I. Neither a human nor an angelical tongue, says St. Epiphanius, can describe the honor and triumph with which Mary was received into Heaven on her glorious Assumption.  This only can be said That there never was nor ever will be a greater one after the glory and triumph of her Son. No, there is no created mind, says St. Bernard, that can understand with how much glory the Blessed Virgin entered Heaven, with how much devotion She was revered by all the Choirs of Angels, with how much joy She was received and embraced by her divine Son.

     Consider, my soul, how the Angels, after the accomplishment of Redemption, desired to have in Heaven in soul and body the God-Man and his Mother; and they expressed this desire with the words of David: Arise, O Lord, and come into thy kingdom, thou and the ark which thou hast sanctified, that id Thou and thy Mother, who was the Ark which Thou sanctifiedst by abiding in her bosom. And the desire of the heavenly citizens is at last accomplished.

     But if the Lord wished that the Ark of the Testament should be introduced with great pomp into the city of David, He ordered that with a nobler and more glorious pomp his Mother should enter triumphing into Heaven. He did not send a fiery chariot, as to Elias the Prophet, or a group of Angels that should lift her up from earth; but the very King of Heaven, says St. Bernardine, came to meet her with his whole heavenly Court. And thus He surpassed the glory of even his Ascension.

     Consider how shining with joy and splendor He invited her saying: Come, O my Elect; come, Thou shalt be crowned. And Mary fairer than all creatures joined together arises from earth, crosses the spheres, and arrives at the throne of the Most Holy Trinity. The Angels, seeing her so fair and glorious, ask with the Spouse of the Canticles: _Who is this creature who comes from the desert of the earth, a place of thorns and brambles, so pure and virtuous, leaning on her beloved Lord? _Who is she?_ The Angels who accompany her answer: _She is the Mother of our King, she is our Queen, the Blessed among women, the Full of grace, the Holy of Holies, the Beloved of God, the Immaculate, the Dove, the fairest of all creatures. Hear then the canticle of all the blessed Spirits who praise her. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, Thou art the joy of Israel, Thou art the honor of your people.

     St. Bernard says, that as there was on earth no place and temple worthier of God, than Mary's chaste womb, so in Heaven there is no higher  throne than the royal throne on which She was placed by her Son; for He placed her at his right hand, and above all the Choirs of the Angels, in the order of the hypostatical union, to make as it were a separate choir with his humanity, associating her to himself as a Mother of the universe.

     O glorious and Blessed Virgin, I congratulate thee on the great glory Thou enjoyest in Heaven, sitting at the right hand of thy Son, and being established as Queen of Heaven and earth. Let all men, dear Virgin, believe in thy divine Son and his true Church, and recognize thee as their Mother and Queen, and rejoice to have in thee with God so loving a Mother, and so great, amiable and powerful a Queen.

 

     II. Consider now, my soul, how the most Holy Trinity crowns Mary with very precious crowns. The Eternal father puts on her head the crown of Power, granting her, after Jesus Christ, the dominion over all the creatures of Heaven, earth and hell, so that the spirits of darkness tremble at her name as before a formidable army. These words of the Psalmist can therefore, be applied to her: Thou hast crowned her, O Lord, with honor and glory; Thou hast set her over the works of thy hands. The Son crowns her with a crown of Wisdom, as a Queen of Heaven, Angels and men, redeemed by his blood, the fruit of which He delivers into her hands: and as a Queen of Clemency, He gives her the keys of Divine Mercy. The Holy Ghost adorns her with a crown of Charity, infusing her, as the Mother of fair Love, not only with the love of God, but also the warmest love of her fellow creatures with the most ardent zeal for their good and salvation. She is therefore, become the astonishment and admiration of the angelical hierarchy.

     Besides the Blessed Virgin was crowned with the three crowns of accidental glory, with the aureoles of Virginity, Martyrdom, and Doctorship, because She was the Virgin of Virgins, She was a Martyr in the Passion of her divine Son, and she was the Mistress of our religion, by teaching the mysteries of faith to the very masters of it.

     Finally, Our Lady was crowned with the crown of twelve starts, as it is said in the Apocalypse: A woman clothed with the sun,  and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. For, as the greatness and virtues of all the orders of Saints that are in Heaven were united in her, so She was crowned with all their prizes figured in twelve stars. She possessed in the highest degree the faith and hope of the Patriarchs, the light and contemplation of the Prophets, the charity and zeal of the Apostles, the fortitude and magnanimity of the Martyrs, the patience and penance of the Confessors, the wisdom and prudence of the Doctors, the  holiness and purity of the Priests, the solitude and prayer of the Hermits, the poverty and obedience of the Monks, the charity and purity of the Virgins, the humility and patience of the Widows, with the fidelity and concord of the married Saints. She consequently received the prizes and crowns of them all, but in a much higher degree; and She was recognized by them as heir Queen. 

     My soul, who can imagine the angelical concerts, the melodies, and canticles of the blessed to the honor of God and of the Queen of mercy? The great Virgin sits at the right hands of her Son, and seems to tell all generations: The Lord has regarded the humility of his handmaid, and has been pleased to fill me with glory and grace. Therefore come to me all of you, who are oppressed and afflicted in this vale of tears and sorrow, and I will release you, because God has made me the cause of your joy.

     Yes, my adored Mother, I accept thy invitation: I am oppressed with the burden of my iniquities; I am fastened with the chain of sin. But how great is my hope in thee, O Queen, who hast to save me! My Mother taken up into Heaven, reigning in soul and body in the blessed glory, I believe thee as such, revere and adore thee. Be a Moon for me, O Mary; send thy light to enlighten the darkness of a bitter night. Be a Sun for me: let the warming rays of thy holy love kindle my cold heart with virtue, zeal, and fervor. Do not permit, O Divine Mother, my soul to die in darkness, as the light of thy grace is so great. I should deserve through my sins every misfortune and punishment: let thy goodness, interposing thy merits with Jesus, deliver me from the scourges I deserve, and procure me the favors of which I am not worthy.

 

     III. See, my soul, how all the Saints of Heaven go to salute her as their Queen, beginning from Adam and Eve and continuing to the Patriarchs: Noah, Abraham, Jacob, the Prophets and the holy Virgins. The daughters of Sion saw her, and declared her most blessed, and the queens praised her. Then followed the Martyrs and Confessors and her relations, Elizabeth and the Baptist, and her beloved parents, Joaquim and Anne, and her purest Spouse Joseph. Who can explain the joy of all these, and their words of gladness and consolation? My soul, join thy voice with all the Saints of Paradise, and say with them: Hail, O Queen of Heaven. Hail, O Queen of Angels. Hail, sacred Root, hail, O Gate, whence light was born to the world. Rejoice, O glorious Virgin, the fairest of all, and pray thy Jesus for us.

     Now if a human mind cannot comprehend the immense gory that God has prepared in heaven for those who have loved him, who will ever be able to understand, remarks St. Bernard, what glory He prepared for his beloved Mother, who loved him on earth more than all men and Angels together?

     In the last place, Mary wishes us to consider in this last Mystery,  not only her glory, but also that of Angels and Saints, as the glory of her vassals that results likewise to her honor, and the contemplation of which greatly animates us to do what the Saints did to acquire it. And the Virgin revealed to St. Dominic this Mystery to be meditated,  as the Blessed Alano says; and therefore the Chruch assigns a particular feast on 1st November to honor the glory of All Saints.

     Consider then, my soul, how Mary invites thee from Heaven to contemplate in this Mystery, together with her own, the glory of Saints, that glory which is prepared for thee also, that thou be encouraged to undertake and continue with perseverance the way of virtue; and thus the great Mother will always have thee with her in the blessed kingdom. Give them a glance to Paradise, and the sight of so many Saints, who were as weak as thou, who were tempted like thee, and by God's grace and Mary's intercession conquered with great courage every difficulty, and arrived at everlasting happiness, shall be an incitement and consolation to thee. Make up thy mind valiantly to fight against thy three enemies, to do all, to neglect nothing of what can lead thee to the acquirement of that infinite good, to live and reign with Jesus and Mary forever. And if virtues fail thee, ask Mary for them on this day of her glorious triumph: and particularly ask her for the perseverance in her love, that is the surge gage of predestination to glory.

     Remember what St. Alphonsus says: he who perseveres in the devotion to Mary, especially in her Rosary, shall obtain final perseverance. Because, as St. Agustin says, final perseverance is not acquired by habit, but it is a gift infused as a prize to assiduous prayers. And what prayers are more efficacious than those which Mary addresses to her Son for us?

     O great and most glorious Lady, my soul, prostrated at the foot of thy throne, adores thee from this vale of tears. Now Thou sittest a Queen of heaven and earth, oh! do not forget me thy poor servant. The near Thou art the source of graces, the more Thou canst furnish us with the. From Heaven Thou seest my miseries better, and so Thou must pity and help me. Let me be thy faithful servant on earth, that I may come to bless thee in Heaven. On this day when Thou art made a Queen of the world, I devote myself to thy service. In the midst of so much joy console me too by accepting me as thy son. Thou art my Mother, and as such Thou hast to save me. On this last of the Saturdays dedicated to the, give me thy love and the constant devotion to thy holy Rosary, and obtain for me final perseverance. 

     I likewise congratulate you, blessed Spirits and all Saints of Paradise, on the glory and unspeakable bliss you enjoy in God and with God. I too am destined to the same blessed glory, but I shall reach it only by means of your virtues. You then, Angels, Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Virgins, Anacortes, and all Saints, pray your Queen for me, that by her intercession She make me worthy of being admitted one day with you to contemplate my God and glorify and bless Him with her forever. So be it.