At the feet of Mary, my beloved mother, I found life again!
I can’t go on! I can no longer live in this exile, I’m burning up!
At the feet of Mary, I have found life again!
O all you who suffer, come to Mary!
At the feet of Mary, I find life again!
Your salvation and your life are at Mary’s feet! O you who work in this monastery, Mary counts your steps and your sweat; say to yourself…
At the feet of Mary, I found life again!
You who live in this monastery, free yourselves from everything earthly. Your salvation and your life are at Mary’s feet! You who live in this monastery, Mary says to you: My child, I have chosen you among ten thousand, among ten thousand I will place you in my temple.
At the feet of Mary, you find life!
Mary says to you: I have put you in my temple, you will never hunger, you will never thirst; I give you the food, the flesh, the blood of the Innocent One.
At the feet of Mary, I found life!
You who say I am an orphan, see, I have a mother in the highest heavens, happy child of such a mother!
At the feet of Mary, I find life!
I dwell in my mother’s womb, where I find my Beloved! Am I an orphan?
In the womb of Mary, I find life!
Don’t say I’m an orphan; I have Mary for Mother and God for Father! Happy child! Say:
At the feet of Mary, I found life!
The serpent, the dragon wanted to bite me and take my life; but at my mother’s feet, in this monastery, I found life! Mary calls me…
And in this monastery, I’ll stay forever!
At the feet of Mary, I found life again!
Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified
Cahiers Réservés, 6
Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.
Access to the unpublished Cahiers Réservés courtesy of the Carmels of Bethlehem and Haifa.
Featured image: Patrocinio de la Virgen del Carmen (Patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is an oil on canvas painting by an anonymous 17th-century Novohispanic artist. This massive work is just over 7 feet in height and just over 6 feet in width (height: 218 cm, width: 195 cm). The gallery label from the Museo de El Carmen notes: “This is a magnificent oil on panel painting from the 17th century, whose soft colors and certain features in the drawing remind us of Luis Juárez (ca. 1585–1639), although it also shows echoes of Baltasar Echave Ibía (ca. 1605–1644), such as the general bluish tone of the painting. This leads us to assume that a skilled painter was the author of this work and was either a follower or a close follower of the previous painters. Following the traditional representation of the Patrocinio, so deeply rooted in colonial art, the composition of the canvas is almost symmetrical. In the upper corners, Saint Joseph and the young Jesus hold the mantle that the Virgin unfolds to protect the main characters of the Order. At the front of the male group we see Elijah wielding the flaming sword; behind him is St. Angelus of Jerusalem with a sword thrust into his chest and a palm, symbol of martyrdom and sanctity. On the opposite side, a group of nuns is probably led by St. Teresa.” Image credit: INAH-Museo de El Carmen / Michel Zabé y Omar Olguín (Public domain)
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