Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Part 9)


                                        The Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Mary Delaware Church, Delaware, Ohio

August is traditionally devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.   The following is taken from Chapter 9 of St. Louis de Montfort's classic work, "True Devotion to Mary:"

"The Ave Maria said well, that is to say, with attention, devotion and modesty, is, according to the saints, the enemy of the devil, which puts him to flight, and the hammer that crushes him, the sanctification of the soul, the joy of angels, the melody to the predestined, the Canticle of the New Testament, the pleasure of Mary and the glory of the Most Holy Trinity.   The Ave Maria is a heavenly dew that renders fruitful the soul, it is a chaste and loving kiss that one gives to Mary, it is a vermillion rose that one presents to her, it is a precious pearl that one offers to her, it is a touch of ambrosia and nectar that one gives to her.   All of these comparisons come from the saints."
 
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.

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