from Adyar archives of the International Theosophical Society
vol. 3 (1875-1878)
Legend
< Appearances of the Holy Virgin in France (continued from page 3-124) >
with the portraits of the Holy Mother as they are with the persons of their own parents. They are always before their eyes in their own cottages or other houses, often, it is true, very rudely painted, but always bearing the same characteristics. At every turn out of doors, on the fronts of churches, within the churches, over the altars; on shrines by the way side, in woods and hills, everywhere stands or sits the Holy Mother, with the Child on her arm, and a crown on her head. So the children called the White Lady at once the Blessed “Mutter Gottes” (Mother of God). Nor long did she wait to declare herself. She was asked who she really was, and replied, “The Mother of Mercy.”
Ancient Theosophy or Spiritism in the Past
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Editor's notes
- ↑ Ancient Theosophy or Spiritism in the Past by Sotheran, Charles, Spiritual Scientist