Name of Mary, Monastic Devotion: Cistercians, Carthusians, Olivetan, Silvestrine Benedictines, and some others give to each and every monk and nun the sweet Name of Mary, as a sign of mystical identification with her.

MONDAY 12^th September, MASS

Monday of the Twenty- Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

THE HOLY NAME OF MARY     Optional memorial

Our salvation begins when an archangel speaks the name of Mary. To be Christian is to carry on that Annunciation unceasingly.
Saint Louis de Montfort wrote that "the salvation of each individual is bound up with the Hail Mary".
This prayer that names the holy name of the Mother of God "brought to a dry and barren world the Fruit of Life. It will cause the Word of God to take root in the soul and bring forth Jesus."

The holy name of Mary bears such power because of the unique bond between Mother and Son. "
When God sent his Son born of a woman, he instituted a once and for all order of salvation in which the unionf Mother and Child stands at the centre" (Romanus Cessario). To accept the divine privilege of speaking the name of Mary is to participate in that saving union .

The Holy Name of Mary

• Richard of Saint Laurence states “there is not such powerful help in any name, not is there any other name given to men, after that of Jesus, from which so much salvation is poured forth upon men as from the name of Mary." He continues, "that the devout invocation of this sweet and holy name leads to the acquisition of superabundant graces in this life, and a very high degree of glory in the next."
• The Abbot Francone, speaking on this subject, says, "there is no other name after that of the Son, in heaven or on earth, whence pious minds derive so much grace, hope, and sweetness." After the most sacred name of Jesus, the name of Mary is so rich in every good thing, that on earth and in heaven there is no other from which devout souls receive so much grace, hope, and sweetness.
• Hence Richard of Saint Laurence "encourages sinners to have recourse to this great name," because it alone will suffice to cure them of all their evils; and "there is no disorder, however malignant, that does not immediately yield to the power of the name of Mary." The Blessed Raymond Jordano says, "that however hardened and diffident a heart may be, the name of this most Blessed Virgin has such efficacy, that if it is only pronounced that heart will be wonderfully softened." Moreover, it is well known, and is daily experienced by the clients of Mary, that her powerful name gives the particular strength necessary to overcome temptations against purity. In fine, "thy name, O Mother of God, is filled with divine graces and blessings," as Saint Methodius says. So much so, that Saint Bonaventure declares, "that thy name, O Mary, cannot be pronounced without bringing some grace to him who does so devoutly." ... Grant, o Lady, that we may often remember to name thee with love and confidence; for this practice either shows the possession of divine grace, or else is a pledge that we shall soon recover it. SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI (+ 1787), a bishop, founded the Redemptorists. He is a Doctor of the Church. From Traditional Roman Catholicism: The Holy Name of Mary. www.traditionalromancatholicism.org/TheHolyNameofMary.

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Great apostles of the Holy Name of Mary have been Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux says, “O most holy Virgin Mary, your name is so sweet and admirable that one cannot say it without becoming inflamed with love toward God and toward you.”  Others of particular note are St. Louis Marie de Montfort, St. Alphonsus Liguori and St. Maximilian Kolbe. The Holy Father, Bl. John Paul II, choose as his motto Totus Tuus which is to say, “I am all yours (Mary).”