Twenty-first Day: Mary obtains the first Miracle from Jesus by her lively Faith Example: Most pleasing to Our Blessed Lord is our Devotion to His Mother Twenty-second Day: Mary chose the Better Part Example: Beauty of the 'Ave Maris Stella' Twenty-third Day: The Blessed Virgin did not neglect the Duties of Martha Example: The 'Magnificat' Twenty-fourth Day: Mary in her Sleep Example: Devotion to the 'Salve Regina' Twenty-fifth Day: Mary on Calvary is the Mother of all Christians Example: The 'Regina Coeli' Twenty-sixth Day: Mary after the Ascension of Christ Example: A courageous Son of Mary Twenty-seventh Day: Mary in the Upper Room at Jerusalem Example: The Prayer 'Memorare' Twenty-eighth Day: How precious in the Sight of God was the Death of Mary Example: Letters addressed to the Most Holy Virgin Twenty-ninth Day: Mary, like Jesus, dies of Divine Love Example: The Fourteen Joys of the Most Holy Virgin Thirtieth Day: The Death of Mary was sweet and tranquil Example: Novenas in Honour of the Blessed Virgin Thirty-first Day: The Resurrection and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Example: The Novena of St. Gertrude to the Blessed Virgin Act of Consecration of St. Francis of Sales to the Most Holy Virgin PREFACE. OF the many who by their writings have laboured to celebrate the sublime prerogatives and virtues of the Mother of God, there is not one whose language is more adapted to the devotions of the month of Mary than St. Francis of Sales. Everything, says a pious author, in this admirable Saint enchants and fascinates us; whoever reads his writings attentively, feels constrained, not only to honour and venerate him, but also to love him. With him there is a peculiar grace to console, as well as to perfect, the soul. He adapts himself to the capacities of humble minds, whilst no one has more knowledge than he of the most exalted perfection.