The Mother of God, speaking to Lady Bridget, tells her some things about her own
humility and that of her Son; and she says that just as she and her Son were humble
while they were in the world, so too are they humble now although they are in
heaven.
The Mother speaks: "There is the same humility in my Son now in the power
of his Godhead as there was then, when he was laid in the manger. Although he
knew all things in accordance with his Godhead, nevertheless, while lying between
two animals, he spoke nothing at all, in accordance with his humanity. So too now,
sitting at the right hand of the Father, he hears all who speak to him with love; and
he answers through infusions of the Holy Spirit. To some he speaks with words and
thoughts, to others as if from mouth to mouth, just as it pleases him.
Similarly, I, who am his Mother, am, in my body which has been raised on
high above all things created, now as humble as I then was when I was betrothed to
Joseph. Moreover, you ought to know for very certain that before Joseph betrothed
me, he understood, in the Holy Spirit, that I had vowed my virginity to God and
that I was immaculate in thought, word, and deed. He betrothed me with the
intention that he might serve me, treating me as his lady, not as his wife.
I too in the Holy Spirit knew for very certain that my virginity would remain
forever unharmed even though, as a result of God's hidden plan, I was being
betrothed to a husband. But after I gave my consent to the messenger of God,
Joseph, seeing my womb swell by virtue of the Holy Spirit, feared very greatly. Not
suspecting me of anything sinister, but mindful of the sayings of the prophets who
had foretold that the Son of God would be born of a virgin, he reckoned himself
unworthy to serve such a mother until the angel instructed him in his sleep not to be
afraid but to serve me with charity.
But of our riches, Joseph and I reserved nothing for ourselves except the
necessities of life, for the honor of God. The rest we let go, for the love of God.
When my Son's hour of birth was at hand - an hour that I very well knew
beforehand - I came, in accord with God's foreknowledge, to Bethlehem, bringing
with me, for my Son, clean clothing and cloths that no one had ever used before. In
them I wrapped, for the first time, him who was born from me in all purity.
And even though from eternity it was foreseen that I would sit in honor on a
most sublime seat above all creatures and above all human beings, yet nonetheless,
in my humility, I did not disdain to prepare and serve the things that were necessary
for Joseph and myself. Similarly also, my Son was subject to Joseph and to me.
Therefore, just as I was humble in the world - known to God alone and to Joseph -
so too am I humble now as I sit on a most sublime throne, ready to present to God
the rational prayers of all. But some I answer by means of divine outpourings. To
others, however, I speak more secretly as is well pleasing to God."