MARY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
2. Symbols.
These are more numerous still. In the earthly paradise the Tree of Life signifies Our Blessed Lady, who is the veritable paradise where Christ, the real Tree of Life lived. Noah's Ark, that was saved from the floods, the dove of the Ark which rather than alight on the mud of the earth, returns white and immaculate to the Ark with a green branch in its beak.
These are more numerous still. In the earthly paradise the Tree of Life signifies Our Blessed Lady, who is the veritable paradise where Christ, the real Tree of Life lived. Noah's Ark, that was saved from the floods, the dove of the Ark which rather than alight on the mud of the earth, returns white and immaculate to the Ark with a green branch in its beak.
Jacob's ladder, that joins heaven with earth, Aaron's rod which blossoms forth in the darkness of the Tabernacle only in the presence of God. The Ark of the Covenant, built with incorruptible timber and enclosing the great mysteries. The burning bush which, surrounded by the majesty of God, flamed with divine fire without being consumed. These and a thousand other symbols to be found in Holy Writ reveal the beauty, the dignity, the greatness, the excellence of Mary. We could say that God has made use of everything available to call to the minds of men the thought of His Mother so that they should live in expectation of Her.
[Excerpted from 'Marian Meditations.']
[Excerpted from 'Marian Meditations.']
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