Mariologia: Tractatus de Beatissima Virgine Maria Matre Dei atque Deum inter et homines Mediatrice quem in usum scholarum et cleri

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Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.,[ **](https://isidore.co/calibre#panel=book_details&book_id=5869)considers this the best mariology work; ref:6.7: > For the positive part of the book [[ *Mother of Our Savior*](https://isidore.co/calibre#panel=book_details&book_id=5869)], I have made extensive use of Fr Merkelbach’s *Mariologia*. Although I have differed from him in some matters, his book seems to me worthy of the highest praise in its speculative parts as well, both as regards the order of the questions and the accuracy of his theological arguments.p. 64 (PDF p. 61) is how her divine maternity " *simpliciter est maior et excellentior* " than her other prerogatives.Her bodily beauty (from: "[Why is the Catholic teaching that Mary's hymen remained intact during childbirth important?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/82876/1787)"), PDF p. 212:> 113\. […] always remained integral: immune from all corruption, especially illness, affliction, infirmity resulting from dishonorable and infamous sins arising from the rebellion of the organs, and from all blemish. This integrity can generally be called *incorruption* ; and it can be viewed in particular in the end or immortal state of glory, or in the present and mortal life, in the wayfaring state: perpetual virginity especially serves integrity.> §113. […] perfectum mansit semper integrum : immune ab omni corruptione, præsertim morbi, ægritudinis, infirmitatis ex sequela inhonoranti aut infamanti peccati ortæ et organorum rebellione, et ab omni maculatione. Hæc integritas generali nomine vocari potest incorruptio; at speciatim spectari potest, tum post hanc vitam, in statu termini seu immortalis gloriæ, tum in vita præsenti et mortali, in statu viæ : integritas viæ præcipue est perpetuo servata virginitas.