feast day: September 12
about:
- We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of heaven and earth, the Mother of Mercy. The object of the feast is the Holy Virgin bearing the name of Mirjam (Mary); the feast commemorates all the privileges given to Mary by God and all the graces we have received through her intercession and mediation. It was instituted in 1513 at Cuenca in Spain, and assigned with proper Office to 15 Sept., the octave day of Mary's Nativity.
- Richard of St. Laurence states "there is not such powerful help in any name, nor 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."
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. - excerpts from "The Holy Name of Mary - The Power of Her Name" by St. Alphonsus de Liguori
- ABOUT THE NAMES OF JESUS AND MARY - In every danger of forfeiting divine grace, we should think of Mary, and invoke her name, together with that of Jesus; for these two names always go together. O, then, never let us permit these two most sweet names to leave our hearts, or be off our lips; for they will give us strength not only not to yield, but to conquer all our temptations.
"The invocation of the sacred names of Jesus and Mary," says Thomas a Kempis, "is a short prayer which is as sweet to the mind, and as powerful to protect those who use it against the enemies of their salvation, as it is easy to remember." - excerpts from "The Holy Name of Mary - The Power of Her Name" by St. Alphonsus de Liguori
links:
- "The Holy Name of Mary- The Power of Her Name" (source: The Most Holy Rosary):
http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix8.htm
- "Feast of the Holy Name of Mary" (source: Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10673b.htm
- "Holy Name of Mary" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Name_of_Mary
- "The Most Holy Name of Mary" (source: Catholic Tradition):
http://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/marys-name.htm
