I looked back over The Marian Room archives and noticed that this is the third time we have published the following piece (though changed about in format) which is primarily sourced from St. Alphonsus Liguori. In this piece, Fr. Alphonsus instructs on the topic of Our Lady, the Queen of Mercy. The last time it was published was August of 2020; and…
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The Sweetness of the Name of Mary
The following post contains an essay from the book The Glories of Mary by Saint Alphonsus Liguori (b. 1696- d. 1787). This essay is quite interesting and, as usual, with all of the writings of this Doctor of the Church, very informative, shedding light on the mysteries that the Church holds in her treasure chest. For today, we’ll open that…
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In January: Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners
On January the 16th, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Refuge of Sinners. St. Alphonsus Liguori (b. 1696- d. 1787) wrote quite a bit about the manner in which Our Lady is a refuge for sinners in his book The Glories of Mary. It is never tiresome to read of this glory of Mary; the…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Mercy
St. Bernard asks why the Church calls Mary the Queen of Mercy. And his answer is: “Because we believe that she throws open the abyss of God’s mercies to anyone she pleases, when she pleases, and as she pleases. Hence, there are no sinners who will be lost — no matter how great their crimes — when this most holy…
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Notes on the Immaculate Conception
It is beginning to cool down in the OV from which I am writing this week, and lo, I looked at the calendar and noted that the beloved day, December the eighth, is rapidly approaching: the day in which our Mother, the Roman Catholic Church, celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Why is this…
