Various Practices of Devotion
in Honor of the Divine Mother;
of having Frequent Recourse to Mary
by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
Of all devotions, there is none so pleasing
to our Mother as that of having frequent
recourse to her intercession, seeking
her help in all our
wants; for example, when we have to give or ask advice, in
dangers, afflictions,
and temptations; and particularly in
temptations against
purity. The Divine Mother will
then certainly deliver us, if we have recourse to her
with the antiphon, "We fly to thy patronage, etc";
or with the Hail Mary; or by only invoking the most holy name of
Mary, which has particular power
against the devils. Blessed Santi, of
the Order of Saint Francis, being once tempted
with an impure thought, had recourse to
Mary; she
immediately appeared to him, and placing her hand
on his breast, delivered him. It is also useful on these occasions to kiss or
press to our heart our
Rosary or Scapular, or to look
at an image of the Blessed Virgin. It is
well also to know that Benedict XIII granted
fifty days indulgence to those who pronounce the names of
Jesus and Mary.
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