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.

Saintly Thought For Today

From St. Louis de Montfort's "The Secret of the Rosary:"

As Tertullian says, .... when we say THY WILL BE DONE, we ask God to make us humbly resigned to all that He has seen fit to send us in this life. We also ask Him to help us to do, in all things and at all times, His Holy will, made known to us by the commandments, promptly, lovingly and faithfully as the saints and angels do it in heaven.

Saintly Thought for the Day

                                                             Giotto's "Annunciation"

It's a glorious day in May here, suitable for a joyful saintly thought, taken from a reflection on the Hail Mary in St. Louis de Monfort's "Secret of the Rosary:"

By the Angelic Salutation God became man, a virgin became the Mother of God, the souls of the just were delivered from Limbo, the empty thrones in heaven filled. In addition sin was forgiven, grace was given to us, sick people were made well, the dead were brought back to life, exiles were brought home, and the anger of the Most Blessed Trinity was appeased and men obtained eternal life