CHAPTER II. THE FIRST WORD. THE First Word of our Blessed Lady was spoken at the time of her Annunciation, when the Angel entered the room in which she was engaged in prayer, probably about that very mystery which was soon to be accomplished in her own person. We are all familiar with the story.… Read More »
I will be putting here a work derived from the work of St. Bernardine of Siena on the seven words of Mary. This is not an exact translation, but a work that preaches the same message, often quoting the original author, but taking some liberties. The original is used as a “store of thought.” The… Read More »
There are many classic Mariological works online, and some of them are even in English! This one is a defense written about 12 years prior to the Dogma, defending the teaching of the Immaculate Conception. This English translation is from 1855, one year after the dogma was declared. A Polemical Treatise on the Immaculate Conception… Read More »
This topic has become near and dear to my heart. I would like to point out that all of the Opera Omnia of St. Lawrence of Brindisi has been translated into English by Fr. Vernon Wagner, O.F.M.Cap., of Mount Calvary, Wisconsin, and most of it has been published. All of his sermons are included in… Read More »
For serious Mariological research in Latin, this set of books is a goldmine. For those interested, you will be happy to find that all of the volumes are available free online to download. Summa Aurea de Laudibus Beatissimae Virginis Mariae edited by Jean-Jacques Bourassé (a collection of older books) Published by Migne 1862 Volume 1… Read More »
De Assumptione Beatae Virginis Mariae by Pseudo-Augustine as found in Patrologiae Latina ed. Migne, Vol. 40 (It begins on “page 182” which is actually column 1141 in the book). This is a 9th century work by an anonymous author (erroneously attributed to St. Augustine at some point in the Middle Ages) on the bodily Assumption… Read More »
It’s amazing how many books about the Blessed Virgin Mary are available free online to either read or download. Here are more classic examples of Mariology. Mariale of Bl. Bernadine of Busti, O.F.M. (1511) Psalterium divae Virginis Mariae rhythmice conscriptum by Stephanus (Cantuarensis) (1579) Theotocodia sive parthenodia opus eximium in laudem deiparae Virginis by Tito… Read More »
A list of classic books in Latin concerning the Blessed Virgin Mary that could be useful for Mariologists (available free online): Psalterium Gloriosissimae Virginis Mariae by Ulrich Stöckl (1580). This is from the days when the Hail Mary ended with “fruit of your womb, Jesus Christ,” and then they added phrases (usually 3 lines) to… Read More »