Posted on 06/02/2015 9:54:13 AM PDT by Salvation
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CANTICLE OF CANTICLES
An allegorical love poem in the Bible that has several layers of meaning. Basically it expresses the special love of God for the Chosen People; prophetically the espousal of Christ with his church; universally the love of God for a devoted soul; by accommodation the delight of God with the soul of the Blessed Virgin. It was read in the Jewish liturgy on the octave of the Passover. Traditionally ascribed to Solomon, the imagery of the two lovers, united and then separated, sought and then found, reflects the changing relationships of God and his people, depending on their varying loyalty to him.
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Undoubtedly much better than the prevailing ‘Canticle of Cankles’, I should think.
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That’s the one part of Scripture I kind of tend to avoid. Thinking of it having several meanings, including one about Mother Mary, may make it a little easier.
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