Saints, and she will certainly obtain grace for you. Are you troubled? Call on Mary, the consoler of the unhappy, and you will certainly be comforted.
“ Remember, O most compassionate Virgin,” St. Bernard exclaims, “ that it never was heard that any one has sought for refuge under thy protection, without obtaining relief!”
Cultivate carefully , then, in your heart, this devotion to the blessed Mother of God, and be sure that Mary will obtain for you great graces in return for the little acts of love and homage which you offer to her. In particular, do not neglect those devotions which are so well approved and so generally practised by devout Catholics, such as the visits to the Blessed Virgin, the Litany, and the Rosary.
Visits to the Blessed Virgin
FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK.
[These visits usually follow immediately after those to the Blessed Sacrament (page 421). They are made by kneeling down before the altar of the Blessed Virgin in the Church, or before any image of hers, in whatever place it may be, and making use devoutly of the following reflections and prayers. Those who cannot always have access to the Church, will do well to keep a small image for this purpose in some retired part of the house.]
FOR SUNDAY.
A FERTILE source of blessings which it is our great happiness to possess, is Mary, our Mother, so rich in goods and graces, Bays St. Bernard, that there is not a man in the world who does not participate in them. We all receive of her fulness. God himself has filled
