Showing posts with label Marian Devotions: Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marian Devotions: Quotes. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Saintly Marian Quotes

St. Theresa, Co-Cathedral, Honolulu

"When the devil wishes to make himself master of a soul, he seeks to make it give up devotion to Mary." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"Whatsoever we do, we can never be true children of Mary, unless we are humble." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"O most blessed Virgin, who declarest in thy Canticle that it is owing to thy humility that God hath done great things in thee, obtain for me the grace to imitate thee, that is, to be obedient; because to obey is to practise humility." - St. Vincent de Paul

"The Virgin Mother, all pure and all white, will make her servants pure and white." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"The servants of Mary who are in purgatory receive visits and consolations from her." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"When we feel our cross weighing upon us, let us have recourse to Mary, whom the Church alls the 'Consoler of the Afflicted.'" - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"The devotions we practise in honor of the glorious Virgin Mary, however trifling they be, are very pleasing to her divine Son, and H e rewards them with eternal glory." - St. Teresa

"Let us consider what the glorious Virgin endured, and what the holy apostles suffered, and we shall find that they who were nearest to Jesus Christ were the most afflicted." - St. Teresa

"If you persevere until death in true devotion to Mary, your salvation is certain." - St. Alphonsus

"He who remembers having invoked the name of Mary in an impure temptation, may be sure that he did not yield to it." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"Mary having co-operated in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love for us, Our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"Let us offer ourselves without delay and without reserve to Mary, and beg her to offer us herself to God." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"Such is the compassion, such the love which Mary bears us, that she is never tired of praying for us." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"As a mother feels no disgust in dressing the sores of her child, so Mary, the heavenly infirmarian, never refuses to care for sinners who have recourse to her." - St. Alphonsus di Liguori

"Each of our days is marked with the protection of Mary, who is exceedingly anxious to be our Mother, when we desire to be her children." - St. Vincent de Paul

"Let the name of Mary be ever on your lips, let it be indelibly engraven on your heart.  If you are under her protection, you have nothing to fear; if she is propitious, you will arrive at the port of salvation." - St. Bernard





From Thoughts and Counsels of the Saints for Every Day of the Year available free for Kindle here. I love this e-book!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Maxims on True Devotion to Mary


To Those Devoted to Our Blessed Mother:

- "Where Mary leads, Satan with his deceptions and heretics with their subtleties are not encountered...When she upholds you, you will not fall."

- She provides everything we need.

- She gives them the choicest portions.

- She leads and directs them according to the will of her son.

- She defends and protects them from their enemies.

- She intercedes for them with her son.

The Effects of True Devotion to Mary

- Knowledge of our unworthiness

- A share in Mary's faith

- The gift of pure love

- Great confidence in God and Mary

- Communication of the spirit of Mary

From True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis De Montfort

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Month of May: Mary and the Resurrection of Jesus

"Madonna Terra Nuova" by Raphael

Picture source

After the bloody drama of the Cross, Mary withdrew in expectation of her Son's glorious resurrection. Whereas the small group of friends who had remained faithful to Christ doubted their Master's promise to rise from the dead, Mary preserved unaltered her tranquility of soul, for she was certain of the triumph...

Excerpt from Mary Hope of the World by Rev. James Alberione, S.T.D., St. Paul Editions

Saturday, December 04, 2010

How We Can Give the Most Pleasure to Our Blessed MOther


If we...wish to give the most pleasure possible to Mary in every action, in every sacrifice, we must intend to give the most pleasure possible to Jesus in the name of Mary. Jesus will be happier because we do this in the name of His Mother; Mary will be happier because she will have succeeded in making her Son better loved by us and by others, through us.
From Devotion to Mary by Father Emile Neubert, S.M., published by the Academy of the Immaculate