THERE was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of
mount Ephraim. We may say that blessed Mary the ever- Virgin Mother of God is meant
by the name of this mountain. Indeed, she was a mountain, and by her sublime
calling she transcended the high calling of all other chosen creatures. Was not
Mary a lofty mountain, who, that she might attain unto the conception of the
Eternal Word, reared the peak of her merits above all the choirs of Angels
until she reached the shining, heavenly Sun? Isaiah, prophesying of the pre-eminent
dignity of this mountain, said, And it shall come to pass in the last days that
the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the
mountains. Indeed, she was a mountain in the top of the mountains, for she was
exalted and shone above all other Saints.
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