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Volume IV

The Glories of Mary, Part One

by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787)

The first part of his great work on the Blessed Virgin: the Salve Regina expounded clause by clause, with the prayers that close it.

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The whole of this volume is free to read here, all 11 chapters. This is the English translation of 1888, lightly modernized and checked line by line against that text and the saint's own Italian. If you would rather have it in hand, it is also a book.

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Front matter

Contents· 11 chapters, all free to read

  1. Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy
  2. Our Life, Our Sweetness
  3. Our Hope
  4. To Thee We Cry
  5. To Thee We Sigh, Mourning and Weeping
  6. Turn, Then, Our Advocate
  7. Those Thy Merciful Eyes
  8. Show Unto Us Jesus
  9. O Clement, O Loving
  10. O Sweet Virgin Mary
  11. Some Devout Prayers to the Most Holy Mary