{"id":17891,"date":"2016-09-15T11:40:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T16:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/?p=17891"},"modified":"2016-09-15T11:40:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T16:40:48","slug":"affectionate-salutations-to-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/?p=17891","title":{"rendered":"Affectionate Salutations to Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/M_Hail-Mary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15288\" src=\"http:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/M_Hail-Mary-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"M_Hail Mary\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/M_Hail-Mary-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/M_Hail-Mary-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/M_Hail-Mary.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholictradition.org\/Mary\/marys-book14.htm\"><strong>Affectionate Salutations to Mary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">I greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nDaughter of God the Father.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nMother of the Son of God.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nSpouse\u00a0\u00a0 of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">I greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nTemple of the Blessed Trinity.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nWhite Lily of the resplendent Trinity.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nFragrant Rose of the heavenly court.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nVirgin full of meekness and humility, of whom the<br \/>\nKing of Heaven willed to be born and nourished by thy milk.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nVirgin of virgins.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nQueen of Martyrs, whose soul was pierced by the sword of sorrows.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nLady and Mistress, to whom all power has been given in Heaven and on earth.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nQueen of my heart, my sweetness, my life and all my<br \/>\nhope.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nMother most amiable.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary,<br \/>\nMother most admirable.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary ,<br \/>\nMother of beautiful love.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary ,<br \/>\nConceived without sin.<br \/>\nI greet thee, Mary ,<br \/>\nFull of grace, the Lord is with thee,<br \/>\nblessed art thou among women,<br \/>\nand blessed be the Fruit of thy womb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">Blessed be thy spouse,<br \/>\nSaint Joseph.<br \/>\nBlessed be thy father,<br \/>\nSaint Joachim.<br \/>\nBlessed be thy mother,<br \/>\nSaint Anne.<br \/>\nBlessed be thy Angel,<br \/>\nSaint Gabriel.<br \/>\nBlessed be the Eternal Father,<br \/>\nWho has chosen thee.<br \/>\nBlessed be thy Son,<br \/>\nWho has loved thee.<br \/>\nBlessed be the Holy Ghost,<br \/>\nWho has espoused thee.<br \/>\nMay all those who love thee bless thee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">O Blessed Virgin, bless us all in the<br \/>\nname of thy dear Son. Amen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The &#8220;Affectionate Salutations to Mary&#8221; were promoted in this version by the Servant of God, Father Paul of Moll [1824.1896]. The venerable Father Paul assured one of his friends that those who devoutly venerate Mary with these affectionate salutations may rely on her powerful protection and blessing. Once while giving a copy of these Salutations to a girl, Father Paul said to her, &#8220;These Salutations are so beautiful! Say them every morning. From on high, in Heaven, the Blessed Virgin will then give you her blessing. Yes, yes, would to God that you could see her! The Blessed Virgin blesses you then; I know it quite well.&#8221; He said further that it is impossible not to be heard favorably when we recite these Salutations to Mary for the conversion of sinners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affectionate Salutations to Mary I greet thee, Mary, Daughter of God the Father. I greet thee, Mary, Mother of the Son of God. I greet thee, Mary, Spouse\u00a0\u00a0 of the Holy Spirit. 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