An edition of The Devout Client Of Mary, Instructed In The Motives And Means Of Serving Her Well
(1857)
The Devout Client Of Mary, Instructed In The Motives And Means Of Serving Her Well
translated from the Italian edition printed at Orvieto, 1851
by Paolo Segneri
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The Devout Client Of Mary, Instructed In The Motives And Means Of Serving Her Well
June 25, 2007, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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The Devout Client Of Mary, Instructed In The Motives And Means Of Serving Her Well
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Introduction
PART THE FIRST.
THE MOTIVES WHICH MAY HELP US TO OBTAIN TRUE DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST MOTIVE IS THE SPECIAL LOVE WHICH GOD HIMSELF BEAKS TO HER.
I. — God loves the Blessed Virgin alone more than He loves all other creatures 3
II. — The Blessed Virgin is first-born in the order of Nature 6
III. — The Blessed Virgin is first-born in the order of Grace 12
IV. — The Blessed Virgin is first-born in the order of Glory 22
CHAPTER II.
THE SECOND MOTIVE IS HER GREAT DIGNITY.
I. — The dignity of the Blessed Virgin is above that of all other creatures 26
II. — The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin considered as a material fact 32
III. — The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin considered as a moral fact 34
IV. — The Blessed Virgin obtained her dignity of Mother by merit of congruity 40
CHAPTER III.
THE THIRD MOTIVE IS HER SANCTITY.
I. — The Blessed Virgin was made the most worthy of all love and honour 45
II. — The fulness of her sanctity inferred from the end for which it was bestowed 46
III. — The fulness of her sanctity inferred from the source whence it was derived 54
IV. — The fulness of her sanctity inferred from her own cooperation with Divine grace 08
V. — The Blessed Virgin confirms to Suarez the truth of this opinion 82
CHAPTER IV.
THE FOURTH MOTIVE IS THE HONOUR PAID TO HER BY THE WHOLE CHURCH.
I. — Honour paid by the Church is a sure proof of merit 84
II. — The antiquity of that honour 85
III. — The universality of that honour 91
IV. — The sublimity of that honour 95
V. — Instances of that honour 100
CHAPTER V.
THE FIFTH MOTIVE IS THE BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM HER.
I. — The Blessed Virgin by being the Mother of Christ is the material cause of all our blessings 104
II. — She is thus also the moral cause of all our blessings 108
III. — She still continues to concur in the bestowal of all graces 111
IV. — Her liberality in the distribution of her favours 120
CHAPTER VI.
THE SIXTH MOTIVE IS THE GREAT LOVE SHE BEARS US.
I. — The difficulty of expressing the greatness of Mary's love for us 120
II. — Her love is inflamed by looking upon herself as appointed to be our mother 127
III. — Her love is inflamed by looking upon the miseries of her children 130
IV. — Her love is enkindled by the fire of tho Divine love 180
CHAPTER VII.
THE SEVENTH MOTIVE IS THAT THIS DEVOTION IS A MARK OF PREDESTINATION.
I. — Devotion to Mary is a sure sign of predestination 139
II. — The honour of Mary is the secondary end of our predestination 143
III. — Mary is the secondary cause of our predestination 147
IV. — The glory of Mary does not detract from the glory of God 136
PART THE SECOND.
THE MEANS WHICH MAY HELP US TO OBTAIN TRUE DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST AND SECOND MEANS.
I. — The first means is meditation 181
II. — The second means is spiritual reading 166
CHAPTER II.
THE THIRD MEANS IS FREQUENTLY TO INVOKE HER IN PRAYER. 170
Prayers for each day of the week 172 — 181
CHAPTER III.
THE FOURTH MEANS IS TO OBSERVE SOME SPECIAL PRACTICES IN HER HONOUR. 188
I. — To choose the Blessed Virgin for our mother 184
II. — To reverence her in her pictures and images 185
III. — To visit her churches devoutly 187
IV. — To recite daily her office and rosary 188
V. — To make a novena before her principal feasts 190
VI. — To pay special honour to those Saints who were more nearly related or particularly devoted to her 191
VII. — To have Mass said, or to hear it in her honour 198
VIII. — To fast or practise some other works of penance on the vigils of her feasts 195
IX. — To give alms in her name 196
X. — To receive Holy Communion upon her solemn feasts 197
XI. - To imitate her virtues 198
XII. — To abstain from some sinful action for her sake 200
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