Chapter I: Preface: To the American Edition

The edition of the “Glories of Mary” now presented to the Catholic public of America is the first complete translation of the work ever made into the English language. We trust that it will be found to retain the spirit of the learned and saintly author, and that it will be welcomed by the faithful in this country with the same delight which it has universally called forth in Catholic Europe.

PROTEST OF THE AUTHOR.

In obedience to the decrees of Urban VIII., of holy memory, I protest that I do not intend to attribute any other than purely human authority to all the miracles, revelations, graces, and incidents contained in this book; neither to the titles holy or blessed applied to the servants of God not yet canonized; except in cases where these have been confirmed by the holy Roman Catholic Church, and by the holy Apostolic See, of whom I profess myself an obedient son; and therefore to their judgment I submit myself and whatever I have written in this book.

CONTENTS.

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Preface to American edition 3

Protest of the author 4

Petition of the author to Jesus and Mary 11

To the reader 13

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 39

SECT. 3.—How great 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!—How
ready is Mary to succor those who call upon her 142

SECT. 2.—How powerful is Mary to protect those who invoke her
in temptations of the devil 155

CHAPTER V.

SECT. 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 185

CHAPTER VI.

SECT. 1.—Ah, then, our advocate!—Mary is an advocate, powerful
to save all 200

SECT. 2.—Mary is a merciful advocate, who does not refuse to
defend the cause of the most miserable sinners 215

SECT. 3.—Mary is the peacemaker between sinners and God 226

CHAPTER VII.

Turn thy eyes of mercy towards us.—Mary is all eyes, to pity
and relieve our miseries 241

CHAPTER VIII.

SECT. 1.—And after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.—Mary rescues her servants from hell 254

SECT. 2.—Mary assists her servants in purgatory 267

SECT. 3.—Mary conducts her servants to paradise 276

CHAPTER IX.

Oh clement, oh merciful!—How great is the clemency and mercy
of Mary 290

CHAPTER X.

Oh sweet Virgin Mary!—How sweet is the name of Mary in life and
in death 305

THE VERY DEVOUT PRAYERS OF VARIOUS SAINTS TO THE HOLY MOTHER 322