Saints are frequently combined in Holy Scripture itself.

Witness Judith. On returning from the tent of Holofernes, she sang:
"_Praise ye the Lord, our God_, who hath not forsaken them that hope in
Him, _and by me His handmaid_, He hath fulfilled His mercy which He
promised to the house of Israel.... And Ozias, the prince of the people of
Israel, said to her: _Blessed art thou, O daughter_, by the Lord the Most
High God, above all women upon the earth, _Blessed be the Lord_ who made
heaven and earth ... because He hath so magnified thy name this day, that
thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men."(255)

Witness Ecclesiasticus. After glorifying God for His mighty works, he
immediately sounds the praises of Enoch and Noe, of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, of Moses and Aaron, of Samuel and Nathan, of David and Josias, of
Isaiah and Jeremiah, and other kings and prophets of Israel.(256)

Elizabeth, in the same breath, exclaims: "Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb."(257)

And Mary herself, under the inspiration of Heaven, cries out: "My soul
_doth magnify the Lord_, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior....
For, behold from henceforth all generations _shall call me blessed_."(258)

Here are the names of Creator and creature interwoven like threads of gold
and silver in the same woof, without provoking the jealousy of God.

God jealous of the honor paid to Mary! Will a father be jealous of the
honor paid to his child, especially of a child who reflects his own image
and likeness, and exhibits those virtues which he had inculcated on her
tender mind? And is not Mary God's child of predilection? Will an
architect be envious of the praise bestowed on a magnificent temple which
his genius planned and reared? Is not the living temple of Mary's heart
the work of the Supreme Architect? Must she not say with all of God's
creatures: "Thy hands (O Lord) have made me and formed me." Is it not He
who has adorned that living temple with those rare beauties which we so
much admire? Has she not declared so when she exclaimed: "He that is
mighty hath done great things to me, and holy is His name!"(259)

God jealous of the honor paid to Mary! As well might we imagine that the
sun, if endowed with intelligence, would be jealous of the mellow, golden
cloud which encircles him, which reflects his brightness and presents in
bolder light his inaccessible splendor. As well imagine that the same
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