From the “Mystical City of God”

by Venerable Mary of Agreda
(Abridgment, p. 504)

“The Master then gave orders, that all of them together, mystically forming one body with Him their Head, should advance toward the enemies, thereby teaching them the power of mutual and perfect unity for overcoming the demons and their followers and for avoiding defeat by them. For a triple cord is hard to tear, as says Ecclesiastes (4, 1), and he that is mighty against one, may be overcome by two, that being the effect of union”