I was taken up to heaven with infinite honor and joy; but my garments in which I was interred, remained in the tomb, and I was then attired in such vesture as my Son and Lord, Jesus Christ. Know, too, that there is no human body in heaven but the glorious body of my Son and mine. — Lib. vii., c. 26.
CHAPTER XXIV.
SELECT PRAYERS OF ST. BRIDGET.
I.
Almighty, everlasting God, who didst vouchsafe to be born for us of a most chaste virgin, make us, we beseech thee, serve thee with a chaste body, and please thee by an humble mind.
II.
We pray thee, O most clement Virgin Mary, queen of the world and of angels, to obtain relief for those whom the fire of purgatory tries, pardon for sinners, perseverance in good to the just, and also defend us weak brethren from menacing danger. Through, &c.
