The glories of Mary

CONTENTS. Preface to American edition 8 Protest of the author 4 Petition of the author to Jesus and Mary 11 To the reader 18 Introduction 16 Prayer to the blessed Virgin to obtain a good death 22 CHAPTER I. Section 1. — Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy ! — of the great confidence we should have in Mary, because she is the Queen of Mercy 25 Sect. 2. — How much greater should be our confidence in Mary, because she is our mother 89 Sect. 3. — How jrrcat is the love of our mother for us 50 Sect. 4. — Mary is also mother of penitent sinners 68 CHAPTER II. Sect. 1. — Our life, our sweetness! — Mary is our life, because she obtains for us the pardon of our sins 80 Sect. 2. — Mary is again our life, because she obtains for us perseverance 90 Sect. 3.— Mary renders death sweet to her servants 101 CHAPTER III. Sect. 1. — Hail, our hope! — Mary is the hope of all 115 Sect. 2. — Mary, the hope of sinners 129 CHAPTER IV. Sect. 1. — To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve! — I low ready is Mairy to succor those who call upon her 112 Sect. 2. — How powerful is Mary to protect those who invoke her m temptations of the devil 155 CHAPTER V. Seot. 1. — To thee we send up our sighs, groaning and weeping in this valley of tears! — The need we have of the intercession of Mary for our salvation 168 Sect. 2. — The same subject continued CHAPTER VI. Sect. 1. — Ah, then, our advocate! — Mary is an advocate, powerful to nave all Sect. 2. — Mary is a merciful advocate, who does not refuse to defend the cause of the most miserable sinners. 211 Sect 3. — Mary is the peace-maker between sinners and God 221 CHAPTER VII. Turn thy eyes of mercy towards us. — Mary is all eyes, to pity and relieve our miseries 24 CHAPTER VIII. Sect. 1. — And after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. — Mary rescues her servants from hell 25 Sect. 2. — Mury assists her servants in purgatory 26 Sect. 3. — Mary conducts her servants to paradise 27 CHAPTER IX. On clement, oh merciful ! —