the Nativity Scene as the Light from Our Lord streaks across Mary. Mary reaches out to the Lord, as she does all her children.
