SALUTATION TO MARY
Written by St. John Eudes
A copy was found in a book belonging to St. Margaret Mary after her death. Zealously propagated by
PERE PAUL DE MOLL. (Belgium) O.S.B. (1824 – 1896)
“This Salutation is so beautiful Recite it daily. From her throne in Heaven the Blessed Virgin will bless you, and you must make the sign of the Cross. Yes! If only you could see – Our Lady blesses you. I know it”. “Offered for the conversion of a sinner it would be impossible not to be granted”. (Pere Paul de Moll O.S.B.)
Hail Mary! Daughter of God the Father.
Hail Mary! Mother of God the Son.
Hail Mary! Spouse of God the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary! Temple of the Most Blessed Trinity.
Hail Mary! Fair Lily of the Resplendent Trinity.
Hail Mary! Celestial Rose of the ineffable love of God.
Hail Mary! Virgin pure and humble, of whom the King of Heaven willed to be born and with thy milk to be nourished.
Hail Mary! Virgin of Virgins.
Hail Mary! Queen of Martyrs, whose soul a sword transfixed.
Hail Mary! Lady most Blessed! Unto whom all power in Heaven and earth is given.
Hail Mary! My Queen and my Mother! My Life, my Sweetness and my Hope.
Hail Mary! Mother most Amiable.
Hail Mary! Mother most Admirable.
Hail Mary! Mother of Divine Love.
Hail Mary! IMMACULATE; Conceived without sin!
Hail Mary! Full of Grace! the Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou among women! and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, JESUS.
Blessed by thy Spouse, St. Joseph,
Blessed by thy Father, St. Joachim,
Blessed by thy Mother, St. Anne,
Blessed by thy Guardian, St. John,
Blessed by thy Holy Angel, St. Gabriel,
Glory be to God the Father, who chose thee,
Glory be to God the Son, who loved thee,
Glory be to God the Holy Ghost, who espoused thee,
O Glorious Virgin Mary, may all men love and praise thee.
Holy Mary, Mother of God! pray for us and bless us, now and at death in the Name of JESUS, thy Divine Son!
The holy Benedictine, PERE PAUL DE MOLL, was born in 1824. His life was spent in great sanctity, in extraordinary virtue, and in the working of wonders. Early in his religious life, being at the point of death, Our Blessed Lord with Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. Benedict appeared to him and said: “Be healed! … I will grant all that thou ask of Me for others”. He died at the Abbey of Termonde in 1896, and three years later his body was found intact from corruption. His Cause is now in Rome. At each recitation of this prayer so pleasing to Mary, let us offer to her through the hands of Pere Paul, one of the Apostate Countries of today, begging her blessing upon it and her intercession for its conversion.
It is required that all undertake to widely spread and make know this Salutation to the Glory of Mary.
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SEVEN DOLORS AND SEVEN GRACES
The Blessed Virgin Mary grants seven graces to the souls who honour her daily by saying seven Hail Mary’s and meditate on her tears and dolors. The devotion was passed on by St. Bridget.
SEVEN DOLORS:
1. The prophecy of Simeon.
2. The flight into Egypt.
3. The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple.
4. The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.
5. The Crucifixion.
6. The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.
7. The burial of Jesus.
HERE ARE THE SEVEN GRACES:
1. I will grant peace to their families.
2. They will be enlightened about the divine mysteries.
3. I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.
4. I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my divine son or the sanctification of their souls.
5. I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.
6. I will visibly help them at the moment of their death, they will see the face of their mother.
7. I have obtained (This Grace) from my divine son, that those who propagate this devotion to my tears and dolors, will be taken directly from their earthly life to eternal happiness since all their sins will be forgiven and my Son and I will be their eternal consolation and joy.
It is essential to concentrate and meditate slowly on each of The Seven Dolors while reciting The Seven Hail Marys.
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