[Footnote 69: "Here the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us.">[
On the wall directly opposite, this:
Sta venerabundus,
Qui allunde ut stares veneris,
Lauretanam Deiparae domum admiraturus.
Angusta tota est,
Toto tamen Christiano orbe angusto,
FACTUS EST HOMO.
Abbreviatum igitur aeterni patris verbum
Hocce in angulo cum angelis adora;
Silet hic et loquaci silentio:
Beatae quippe virginis matris sinus.
Cathedra docentis est.
Audi verbum absconditum, et quid sibi velit attende.
Venerare domum filii hominis,
Scholam Christi,
Cunabula Verbi. [Footnote 70]
[Footnote 70: "Stand in awe, ye who have come hither from afar to admire the Lorettan house of the Mother of God. The whole is but narrow and strait: however, the whole Christian world is but narrow in which the God made man suffered straitness. Wherefore, adore with the angels the straitened word of the Eternal Father. He is silent here, but with an eloquent silence. For the bosom of the Blessed Virgin Mother is the seat of Wisdom. Hear the Hidden Word, and listen attentively to what he wills of thee. Venerate the house of the Son of Man, the school of Christ, the cradle of the Word.">[
The door on the right leads into the sacristy, where the priest puts on his vestments. On the panel of this door you read:
"Sanctificamini omnes ministri altaris.
Munda sint omnia." [Footnote 71]
[Footnote 71: "Be ye holy, all ye ministers of the altar. Let all things be pure and clean.">[
On the wall over the door is this inscription around a heart:
"Quid volo nisi ut ardeat?--S. Luc. xii 49." [Footnote 72]
[Footnote 72: "What will I but that it burn?">[