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 do what  He  would  have  wished,  without  making  use  of anything  but  His  will  alone.

But what  words  can  describe  the  immensity  of  the various gifts  with  which  the  Holy  Ghost  has  endowed  this sacred humanity,  the  first  and  foremost  being,  His  unspeakable union  with  the  Divine  Word,  which  is  the  greatest of all  the  wonders  which  the  power  of  God  could  make?

Through that  this  sacred  humanity  has  been  raised above all  that  God  has  created,  and  beyond  anything  that His infinite  power  is  capable  of  creating;  and  in  order that this  supreme  dignity  may  correspond  with  His  grandeur and  magnificence,  it  has  been  made  the  fountain  of every  grace. The grace  of  being  the  universal  Head  of  all mankind has  been  given  to  Him,  in  order  that,  through  it all  the  treasures  of  heaven  should  be  communicated  to  the children of  Adam.

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Here is  a  wonder  which  in  itself  is  out  of  the  ordinary course of  nature,  of  which  experience  has  not  taught  us,  a marvel  which  reason  ignores,  of  which  the  human  intellect cannot conceive,  which  astonishes  heaven  and  earth,  which creates admiration  even  among  the  celestial  choir;  and this mystery  is,  that  Gabriel  the  archangel  announces  to Mary  that  "  the  Lord  is  with  thee,"  and  the  accomplishment thereof  is  the  work  of  the  Holy  Ghost.

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