CONTENTS
- 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: SALVE REGINA, MATER MISERICORDAE. Hail queen, Mother of mercy
- SECTION 1. Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! of the great confidence we should have in Mary, because she is the Queen of Mercy
- SECTION 2. How much greater should be our confidence in Mary, because she is our mother
- SECTION 3. How great is the love of our mother for us
- SECTION 4. Mary is also mother of penitent sinners
- CHAPTER II: VITA, DULCEDO. Our life, our sweetness
- CHAPTER III: SPES NOSTRA SALVE. Hail, our hope
- CHAPTER IV: AD TE CLAMAMUS EXULES FILII HEVAE. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve
- CHAPTER V: AD TE SUSPIRAMUS GEMENTES ET FLENTES lN HAC LACRYMARUM VALLE. To thee do we send up our sighs, groaning and weeping In this valley of tears
- CHAPTER VI: EJA ERGO ADVOCATA NOSTEA. Ah, then, our advocate
- CHAPTER VII: LOS TUOS MISERICORDES OCULOS AD NOS CONVERTE. Turn thy eyes of mercy towards us
- CHAPTER VIII: ET JESUM BENEDICTUM FRUCTUM VENTRIS TUI NOBIS POST HOC EXILIUM OSTENDE.
And after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus - 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.
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- 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
- Discourses on the seven principal feasts of Mary and her Dolors.
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- 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
- Reflections on each of the Seven Dolors of Mary in particular
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- Of the virtues of Mary
- SECTION 1. Of the humility of Mary
- SECTION 2. Of the charity of Mary towards God.
- SECTION 3. Of the charity of Mary for her neighbors
- SECTION 4. Of the faith of Mary
- SECTION 5. Of the hope of Mary
- SECTION 6. Of the chastity of Mary
- SECTION 7. Of the poverty of Mary
- SECTION 8. Of the obedience of Mary
- SECTION 9. Of the patience of Mary
- SECTION 10. Of the prayer of Mary
- Of the virtues of Mary
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- 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 practices of devotion to the Divine Mother
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- NOVENA OF MEDITATIONS FOR THE NINE DAYS PRECEDING THE FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION OF MARY, WHICH COMMENCES ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY.
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- Meditations for various feasts of Mary
- Meditation for the day of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.
- Meditation for the 25th of March the Annunciation to Mary.
- Meditation for the 2nd of July on the Feast of the Visitation of Mary
- Meditation for the 15th of August on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven.
- Meditation for the 8th of September on the Feast of the Nativity of Mary
- Meditation for the 21st of November on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary.
- Meditation for the 8th of December on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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- 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.
