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Vas
Insigne Devotionis The
word devotion exceeds the narrow meaning of devotional practice and
refers to total dedication and fidelity in the service of God.
Mary’s profession of faith, “I am the handmaid of the Lord,”
most adequately expresses the meaning of this advocation. Her total
dedication goes to her Son featured in the Mother-child image of the
medallion. Total dedication has not only the meaning of
service. It refers primarily to openness and receptivity of
God’s will and grace. This attitude is illustrated in the
lower half of this page with the story of the widow’s oil. On
Elisha’s order the widow would pour oil in the vessels they handed
her (2 Kings 4:5). God’s grace cannot be exhausted. It takes a
“singular vessel of devotion” to receive its plenty, one that has
been perfectly purified (“Egredietur Vas purissimum”) (Proverbs
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