Our salvation begins when an archangel speaks the name of Mary. To be Christian
is to carry on that Annunciation unceasingly. Saint Louis de Montfort wrote that
“the salvation of each individual is bound up with the Hail Mary.” This prayer,
which bears the holy name of the Mother of God, “brought to a dry and barren
world the Fruit of Life. It will cause the Word of God to take root in the soul and
bring forth Jesus.” ‘The holy name of Mary bears such power because of the unique
bond between Mother and Son. “When God sent his Son born of a woman, he
instituted a once and for all order of salvation in which the union of Mother and
Child stands at the center” (R. Cessario, o.p.). To accept the divine privilege of
speaking the name of Mary is to participate ill that saving union.
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