[Copiae indulgentiarum de institutione festi Praesentationis beatae Mariae virginis concessarum]

...even while her temperance shone forth, which, as a lily of virginity, grows in the valley of humility. The virtues therefore pressed into the thought and affection of her heart with an ineffable harmony, which the very Creator and Indweller, the Wisdom of God, delighted to hear. They shone outwardly also, on the surface of speech and act, whence men are able to glorify God and receive examples of salvation. Therefore, look higher, dearest brothers, and consider how much He wished her to be honored, He who placed the fullness of all good in her, so that if there is any hope, any grace, or any salvation in us, we know it to redound from her who ascends, flowing with delights, a garden full of delights, which that divine south wind not only breathed upon but blew through, and her aromatics flow from every side. But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

A large ornamental initial 'A' in green ink, with calligraphic flourishes extending into the left margin.

Alma Virgin determined never to marry. She placed the will of God as the resolution in this vow. Verse: The rod of Joseph stands, the flower shines forth, and declares this to be the spouse of the Virgin. Always.