The Glories Of Mary Translated from the Italian Of ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, FOUNDER OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY REDEEMER New Revised Edition. P. J. KENEDY & SONS, 44 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK

This new and improved translation of "The Glories of Mary," having been duly examined, is hereby approved of. JOHN Archbishop of New York. New York, Jan. 21st, 1862. Copyright, 1888, BY P. J. Kenedy

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