{"id":25524,"date":"2024-09-12T08:52:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/?p=25524"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:53:11","slug":"the-most-holy-name-of-mary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/the-most-holy-name-of-mary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Holy Name of Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1208expsicion-inmac-dogm-2004-RAFAES-98145614872.jpg\"<\/a>Victory in the Name of Mary<\/strong>
\nIn 1683 Pope Innocent XI extended the existing Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary to the universal Church to thank Our Lady for the victory of John Sobieski, king of Poland, over the forces of militant Islam. On September 11th, 1683, Muslim Turks attacked Vienna, threatening the Christian West. The next day, Sobieski, invoking the Blessed Virgin Mary and placing his forces under her protection, emerged victorious. Pope Saint John Paul II restored the feast of the Holy Name of Mary with the publication of the Third Typical Edition of the Roman Missal in 2002, one year after the attacks of September 11th, 2001. In the Usus Antiquior <\/em>it was never removed.<\/p>\n

The Invocation of the Name of Mary<\/strong>
\nThe Holy Mother of God is no stranger to the struggles of her children in this valley of tears. She is attentive to every situation that threatens this world of ours, to every assault against the Church and, when we invoke her Holy Name, she is quick to intervene. When it comes to calling upon the Name of Mary, there is no struggle too global and too enormous, and no struggle too personal or too little. In the Bible, the name wields a mysterious power. Names are not to be pronounced casually or lightly. Names are not to be taken in vain. The invocation of the name renders present the one who is named. So often as you pronounce the sweet Name of Mary with devotion and confidence, Mary is present to you, ready to help. So often as you pronounce the sweet Name of Mary, you have her full and undivided attention.<\/p>\n

As Oil Poured Out<\/strong>
\nThe saints, drawing on a verse from the Song of Songs, compare the Name of Mary to a healing oil. “Thy Name is as oil poured out” (Ct 1:2). Oil heals the sick, gives off a sweet fragrance, and nourishes fire. In the same way the Name of Mary is like a balm on the wounds of the soul; there is no disease of the soul, however malignant, that does not yield to the power of the Name of Mary. The sound of Mary’s Name causes joy to spring up; the repetition of Mary’s Name warms the heart. If you would touch the Heart of the Father, pronounce the Name of Jesus; if you would touch the Heart of Jesus, pronounce the Name of Mary.<\/p>\n

Monastic Devotion<\/strong>
\nCistercians, Carthusians, Olivetan and 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, a pledge of entrustment to her, and a seal and safeguard of the monastic consecration. How precious this custom is! Every time a brother is named, the protection of Mary is claimed over him, and the presence of Mary envelops him. We at Our Lady of the Cenacle (Silverstream) have followed this custom. For each of us, the name of Mary is a precious part of our own names.<\/p>\n

Of Mary Never Enough<\/strong>
\nYet the sophisticated and clever of the world, high and dry in their rationalism, smiled condescendingly at this naive practice of devotion. Not a few recent reformers have judged it outdated and superfluous, thinking themselves wiser than their forbears. But the saints, I tell you, think otherwise. The saints understand the power of the Name of Mary. They understand that he or she who bears the Holy Name of Mary carries a shield against the poisonous darts of the enemy. Even whispered, the Name of Mary rejoices heaven and causes demons to tremble. For the saints there can never be too much of Mary. De Maria numquam satis<\/em>. Of Mary, never enough! I cannot help but think that the suppression of the Name of Mary in so many monasteries and Congregations was a thorn in her maternal Heart. But each monk or nun who, today, receives the name of Mary makes a powerful act of reparation, delighting with this simple, childlike devotion the Maternal Heart of their loving Mother.<\/p>\n

Saint Bernard<\/strong>
\nNo one has spoken more eloquently of the Holy Name of Mary than Saint Bernard. How could we fail to quote Saint Bernard’s sermon on the Name of Mary? Allow his words to plant deep within your hearts the gift of an abiding devotion to Mary’s sweet Name:<\/p>\n

Let us say a few words about this Name
\nwhich means “Star of the Sea”
\nand is so appropriate to the Virgin Mother.<\/em>
\nShe — I tell you — is that splendid and wondrous star
\nsuspended as if by necessity over this great wide sea,
\nradiant with merit and brilliant in example.<\/em>
\nO you, whoever you are,
\nwho feel that in the tidal wave of this world
\nyou are nearer to being tossed about among the squalls and gales
\nthan treading on dry land:
\nif you do not want to founder in the tempest,
\ndo not avert your eyes from the brightness of this star.<\/em>
\nWhen the wind of temptation blows up within you,
\nwhen you strike upon the rock of tribulation,
\ngaze up at this star,
\ncall out to Mary.<\/em>
\nWhether you are being tossed about
\nby the waves of pride or ambition,
\nor slander or jealousy,
\ngaze up at this star,
\ncall out to Mary.<\/em>
\nWhen rage or greed or fleshly desires
\nare battering the skiff of your soul,
\ngaze up at Mary.<\/em>
\nWhen the immensity of your sins weighs you down
\nand you are bewildered by the loathsomeness of your conscience,
\nwhen the terrifying thought of judgment appalls you
\nand you begin to founder in the gulf of sadness and despair,
\nthink of Mary.<\/em>
\nIn dangers, in hardships, in every doubt,
\nthink of Mary, call out to Mary.
\nKeep her in your mouth,
\nkeep her in your heart.<\/em>
\nFollow the example of her life,
\nand you will obtain the favour of her prayer.<\/em>
\nFollowing her, you will never go astray.
\nAsking her help, you will never despair.
\nKeeping her in your thoughts, you will never wander away.<\/em>
\nWith your hand in hers, you will never stumble.
\nWith her protecting you, you will not be afraid.
\nWith her leading you, you will never tire.<\/em>
\nHer kindness will see you through to the end.
\nThen you will know by your own experience
\nhow true it is that the Virgin’s Name was Mary.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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