Holy Mary Protect Me

About this book

In popular piety, Mary is not invoked primarily as an abstract figure, but as a living, close Mother, who: covers (with her mantle), defends (against visible and invisible evil), consoles (in affliction), and intercedes (when the soul can no longer go on). Holy Mary Protect Me: Prayers of Protection and Comfort gathers that filial trust and turns it into simple words to pray in everyday life. This maternal image rests on a profound intuition: just as no one was closer to human suffering than Mary at the foot of the Cross, no one understands better the pain of the one who suffers. In these pages you will find spiritual companionship for moments of fear, uncertainty, illness, inner weariness, or need for peace, placing your heart under her gaze. This book is based on the historic devotion to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the shelter and comfort that Christians have sought for centuries. It includes biblical quotations throughout the text, prayers inspired by Scripture and popular devotion, spaces to write intentions, and a novena, so that you can persevere with hope: a brief and profound guide to trust, rest, and return to God, led by the hand of Mary.