This is the original 5x7in painting "Tulip, Flower of Mary," done in watercolor by Katrina Rose Harrington in May of 2024 when she did a flower study as she read through Fr. L. Gemminger's book, "Flowers of Mary," and painted one flower a day.
Excerpts from “Flowers of Mary.” by Fr. L. Gemminger
- “Whoever wishes what God wishes, and unites his own will entirely to the Divine will, is the most like to God. The emblem of this virtue of resignation to the Divine will is the flower called Mignonette, which name signifies Repose or Rest. This flower, which exhales the sweetest fragrance, is as well known as it is loved, both in the garden and in the house. Oh! would that the virtue it resembles be well known, loved and practiced by all Christians. To this end let us contemplate it attentively, especially in Mary, who by her example also shows herself great in this virtue.”
- “The Mignonette is insignificant in appearance, for it is devoid of brilliant colors. In like manner the virtue which it represents is unostentations and even hidden, because it has its seats concealed in the heart of the Christian whose will is so united to the Divine will, that they form buy one. Resignation necessarily belongs to a cross, and without crosses no man can become holy.”
- “The Mignonette exhales a most fragrant perfume, which is, as it were, an offering that the flowers present to man to reward him for their cultivation; so the virtue of resignation to the will of God, obtains for the Christian many gifts and graces in return.”
Oh! make my life resigned to God,
My dearest, sweetest Mother!
Pray that I bow beneath the rod,
And envy not my brother."
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