Today is the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, commemorating the victory won by King Jan Sobieski of Poland over the Mohammedans at the Gates of Vienna on September 12, 1683.
The troops under the command of Jan Sobieski exclaimed "Jesus, Mary, Sobieski!" as they prayed their Rosaries and routed the Turkish forces.
Each of us does battle every day with the Turks, that is, with the forces of the world, the flesh, and the devil. We must call upon the Holy Name of Mary, something we do at least one hundred fifty-three times every day if we pray all fifteen mysteries of Our Lady's Most Holy Rosary.
This sweet name of the Mother of God must ever be on our lips, and it must be exclaimed by public officials as she is honored as the Queen of Heaven and on earth, yes, of each and every nation on earth, including the United States of America. No one should be ashamed at any time to proclaim the Holy Name of Mary publicly.
Indeed, we must do so with joy and confidence. Saint Louis de Montfort taught us in True Devotion to Mary that those who are the consecrated slaves of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary should address others with a Marian salutation.
How felicitous it is, therefore, to greet others with Ave Maria! or a Salve Regina!
How glorious it is to make invocations such as "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we love you, save souls!" or "Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation" or "Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and the hour of our death."
May Our Lady, she who is our life, our sweetness and our hope, help us to grow in this virtue, especially in this time of apostasy and betrayal.
It is my hope to have the next original commentary published by late today, Thursday, September 12, 2024. Oh, no, it will not be about the debate, which I did not watch but about which I have read. All that I will say here is that Donald John Trump remains his own worst enemy. His lack of intellectual discipline and any sense of self-knowledge about how he plays to the caricature others have made of him will be the cause of his defeat if he does wind up losing on Tuesday, November 5. 2024. This is the theatre of the absurd in wihch there can only be one winner, the adversary, who delights in the fact that men keep arguing about all the wrong things while they ignore Christ the King and His Social Kingship over men and their nations. Enough said, although I might record one of those rare things called a video presentation within the next few days.
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.