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Volume V

The Glories of Mary, Part Two

by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787)

The second part: discourses for the feasts of Mary through the year, her sorrows, her virtues, and the traditional devotions.

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The whole of this volume is free to read here, all 15 chapters. This is the English translation of 1888, lightly modernized and checked line by line against that text and the saint's own Italian; the Conclusion is translated here afresh from the Italian. If you would rather have it in hand, it is also a book.

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Front matter

Contents· 15 chapters, all free to read

  1. On the Immaculate Conception of Mary
  2. On the Birth of Mary
  3. On the Presentation of Mary
  4. On the Annunciation of Mary
  5. On the Visitation of Mary
  6. On the Purification of Mary
  7. On the Assumption of Mary
  8. A Second Discourse on the Assumption of Mary
  9. On the Dolors of Mary
  10. The Seven Sorrows of Mary
  11. The Virtues of Mary
  12. Practices of Devotion to the Divine Mother
  13. Conclusion of the Work
  14. A Collection of Additional Examples of the Most Holy Mary
  15. Appendix: Traditional Devotions to the Blessed Virgin