This is the original 5x7in painting "Violet, 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, 1858.
- “The Violet is the symbol of humility, and since Mary is called the humble Virgin, St. Bernardine justly styled her the most beautiful Violet.”
- “The Violet has its little head inclined towards the ground, and the heart of the humble is always lowly. Consider Mary when the angel announced to her that she should become the Mother of God; she, says Saint Ambrose, with bowed head saying her evening prayers.”
Thou, lovely Violet, teachest me
A lesson of humility;
Oh! may this virtue ever shine,
In every word and act of mine.
Our Saviour brought it first in earth,
Proclaimed it by His lowly birth,
And on the Cross, He ceased not then
To preach it to the hearts of men.
His holy Mother, as we know,
This virtue did practice here below.
Therefore, the Queen of Heaven is she,
For God exalts humility.
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