mortal hath put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory” [1 Cor. 15:54]. [DS 3902] Therefore, the august Mother of God, joined in a secret manner with Jesus Christ, from all eternity “by one and the same decree”1 of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a most pure virgin in her divine maternity, noble ally of the divine Redeemer, who has gained full triumph over sin and its consequences, has finally attained as the highest crown
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