I. Is It Lawful To Honor Her? 1 83 the displeasure of a God ever jealous of His glory? [185] Those who make this objection should remember that the praises of the Lord and of His 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^ 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 [186] his own image and likeness, and exhibits those virtues which 255 Judith xiii. 256 Eccles. xliii. et seq. 257 Luke i. 258 Ibid.