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Mary's Litany
Those
who strive to increase in God's love choose to follow the promptings of the Holy
Spirit. The third divine person of the Holy Trinity reflects the infinite
love of the Father for the Son and the Son for the Father. It was by the
desire and prayers of Mary, the Holy Spirit enlightened the minds of the first
apostles at Pentecost. Strengthened in the convictions of their mission
they journeyed out to tell others the "Good News" of salvation.
Saints
enjoy the eternal presence and love of God in heaven, who for his loving
reasons, allows His Church to hold up particular persons as examples of
cooperation with His love. These, and all the other holy men and women who
have lived from all time become a, "cloud of witnesses," who intercede to God on
our behalf.
Because
Mary holds the highest honored position among those in God's favor by her
position as the Mother of God, she is the closest to God among his friends.
She can truly be said to be, "Our tainted nature's solitary boast."
You, O Lady, are more exalted than
the patriarchs, greater than the martyrs, more glorious than the confessors,
purer than the virgins, and, therefore, you alone and without them, can
accomplish what they can do only jointly with you. (1) St.
Anselm of Canterbury
A true
devotee of Mary will not only be saved, but also, through Mary's intercession,
will become a great saint and will increase in holiness every day. (2) St. Vincent Pillotti
We
truly confess that Mary is the queen of heaven, because she brought forth the
king of angels.
(3) St. Augustine of Hippo
She seeks for those who approach her
devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children.
(4) St. Bonaventure
Whenever the most sacred
virgin goes to God to intercede for us, she, as queen, commands all the angels and saints
to accompany her, and unite their prayers to hers. (5) St. Bonaventure
You are the
staircase by which God descended to us and with which we must ascend again to
him.
(6) St. Bonaventure
It is
one of the signs of those who are to be saved to have a real devotion to Mary.
(7) St. John of Avila
The greatest
glory of the blessed in heaven is, after seeing God, being in the presence of
this most beautiful queen. 8) St. Peter Damian
It is a
great thing in any saint to give grace sufficient for the salvation of many
souls; but to have (as Mary had) enough to suffice for the salvation of
everybody in the world, is the greatest of all. (9) St. Thomas Aquinas
To
desire grace without recourse to the Virgin Mother is to desire to fly without
wings. (10) St. Pius XII, pope
Jesus
honored her before all ages, and will honor her for all ages. No one comes to
Him, nor even near Him, no one is saved or sanctified, if he too will not honor
her. This is the lot of Angels and of men.
(11) St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Mary
has the authority over the angels and the blessed in heaven. As a reward for
her great humility, God gave her the power and mission of assigning to saints
the thrones made vacant by the apostate angels who fell away through pride.
Such is the will of the almighty God who exalts the humble, that the powers of
heaven, earth and hell, willingly or unwillingly, must obey the commands of the
humble Virgin Mary. For God has made her queen of heaven and earth, leader of
his armies, keeper of his treasure, dispenser of his graces, Mediatrix on behalf
of men, destroyer of his enemies, and faithful associate in his great works and
triumphs. (12) St. Louis Marie de Montfort
Hail,
then, O hope of my soul! Hail, O certain salvation of Christians; hail, O
helper of sinners; hail, fortress of the faithful and salvation of the world!
(13) St. Ephrem
O
Lady, cease not to watch over us; preserve and guard us under the wings of your
compassion and mercy, for, after God, we have no hope but in you. (14)
St. Ephrem
Everyone
of the multitudes, therefore, whom the evil of calamitous circumstances has
stolen away from Catholic unity, must be born again to Christ by that same
Mother whom God has endowed with a never-failing fertility to bring forth a holy
people. (15) Leo XIII, pope
O
Virgin fair as the moon, the delight of heaven, on whose countenance the blessed
gaze and the Angels see themselves reflected, make us, your children, like you,
and let our souls receive a ray of your beauty, which does not fade with the
years but shines forth to eternity. (16) Pius XII, pope
That
most glorious Virgin who, exalted above the choirs of Angels and the countless
legions of the Saints, never ceases in heaven to make most efficacious
intercession with her Son for all the faithful on earth. (17) Pius IX, pope
She
has been appointed the Mediatrix of all the graces which look toward
sanctification. (18) Pius XII, pope
Among
the saints of heaven, the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, is the recipient of a more
exalted worship. Because of the office she received from God, her life is
closely linked with Christ's mysteries. (19) Pius XII, pope
Most
holy Virgin, give us affection for prayer and retirement, that, detaching
ourselves from the love of creatures, we may aspire only after God and heaven,
where we hope one day to see you, to praise you, and to love you, together with
Jesus, your Son, for ever and ever. (20) St. Alphonsus de Liguori
The
divine Mother only left her house to go the temple, and then her demeanor was
all composed, and she kept her eyes modestly cast down. (21) St. Vincent Ferrer
There
was never a soul on earth that practiced in so perfect a manner as the Blessed
Virgin the great lesson taught by our Savior, that we ought always to pray,
and not to faint. (22) St. Alphonsus de Liguori
After
Jesus Christ, the divine Mother was the most perfect in prayer of all who ever
have been, or ever will be.
(23) St. Albert the Great.
What
difficulty can there be in saying that God, in order to honor his Mother, and
having made her Queen of saints, and willing that all graces shall be dispensed
by her hands, should also will that the saints should address themselves to her
to obtain favors for their clients? (24) St. Alphonsus de Liguori
The
saints are the rich of that great people of God, who, when they wish to obtain a
favor from God for their clients, recommend themselves to Mary, and she
immediately obtains it. (25) St. Alphonsus de Liguori
Whenever
the most sacred Virgin goes to God to intercede for us, she, as Queen, commands
all the angels and saints to accompany her, and unite their prayers to hers.
(26) St. Bonaventure
O
sovereign Lady of all things, Saint of saints, our strength and refuge, God, as
it were, of the world, glory of heaven, accepts those who love you; hear us, for
your Son honors you and denies you nothing. (27) St. Bernard
You
alone possess all the perfections and all the merits of all the saints united.
(28) St. Bernard
Mary
has caused as many lights to shine eternally in heaven as she has clients.
There are many saints in heaven through her intercession, who would never have
been there but through her. (29) Cardinal Hugo
To
serve Mary and be her courtier is the greatest honor we can possibly possess;
for to serve the Queen of heaven is already to reign there, and live under her
commands is more than to govern. (30) St. John Damascene
There
is not one among all the saints who can ever feel for us in our miseries, both
corporal and spiritual, like this woman, the most Blessed Virgin Mary.
(31) St. Antoninus
Mary
will never cease until the end of the world relieving the miseries of men, and
praying for sinners, that they may be delivered from eternal misery, and be
saved. (32) Cardinal Hugo
It
is certain that Mary's good works incomparably surpassed in merit those of all
the saints, and therefore her reward must have surpassed theirs in the same
proportion. (33)
St. Ildephonsus
The
lives of the saints witnessed to what they lived, with their hearts continually
directed to God. Earthly realities are lived properly because the eternal
truth of divine love illuminates them. (34) Benedict XVI, pope
It
is because she is Mother of the Church that the Virgin is also the Mother of
each one of us, members of the Mystical Body of Christ. From the Cross,
Jesus entrusted his Mother to all his disciples and at the same time entrusted
all his disciples to the love of his Mother.
(35) Benedict XVI, pope
The
Virgin Mary is resplendent at the center of the Assembly of Saints. By
putting our hand in hers, we feel encouraged to walk more enthusiastically on
the path of holiness. (36) Benedict XVI, pope
She
herself can form in her own image those who belong to her. (37)
St. Edith Stein
To
serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her
commands is more than to govern. (38)
St. John Vianney
You
see how simply it was done? - Ecce ancilla! . . . , "Behold the
handmaid . . . - And the Word was made flesh. - That's how the saints worked:
without spectacle. If there was any, it was in spite of them. (39) St. Josemaria Escriva
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