The Raccolta (1857)/Invocation of the most holy Name of Mary

by Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Holy Relics

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INVOCATION OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY.

Mary is the name of her who is at once our tender Mother, our loving Mediatrix, the Stewardess of God's graces, the Queen of the Universe, and Mother of God. This name has many mystic meanings—as, Star of the Sea, light of the World, Princess; titles of glory to her, and of consolation to us. The name of Mary, then, ought to he ever in our hearts and often on our lips during life, and specially at the moment of our death. To animate the faithful often to invoke this name in union with the name of Jesus, Pope Sixtus V., in his Bull Reddituri, of July 11, 1587, granted many Indulgences, afterwards confirmed by Benedict XIII. See above, at page 32, Indulgences for the Most Holy Name of Jesus.