12 September - feast of 'The Most Holy Name of Mary'
Excerpts from Saint Bridget's of Sweden 'Revelations:'Chapter 9:
Hear now how much my Son honored my name! My name is Mary, as it is said in the Gospel. When the angels hear this name, they rejoice in their mind and thank God for the great mercy that he worked through me and with me and because they see my Son’s Humanity glorified in his Divinity. Those within the fire of purgatory rejoice exceedingly, just like a sick and bedridden man does if he receives a word of comfort that pleases his soul: he is suddenly overjoyed! When the good angels hear my name, they immediately move closer to the righteous for whom they are guardians, and rejoice over their progress in good deeds and virtues.
All humans have been given both good angels for their protection, and bad angels to test them. The good angels are not separated from God; they serve the soul without leaving God. They are constantly in his sight. Yet they work to inflame and incite the soul to do good. All the demons, however, shudder with fear at the name of Mary! When they hear the name, “Mary”, they immediately release a soul out of the claws with which they had held her. Just as a bird or hawk, with its claws and beak embedded into its prey, releases it immediately if it hears a sound, but soon returns when it sees that no action follows, so do the demons - frightened when they hear my name – release the soul. But they return and fly back as fast as an arrow if no improvement follows.
Fra_(c1387_1455)_Angelico_-_Madonna_and_child_detail_from_Annalena_Altarpiece_by_Giovanni_da_Fiesole aka Blessed Fra Angelico:
Palestrina - 'Ave Regina coelorum' : Motettorim liber tertius 5, 6, 8v · Akademia · Ensemble Vocal Régional de Champagne Ardenne · Françoise Lasserre:
'Ave Regina coelorum' = 'Hail, Queen of Heaven!'
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