The May Magnificat (III)

Our interior mystical growth in union with Christ, in emulation of Mary, the Mystical Rose, has been discerned as sustained by the budding and blooming of a subtle spiritual flower in our heart and soul - to which we are called in the Communion verse of the original liturgy for the feast of the Rosary in the Roman Rite: "Send forth flowers as the Lily, and yield a fragrance, and bring forth leaves in grace, and praise with canticles, and bless the Lord in His works." […] Viewed thus spiritually, the burgeoning flowers of May call us to emulate in our lives Mary's growing union with the heart, mind and soul of the incarnating Son of God in her womb.