Total Consecration Question

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I want to Consecrate myself to Our Lady but have one question on point 7 from TREATISE ON TRUE DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN by St. Louis de Montfort
  1. The saints have said wonderful things of Mary, the holy City of God, and, as they themselves admit, they were never more eloquent and more pleased than when they spoke of her. And yet they maintain that the height of her merits rising up to the throne of the Godhead cannot be perceived; the breadth of her love which is wider than the earth cannot be measured; the greatness of the power which she wields over one who is God cannot be conceived; and the depths of her profound humility and all her virtues and graces cannot be sounded. What incomprehensible height! What indescribable breadth! What immeasurable greatness! What an impenetrable abyss!
What is meant by ‘greatness of the power which she wields over one who is God’? How can this be?

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I want to Consecrate myself to Our Lady but have one question on point 7 from TREATISE ON TRUE DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN by St. Louis de Montfort
  1. The saints have said wonderful things of Mary, the holy City of God, and, as they themselves admit, they were never more eloquent and more pleased than when they spoke of her. And yet they maintain that the height of her merits rising up to the throne of the Godhead cannot be perceived; the breadth of her love which is wider than the earth cannot be measured; the greatness of the power which she wields over one who is God cannot be conceived; and the depths of her profound humility and all her virtues and graces cannot be sounded. What incomprehensible height! What indescribable breadth! What immeasurable greatness! What an impenetrable abyss!
What is meant by ‘greatness of the power which she wields over one who is God’? How can this be?

Thanks,
EM
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I suppose this refers to the fact that she is the mother of Jesus, and Jesus as a good son was obedient to her. Although it does use the present tense rather than the past tense. Perhaps the author is therefore thinking primarily of Mary’s intercession in heaven.

The comparison of the breadth of Mary’s love to the width of the earth is obviously figurative. Obviously you can’t directly compare love to physical extension, and indeed the phrase suggests a flat earth whereas people of this time knew as well as we do that the earth is round. It’s just a creative way of saying that Mary’s love is very great.
 
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  1. The saints have said wonderful things of Mary, the holy City of God, and, as they themselves admit, they were never more eloquent and more pleased than when they spoke of her. And yet they maintain that the height of her merits rising up to the throne of the Godhead cannot be perceived; the breadth of her love which is wider than the earth cannot be measured; the greatness of the power which she wields over one who is God cannot be conceived; and the depths of her profound humility and all her virtues and graces cannot be sounded. What incomprehensible height! What indescribable breadth! What immeasurable greatness! What an impenetrable abyss! /QUOTE]
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From what I can interpret, this excerpt from the Total Consecration refers to Mary’s fruit, her son, Jesus.
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Even though Mary was chosen to be an instrument of Jesus’ birth and upbringing, she nevertheless was his human mother.
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Obviously God is worthy of all praise and worship, however, as Mary was pure, and as Jesus has given her as our Mother, we venerate her, and we give ourselves to her, so that as her children, we may be led to the fullness of Christ and his promises.
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It means that she has very great influence over Our Lord God. If you want to ask anything from God, ask it through Mary. This is the wisest thing tor you to do. God bless you.
 
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