34/104 Perhaps more than one applied what that passage of Scripture says of the Holy Nation to the realm of France, and in the coincidence of that liturgical text and the happy coming of the Maid found occasion for hope. _Laetare, Jerusalem!_ Rejoice ye, O people, in your true King and your rightful sovereign. Unite all your strength against the enemy. _Gaudete cum laetitia, qui in tristitia fuistis_: after your long mourning, rejoice. The Lord sends you succour and consolation. |