MONTH OF MARY,

ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT OF

ST. FRANCIS OF SALES;

OR,

Thirty-one Considerations

WITH

EXAMPLES, PRAYERS, ETC.

BY

DON CASPAR GILLI.

Translated and abridged from the Italian by a

SISTER OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARITY.

ROBERT WASHBOURNE,
18 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON.
1890.

Nihil Obstat.
FR. T. A. SMITH, O.P.
Censor deputatus

Imprimatur.
HENRICUS EDUARDUS,
Card. Archep. Westmonast.

Die 14 Martii, 1890.

CONTENTS.

Author's Preface
Protestation
Preliminary Instruction
The Eve of the Month of Mary: The Immaculate Conception
Example: Devotion of St. Francis of Sales to the Blessed Virgin Mary
First Day: Mary, a Model of Perfect Self-denial from her Birth
Example: The Miraculous Medal of the Immaculate Conception
Second Day: Mary consecrates herself to God in the Temple
Example: The two Invocations of St. Philip Neri
Third Day: Continuation of the Preceding Subject
Example: The Feasts of the Blessed Virgin
Fourth Day: Fidelity of Mary in following the Call of God
Example: Lamps and Candles burnt in Honour of Mary
Fifth Day: Mary is a Model to Religious Persons in her Presentation in the Temple
Example: The edifying Death of St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Sixth Day: The Annunciation of the Most Holy Virgin
Example: St. Bernard's Love for Mary
Seventh Day: The Excellence of the Virginity of Mary
Example: The Love of St. Alphonsus for Mary
Eighth Day: The Visitation
Example: The Pilgrimage of St. Francis of Sales to Loreto
Ninth Day: The Charity of Mary in the Visitation
Example: Consecration of the Saturday to Mary
Tenth Day: By the Visit of Mary, Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Ghost
Example: Devotion of St. Thomas Aquinas to the 'Ave Maria'
Eleventh Day: Humility of Mary
Example: Origin of the Rosary
Twelfth Day: Through the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist receives the most special Graces
Example: Conversion of the celebrated Pianist, Hermann Cohenn
Thirteenth Day: The Trials and Consolations of the Blessed Virgin
Example: A Fortunate Mistake
Fourteenth Day: Mary at Bethlehem
Example: The Devotion of the Saints to the 'Angelus'