Were He only a man, born of Mary, we must doubly admire Him; we must bow in the dust before His mighty spirit, His enlightening and consoling doctrine.
But can we then forget how much the mother has must have influenced the child, how sublime and profound the soul must have been which spoke to His heart?
We must reverence and honor her! Everywhere in the Scriptures where she appears we see an example of care and love; with her whole soul she adheres to her Son.

Think how uneasy she became, and sought for Him in the temple--think of her gentle reproaches! The words of the Son always sounded harsh in my ears.

'Those are the powerful expressions of the East!' said my old preacher.

The Saviour was severe, severe as He must be! Already there seemed to me severity in His words! She was completely the mother; she was it then, even as when she wept at Golgotha.

Honor and reverence she deserves from us!" "These she also receives!" returned Wilhelm; and striking him upon the shoulder he added, with a smile, "you are, according to the Roman Catholic manner, near exalting the mother above the Son! Old Rosalie has made a proselyte; after all, you are half a Catholic!" "That am I not!" answered Otto, "and that will I not be!" "See! the thunder-cloud advances!" resounded below in the court: the sweet Neapolitan song reached the ears of the friends.