The Three Hail Marys Devotion
One of the greatest means of salvation is the devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. The holy doctors of the Church are unanimous in saying with Saint Alphonsus of Liguori: 'A devout servant of Mary shall never perish.' Persevere faithfully until death in this devotion. Numerous examples show how agreeable the three Hail Marys Devotion is to Our Blessed Mother and what special graces it draws, during life and at the hour of death, on those who never omit it for a single day. This practice was revealed to Saint Melchtilde in the 13th century while she was beseeching Our Blessed Mother to assist her in her hour of death. Our Lady appeared to her and said: I will, certainly, but I also want you to say three special Hail Marys to me every day.
"The first will be in honor of God the Father, Whose omnipotence raised my soul so high above every other creature that after God I have the greatest power in heaven and on earth. In the hour of your death, I will use that power of God the Father to keep any hostile power far from you."
"The second Hail Mary will be said in honor of Jesus, Son of God, Who communicated His inscrutable wisdom to me. In the hour of your death I will fill your soul with the light of that wisdom so that all the darkness of ignorance and error will be dispelled."
"The third Hail Mary will be in honor of God the Holy Spirit, Who filled my soul with the sweetness of His love and tenderness and mercy. In your last hour, I will then change the bitterness of death into divine sweetness and delight."
Our Blessed Mother also revealed to St. Gertrude the Great: To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Marys, I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor so extraordinary that it will fill the soul with heavenly consolation.
Practice: Recite morning and evening, three Hail Marys in honor of the three great privileges bestowed upon Our Blessed Mother by the most Blessed Trinity with this invocation at the end: for the morning: "O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this day." For the evening: "O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this night."
Immaculate Lily of the Holy Trinity, pray for us.
July 04, 2010
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