Luke 1:46 Douay-Rheims

And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

Basil of Caesarea

c. A.D. 330–379 Patristic

(in Psalm 33) For the Virgin, with lofty thoughts and deep penetration, contemplates the boundless mystery, the further she advances, magnifying God; And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord.

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A.D. 379 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 1:46

PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Luke ↗

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