Maria's Canticle The scriptural depth of Maria De Mattias’ spirituality is revealed in the Canticle of the Blood of Christ which she constructed, weaving together a beautiful fabric of phrases from the inspired scriptures. “Clap your hands, all you peoples. Sing unto God with a voice of jubilation, for the Lord, high and mighty has shown to us his mercy.” (Psalm 47). The last phrase occurs often in the bible – for example, in Tobias 12:6, in Judges 8:17, in Luke 1:58, in 1 Peter 1:3. Maria took the next line from Romans 8:32, “For he has not spared his own Son, but has delivered him up in our behalf.” “That we might be redeemed by his Blood, and freed from our sins.” These lines are built on phrases in Apocalypse 5:9, Ephesians 1:7, and 1 Peter 1:18-19. The next line is again from Paul in Romans 5:9, “That justified in his Blood, we might be saved from his wrath.” Then Maria returned again to Ephesians 2:13 and Colossians 1:19-20 to find the concepts, “That we who are separated from him might be reconciled through the Blood of his Son.” At this point she goes back to the inspired song-book and adapts from Psalm 116: 12-13, “O Lord, my God, what can I render unto you for all the good you have bestowed upon me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and I will call upon the power of this Blood. Then she takes her cue from the Apocalypse 5:9, 14:2-5, “Sing to Jesus, all you saints; and make known the memory of his holiness.” What follows is also from the source, “For he has loved us and has washed us in his blood (Apoc. 1:6). The next line has echoes in several books of the Bible, “And he has become our helper and our redeemer” (Cf. Ps 46:1; Sirach 51:2; Job 19:25; Heb. 13.6). The final phrases are of Maria’s coining, but they have allusions to Deuteronomy 6:22 and Colossians 1:19-20, “Blessed forever be the Blood of Christ, which has wrought such wonders in us. Blessed be Jesus for all eternity, and may the heavens and the earth be filled with the glory of his Blood.” The Apostolic Spirituality of Maria DeMattias, pp 268-269 Angelita Myerscough, asc, 1982
The scriptural depth of Maria De Mattias’ spirituality is revealed in the Canticle of the Blood of Christ which she constructed, weaving together a beautiful fabric of phrases from the inspired scriptures. “Clap your hands, all you peoples. Sing unto God with a voice of jubilation, for the Lord, high and mighty has shown to us his mercy.” (Psalm 47). The last phrase occurs often in the bible – for example, in Tobias 12:6, in Judges 8:17, in Luke 1:58, in 1 Peter 1:3. Maria took the next line from Romans 8:32, “For he has not spared his own Son, but has delivered him up in our behalf.” “That we might be redeemed by his Blood, and freed from our sins.” These lines are built on phrases in Apocalypse 5:9, Ephesians 1:7, and 1 Peter 1:18-19. The next line is again from Paul in Romans 5:9, “That justified in his Blood, we might be saved from his wrath.” Then Maria returned again to Ephesians 2:13 and Colossians 1:19-20 to find the concepts, “That we who are separated from him might be reconciled through the Blood of his Son.” At this point she goes back to the inspired song-book and adapts from Psalm 116: 12-13, “O Lord, my God, what can I render unto you for all the good you have bestowed upon me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and I will call upon the power of this Blood. Then she takes her cue from the Apocalypse 5:9, 14:2-5, “Sing to Jesus, all you saints; and make known the memory of his holiness.” What follows is also from the source, “For he has loved us and has washed us in his blood (Apoc. 1:6). The next line has echoes in several books of the Bible, “And he has become our helper and our redeemer” (Cf. Ps 46:1; Sirach 51:2; Job 19:25; Heb. 13.6). The final phrases are of Maria’s coining, but they have allusions to Deuteronomy 6:22 and Colossians 1:19-20, “Blessed forever be the Blood of Christ, which has wrought such wonders in us. Blessed be Jesus for all eternity, and may the heavens and the earth be filled with the glory of his Blood.”
“Clap your hands, all you peoples. Sing unto God with a voice of jubilation, for the Lord, high and mighty has shown to us his mercy.” (Psalm 47). The last phrase occurs often in the bible – for example, in Tobias 12:6, in Judges 8:17, in Luke 1:58, in 1 Peter 1:3. Maria took the next line from Romans 8:32, “For he has not spared his own Son, but has delivered him up in our behalf.” “That we might be redeemed by his Blood, and freed from our sins.” These lines are built on phrases in Apocalypse 5:9, Ephesians 1:7, and 1 Peter 1:18-19. The next line is again from Paul in Romans 5:9, “That justified in his Blood, we might be saved from his wrath.”
Then Maria returned again to Ephesians 2:13 and Colossians 1:19-20 to find the concepts, “That we who are separated from him might be reconciled through the Blood of his Son.” At this point she goes back to the inspired song-book and adapts from Psalm 116: 12-13, “O Lord, my God, what can I render unto you for all the good you have bestowed upon me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and I will call upon the power of this Blood. Then she takes her cue from the Apocalypse 5:9, 14:2-5, “Sing to Jesus, all you saints; and make known the memory of his holiness.” What follows is also from the source, “For he has loved us and has washed us in his blood (Apoc. 1:6). The next line has echoes in several books of the Bible, “And he has become our helper and our redeemer” (Cf. Ps 46:1; Sirach 51:2; Job 19:25; Heb. 13.6). The final phrases are of Maria’s coining, but they have allusions to Deuteronomy 6:22 and Colossians 1:19-20, “Blessed forever be the Blood of Christ, which has wrought such wonders in us. Blessed be Jesus for all eternity, and may the heavens and the earth be filled with the glory of his Blood.”
The Apostolic Spirituality of Maria DeMattias, pp 268-269
Angelita Myerscough, asc, 1982
Canticle of the Blood of Christ
Clap your hands, all you peoples, Sing unto God with a voice of jubilation. For God the Almighty has shown us mercy. For God has not spared God's own Son, but has delivered Him up in our behalf. That we might be redeemed by His Blood and freed from our sins; That justified in the Blood of Jesus we might be saved from God's anger; That we who were separated might be reconciled through the Blood of Christ. O Lord, my God, what can I render unto you for all the good you have bestowed upon me? I will take the chalice of salvation and I will call upon the power of this Blood. Sing to Jesus, all you saints, and make known the memory of His holiness. For God has loved us and washed us in the Blood of Jesus who has become our helper and our redeemer. Blessed forever be the Blood of Christ which has wrought such wonders in us. Blessed be Jesus for all eternity, and may the heavens and the earth be filled with the glory of His Blood. Come; let us adore Christ, the Son of God, who has redeemed us with His Blood. Maria de Mattias from Adorers of the Blood of Christ, 1993 Prayer Booklet Wichita Center
Clap your hands, all you peoples,
Sing unto God with a voice of jubilation.
For God the Almighty
has shown us mercy.
For God has not spared God's own Son,
but has delivered Him up in our behalf.
That we might be redeemed by His Blood
and freed from our sins;
That justified in the Blood of Jesus
we might be saved from God's anger;
That we who were separated might be
reconciled through the Blood of Christ.
O Lord, my God, what can I render unto you
for all the good you have bestowed upon me?
I will take the chalice of salvation and I will
call upon the power of this Blood.
Sing to Jesus, all you saints,
and make known the memory of His holiness.
For God has loved us and washed us
in the Blood of Jesus who has become
our helper and our redeemer.
Blessed forever be the Blood of Christ
which has wrought such wonders in us.
Blessed be Jesus for all eternity,
and may the heavens and the earth
be filled with the glory of His Blood.
Come; let us adore Christ, the Son of God,
who has redeemed us with His Blood.
Maria de Mattias
from Adorers of the Blood of Christ, 1993 Prayer Booklet
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