NINTH DAY - 16 NOVEMBER The Crowning of Mary Most Holy Scripture Passage And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for He has looked on the humble estate of His servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me and holy is His name. And His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation. (Luke 1:46-50) Consideration Let us consider the ineffable joy Mary Most Holy had when seated on the Throne of Glory She has crowned by the Three Divine persons: By the Eternal Father for being His most worthy Daughter, by the Son for being His loving Mother, and by the Holy Spirit for being His most beloved Spouse. The angels, Seraphs and blessed acclaimed Her as Queen. And seated at the side of Her Son, above all Courts of Heaven, She started to enjoy the blessedness as its Queen. The magnitude of the glory that Mary most holy merited is indescribable, because she does not only surpass that of all the Blessed but, as Arnold said, it is the same as that of Her Son all of which including everything that is given in honor of Her virtues, also serve as consolation and hope for men to whom She Herself says: You must know my children that the glory that I now possess and on which I now rest is mine: Mine are all the joys but they are mine in such a way as if they were Yours. I wish and I desire that all of you enjoy them, and I will do with My intercession, that all my devotees participate of the same glories. This She does and will do until the end of the world; because seeing the immensity of good that She is enjoying under the title of our Mother and Advocate, She will present to Her Son our petitions; who not only through Her intercession, but because He has Her in His presence will neither dare to deny us, nor delay delivery of our petitions. Reflection Mother most powerful in heaven, how are You going to deny what I ask You with confidence? (Continue meditating for a quarter of an hour) Prayer Most glorious Virgin, heaven of heaven itself, a compliment to the glory of God and throne of the Blessed Trinity, I am immensely glad that You are exalted above all the saints and the courts of hell. I beg You, because You are at the side of the Supreme King flooded with light to look after Your orphan children who live in the world, and we present to You, as our Mother, so much works that bother us so many miseries and evils that suffocate us, we asked You to have pity on our loneliness and sadness; and preserve our life for Your regard, by increasing in our hearts the aids of grace until we rest with You in the glory. Amen. Let us pray 5 Hail Marys in honor of the five letters of the most sweet name of MARIA. Nuestra Señora de la Salud, stay close to comfort us! ¡Viva Virgen de la Salud!