ἀλλὰ γὰρ τέως ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος τούτοις ἡ πάλαι χήρα καὶ ἔρημος θεοῦ χάριτι περιβληθεῖσα τοῖς ἄνθεσιν Is. 35, 1 γέγονεν ἀληθῶς ὡς κρίνον, ᾖ φησιν ἡ προφητεία, καὶ τὴν νυμφικὴν ἀναλαβοῦσα στολὴν τόν τε τῆς εὐπρεπείας περιθεμένη στέφανον οἷα χορεύειν διὰ Ησαΐου παιδεύεται τὰ χαριστή…

on the contrary, there was much joy therein for that God-Man "was born into the world," according to Is. 35:1,2 : "Like the lily, it shall bud forth and blossom, and shall rejoice with joy and praise." Reply to Objection 1: The pains of childbirth in the woman follow from the min…

it. Hinc Isaias ait: «Laetabitur deserta et invia, et exsultabit solitudo, et florebit quasi lilium (Isa. XXXV, 1) .» Et rursum de Ecclesia dicitur: «Ponet desertum ejus quasi delicias, [Col. 0459B] et solitudinem ejus quasi hortum Domini (Isa. LI, 3) .» In solitudine ergo Domin…