The young man's guide/XII. THE SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
XII. The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
THE OBJECT OF THIS ASSOCIATION
THE Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary has for its object to assemble its members at the feet of the Mother of God, to dedicate them in a very special manner to the veneration and service of the Blessed Virgin, to lead them to the imitation of her virtues, and to place them under her particular patronage and protection both in life and at the hour of death.
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