I recently read the following rather strange conceit in a sermon by Peter
Canisius on the Assumption:
"O happy day, which granted the long and ardent desire of the Bride
(reference: Mary Assumed), faint with love, to find Him whom she had
sought, to receive Him whom she had asked for, to possess securely what she
had hoped for, resting competely in the perfect vision and enjoyement of
that eternal good."
Here we have the language of the Song of Songs applied to Mary, which
suggests of course an incestuous relationship with Christ, the
Son/Bridegroom. I've this sort of thing on occasion before, though I can't
say where at the moment. But I was wondering if anyone writing in this vein
ever mentions the problems that arise in applying the sensual language of
the Song of Songs, not to the soul or the church, but to Mary.
John B. Wickstrom
Kalamazoo College
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