{"id":2775,"date":"2007-05-07T07:09:12","date_gmt":"2007-05-07T07:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2007\/05\/the-gate-of-heaven-the-lovelin\/"},"modified":"2007-05-07T07:09:12","modified_gmt":"2007-05-07T07:09:12","slug":"the-gate-of-heaven-the-lovelin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2007\/05\/the-gate-of-heaven-the-lovelin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gate of Heaven, the Loveliness of Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/Heiligenkreuz%20Maria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heiligenkreuz%20Maria.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/Heiligenkreuz%20Maria-thumb.jpg\" width=\"248\" height=\"350\"style=\"float:right; margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Adam of Perseigne, the author of this magnificent prayer to the Blessed Virgin, was ordained a priest and served as chaplain to the Countess of Champagne before passing through several vocations in succession.  He was a Canon Regular, then a Benedictine of Marmoutier, and finally a Cistercian of Pontigny.  Visiting Rome, he conferred with the famous mystic, Joachim of Flora.  Sometime in the 1180s he became abbot of Perseigne in Normandy.  Adam of Perseigne is known for his treatment of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mediatrix of All Graces.  He died about 1221.  Adam&#8217;s prayer has a certain lyrical, litanic quality that reminds me of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monachos.net\/library\/Akathist_Hymn_to_Our_Most_Holy_Lady_Mother_of_God_(Theotokos)\">Akathist to the Holy Mother of God<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe image of the Virgin Mother and Infant Christ surrounded by flowers is from the Cistercian Abbey of <a href=\"http:\/\/stift-heiligenkreuz.org\/Unsere-Spiritualitaet.unsere-spiritualitaet.0.html\">Heiligenkreuz<\/a> in Austria.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nHow happy is she<br \/>\nwho is both mother and spouse ofGod,<br \/>\nthe gate of heaven,<br \/>\nthe loveliness of paradise,<br \/>\nlady of the angels,<br \/>\nqueen of the universe,<br \/>\njoy of the saints,<br \/>\nadvocate of believers,<br \/>\ncourage of those who fight,<br \/>\nrecaller of those who wander,<br \/>\nmedicine of the penitent.<br \/>\nO sure salvation!<br \/>\nShort path of life!<br \/>\nSole hope of pardon,<br \/>\nsweetness unique.<br \/>\nYou, my Lady,<br \/>\nare my all.<br \/>\nIn your hands<br \/>\nhas been stored for me<br \/>\nthe fulness of all good.<br \/>\nWith you<br \/>\nhave been hidden the unfailing treasures<br \/>\nof truth and grace,<br \/>\nof peace and pity,<br \/>\nof salvation and wisdom,<br \/>\nof glory and honour.<br \/>\nYou are my anchor amid the billows,<br \/>\nmy port in shipwreck,<br \/>\nmy support in tribulation,<br \/>\nmy comfort in grief.<br \/>\nFor those who are yours<br \/>\nyou are<br \/>\naid in oppression,<br \/>\nhelp in time of crisis,<br \/>\ntemperance in prosperity,<br \/>\njoy in time of waiting,<br \/>\nrefreshment in toil.<br \/>\nWhatsoever I can stammer<br \/>\nin your praise<br \/>\nis less<br \/>\nthan your praise<br \/>\nfor you are worthy of all praise.<br \/>\nAdam of Perseigne<br \/>\n<u>Letter Three<\/u>, 25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam of Perseigne, the author of this magnificent prayer to the Blessed Virgin, was ordained a priest and served as chaplain to the Countess of Champagne before passing through several vocations in succession. He was a Canon Regular, then a Benedictine of Marmoutier, and finally a Cistercian of Pontigny. 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