The Glories Of Mary

CONTENTS

• Preface to American edition
• Protest of the author
• Petition of the author to Jesus and Mary
• To the reader
• Introduction
• Prayer to the blessed Virgin to obtain a good death
• CHAPTER I.
• SECTION 1. Hall, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! of the great confidence we should have in Mary, because she is the Queen of Mercy
• SECT. 2. How much greater should be our confidence in Mary, because she is our mother
• SECT. 3. How great is the love of our mother for us
• SECT. 4. Mary is also mother of penitent sinners
• CHAPTER II
• SECT. 1. Our life, our sweetness! Mary is our life, because she obtains for us the pardon of our sins
• SECT. 2. Mary is again our life, because she obtains for us perseverance
• SECT. 3. Mary renders death sweet to her servants
• CHAPTER III
• SECT. 1. Hail, our hope! Mary is the hope of all
• SECT. 2. Mary, the hope of sinners
• CHAPTER IV
• SECT. 1. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve! How ready is Mary to succor those who call upon her
• SECT. 2. How powerful is Mary to protect those who invoke her in temptations of the devil
• CHAPTER V
• SECT. 1. The need we have of the intercessionof Mary for our salvation
• SECT. 2. The same subject continued
• CHAPTER VI
• SECT. 1. Mary Is an advocate powerful to save all
• SECT. 2. Mary is a merciful advocate, who does not refuse to defend the cause of the most miserable sinners
• SECT. 3. Mary is the peace-maker between sinners and God
• CHAPTER VII
• SECT. 1. Mary Is all eyes, to pity and relieve our miseries
• CHAPTER VIII
• SECT. 1. Mary rescues her servants from hell
• SECT. 2. Mary assists her servants in purgatory
• SECT. 3. Mary conducts her servants to paradise
• CHAPTER IX How great is the clemency and mercy of Mary
• CHAPTER X How sweet is the name of Mary in life and in death!
• Some Devout Prayers Of Various Saints to the Holy Mother

PART II.

Which treats of her principal Festivals; of her dolors in general, >and of each of her seven dolors in particular; of her virtues; and lastly, of devotion to be practised in her honor.

• Discourses on the seven principal feasts of Mary and her Dolors.
• DISCOURSE I. On the Immaculate Conception of Mary
• DISCOURSE II. On the birth of Mary
• DISCOURSE III. On the presentation of Mary
• DISCOURSE IV. On the Annunciation of Mary
• DISCOURSE V. On the visitation of Mary
• DISCOURSE VI. On the purification of Mary
• DISCOURSE VII. On the Assumption of Mary
• DISCOURSE VIII. Another discourse on the Assumption of Mary
• DISCOURSE IX. On the Dolors of Mary
• Reflections on each of the Seven Dolors of Mary in particular
• ON THE FIRST DOLOR. Of St. Simeon's prophecy.
• ON THE SECOND DOLOR. Of the flight of Jesus into Egypt
• ON THE THIRD DOLOR. Of the loss of Jesus in the temple
• ON THE FOURTH DOLOR. Of the meeting of Mary with Jesus when He went to death
• ON THE FIFTH DOLOR. Of the death of Jesus
• ON THE SIXTH DOLOR. The piercing of the side of Jesus and His descent from the cross.
• ON THE SEVENTH DOLOR. The burial of the body of Jesus
• Of the virtues of Mary
• SECTION 1. Of the humility of Mary
• SECT. 2. Of the charity of Mary towards God.
• SECT. 3. Of the charity of Mary for her neighbors
• SECT. 4. Of the faith of Mary
• SECT. 5. Of the hope of Mary
• SECT. 6. Of the chastity of Mary
• SECT. 7. Of the poverty of Mary
• SECT. 8. Of the obedience of Mary
• SECT. 9. Of the patience of Mary
• SECT. 10. Of the prayer of Mary
• Various practices of devotion to the Divine Mother
• DEVOTION I. Of the "Hail Mary"
• DEVOTION II. Of Novenas
• DEVOTION III. Of the Rosary and Office
• DEVOTION IV. Of Fasting
• DEVOTION V. Of visiting the images of Mary
• DEVOTION VI. Of the Scapular
• DEVOTION VII. Of entering into the Confraternities of Mary
• DEVOTION VIII. Of Alms in honor of Mary
• DEVOTION IX. Of frequent recourse to Mary
• DEVOTION X. Tenth and last devotion
• Various additional examples appertaining to the most Holy Mary.
• Examples 1-10
• 11-20
• 21-30
• 31-40
• 41-50
• 51-60
• 61-70
• 71-80
• 81-89
• Novena of meditations
• FIRST DAY.
• SECOND DAY
• THIRD DAY
• FOURTH DAY
• FIFTH DAY
• SIXTH DAY
• SEVENTH DAY
• EIGHTH DAY
• NINTH DAY
• Meditations for various feasts of Mary
• Meditation for the day of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.
• Meditation for the Day of the Annunciation to Mary.
• Meditation for the second day of July on the Feast of the Visitation of Mary
• Meditation for the fifteenth day of August on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven.
• Meditation for the eighth day of September on the Feast of the Nativity of Mary
• Meditation for the twenty first day of November on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary.
• Meditation for the eighth day of December on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• Prayers to the divine Mother for every day of the week
• Sunday -Prayer to the most holy Mary to obtain the pardon of sins.
• Monday -Prayer to the most holy Mary to obtain holy perseverance
• Tuesday -Prayer to Mary most holy to obtain a good death.
• Wednesday -Prayer to Mary most holy to obtain deliverance from hell.
• Thursday -Prayer to the most holy Mary to obtain paradise.
• Friday -Prayer to the most holy Mary to obtain love towards her and Jesus Christ
• Saturday -Prayer to the most holy Mary to obtain her patronage.
• Little Rosary of the Seven Dolors of Mary
• Little Rosary of the Immaculate Mary
• Dedication of oneself to Mary
• Dedication of a family to Mary
• Various prayers to Mary
• Prayer of St. Ephrem to Mary (abbreviated)
• Prayer of St. Thomas of Aquin
• Prayer of St. Blosius to the Blessed Virgin
• Another Prayer
• Ejaculations to the most holy Mary
• Acclamations in praise of Mary