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September 12, 2025                   

(Luk 1:26-28) And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

YOUTUBE: The Holy Name of Mary

CHURCHPOP: Charlie Kirk Said ‘Mary is the Solution’ to Toxic Feminism in America: ‘We Don’t Talk About Mary Enough’

ESSAY: Celebrating the Most Holy Name of Mary

MY CATHOLIC LIFE: The Holy Name of Mary

Names bring with them much significance and meaning.  When addressing someone formally and directly, it is common to first state their name.  A name uniquely identifies and dignifies the person.  For this reason, in praying to our Lord it is common practice to call on His name, “Jesus!” So also with Mary.  Calling on her by name is a way of seeking her prayers in a personal and intimate way.  Hence, the names of Jesus and Mary should be seen and understood as being powerful, compelling us to call upon them personally, with trust in Who they are.

As we honor the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary today, reflect upon the depth of trust you have in her motherly intercession.  Kings and armies called upon her for protection and victory.  Sinners have sought her motherly help to overcome their weaknesses.  Saints have entrusted themselves to her, knowing that she would elevate them and present them to her divine Son.  Popes have sung her praises.  Church councils have taught definitively about her role in salvation history.  All who call upon her should have certainty that their prayers will be heard.  Turn to her today, entrust yourself to her intercession, and have confidence that her prayers will win for you an abundance of grace and mercy from her Son.

Prayer: Dearest Mother Mary, Mother of God and my mother, I love you and call upon you to receive me into your motherly heart so that you will present me to your Son, Jesus.  Your Son entrusted me to your motherly care as He hung upon the Cross, and I now imitate that entrustment by giving myself to you as my mother.  Please gain for me every grace I need to be faithful to God’s will, so that I will imitate the fidelity that you manifested in your own life.  Mother Mary, pray for me.  Jesus, I trust in You.

THE CATHOLIC COMPANY: Seven Quotes from the Saints on the Holy Name of Mary

• "Let me say something concerning this name also, which is interpreted to mean Star of the sea, and admirably suits the Virgin Mother." –St.  Bernard
• "Mary means enlightener, because she brought forth the Light of the world.  In the Syriac tongue, Mary signifies Lady." –St.  Isidore of Seville
• "Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession." –St.  Thomas Aquinas
• "Therefore a certain Star has risen for us today: Our Lady, Saint Mary.  Her name means Star of the sea; no doubt the Star of this sea which is the world.  Therefore, we ought to lift up our eyes to this Star that has appeared on earth today in order that she may lead us, in order that she may enlighten us, in order that she may show us these steps so that we shall know them, in order that she may help us so that we may be able to ascend.  And therefore it is a beautiful thing that Mary is placed in this stairway of which we are speaking, there where we must begin to climb.  As the Evangelist says, Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, so immediately at the very moment of our conversion she appears to us and receives us into her care and enlightens us in her light and accompanies us along this laborious path." –St.  Aelred
• "God the Father gathered all the waters together and called them the seas or maria [Latin, seas].  He gathered all His grace together and called it Mary or Maria .  .  .  This immense treasury is none other than Mary whom the saints call the 'treasury of the Lord.' From her fullness all men are made rich." –St.  Louis de Montfort
• "This most holy, sweet and worthy name was 'eminently fitted to so holy, sweet and worthy a virgin.  For Mary means a bitter sea,[2] star of the sea, the illuminated or illuminatrix.  Mary is interpreted Lady.  Mary is a bitter sea to the demons; to men she is the Star of the sea; to the Angels she is illuminatrix, and to all creatures she is Lady." – St.  Bonaventure
• “Look to the star of the sea, call upon Mary … in danger, in distress, in doubt, think of Mary, call upon Mary.  May her name never be far from your lips, or far from your heart … If you follow her, you will not stray; if you pray to her, you will not despair; if you turn your thoughts to her, you will not err.  If she holds you, you will not fall; if she protects you, you need not fear; if she is your guide, you will not tire; if she is gracious to you, you will surely reach your destination.” –St.  Bernard

CATHOLICTRADITION.ORG: Litany of the Holy Name of Mary

Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 3- "On Exile or Pilgrimage"

5. In going into exile, beware of the demon of drifting and of sensual desire; because exile gives him his opportunity.

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