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The glories of MarySaint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori

The glories of Mary

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Original author: Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori

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"The Glories of Mary" by Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori is a Catholic devotional work written during the 18th century. This classic Mariology text defends devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary through citations from Church Fathers and Doctors of the Church, combined with the author's personal views. The book explores the Salve Regina, major Marian feasts, the Seven Sorrows of Mary, her virtues, and includes numerous prayers, meditations, and devotional practices dedicated to Mary as the "Gate of Heaven."

The glories of Mary, by Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #72411.

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50 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the American Edition502 words
  2. 2.Part II: Discourse I347 words
  3. 3.Section 10: Of the prayer of Mary 6391,182 words
  4. 4.Introduction: Which Ought to Be Read1,554 words
  5. 5.Section I3,139 words
  6. 6.Section II2,545 words
  7. 7.Section III4,276 words
  8. 8.Section IV: Mary Is Also Mother of Penitent Sinners2,796 words
  9. 9.Section I2,120 words
  10. 10.Section II2,570 words
  11. 11.Section III3,297 words
  12. 12.Section I: Mary Is the Hope of All2,659 words
  13. 13.Section II: Hast the Hope of Sinners3,283 words
  14. 14.Section I2,787 words
  15. 15.Section II2,600 words
  16. 16.Section I3,757 words
  17. 17.Section II: The Same Subject Continued3,066 words
  18. 18.Section I3,349 words
  19. 19.Section II2,348 words
  20. 20.Section III3,002 words
  21. 21.Section I2,697 words
  22. 22.Section I: Mary Rescues Her Servants From Hell2,980 words
  23. 23.Section II: Mary Assists Her Servants in Purgatory1,828 words
  24. 24.Section III: Mary Conducts Her Servants to Paradise3,052 words
  25. 25.Chapter IX: O Clemens! O Pia!2,921 words
  1. 26.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (1)8,685 words
  2. 27.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (2)8,879 words
  3. 28.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (3)8,941 words
  4. 29.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (4)8,842 words
  5. 30.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (5)8,701 words
  6. 31.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (6)8,691 words
  7. 32.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (7)8,692 words
  8. 33.Chapter X: Oh Dulcis Virgo Maria! (8)4,019 words
  9. 34.Section I: Of the Humility of Mary1,811 words
  10. 35.Section II: Of the Charity of Mary Towards God1,746 words
  11. 36.Section III: Of the Charity of Mary for Her Neighbor754 words
  12. 37.Section IV: Of the Faith of Mary1,000 words
  13. 38.Section V: Of the Hope of Mary814 words
  14. 39.Section VI: Of the Chastity of Mary1,168 words
  15. 40.Section VII: On the Poverty of Mary697 words
  16. 41.Section VIII: Of the Obedience of Mary740 words
  17. 42.Section IX: Of the Patience of Mary726 words
  18. 43.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (1)8,932 words
  19. 44.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (2)8,857 words
  20. 45.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (3)8,746 words
  21. 46.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (4)8,858 words
  22. 47.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (5)8,514 words
  23. 48.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (6)8,457 words
  24. 49.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (7)8,414 words
  25. 50.Section X: Of the Prayer of Mary (8)5,950 words