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Devotion For The Dying: Mary's Call to Her Loving Children
Likely TAN's most compelling book; urges us to pray thru Mary for the dying, that even in their last hour, they might repent and save their souls. A most Catholic practice; one destined to save many souls from the clutches of Hell. Impr. 288 pgs, PB
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288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Mary Potter
7 books2 followersMother Mary Potter was the founder of the sisters of the Little Company of Mary in 1877. On 8 February 1988, Pope John Paul II proclaimed her Venerable.
She is the author of the works The Brides of Christ and Devotion for the Dying and the Holy Souls in Purgatory: Mary's Call to Her Loving Children.
She is the author of the works The Brides of Christ and Devotion for the Dying and the Holy Souls in Purgatory: Mary's Call to Her Loving Children.
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May 20, 2024
Devotion for the Dying is an unappreciated masterpiece! And in writing that I do not exaggerate in the least! It’s author, Venerable Mother Mary Potter, wrote it when she was only 33, often sickly and still trying to establish her order of the Little Company of Mary.
In his nineteen-page Preface to the 1991 edition, TAN Publisher, Mr. Thomas A. Nelson is effusive with praise for her and her book:
The Little Company of Mary which Mother Mary founded was based on five principals:
1) True Devotion to Mary, according to the method of St. Louis De Monfort,
2) Devotion to the Maternal Heart of Mary, whereby all is done though her Motherly Heart,
3) Devotion to the dying being the principal object of her work as a religious,
4) Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus by which souls are offered to the Heavenly Father, through the Heart of Mary, and
5) Devotion to the Holy Spirit for conversion of hearts.
It is an excellent and motivating read. YOU may save a soul from Hell with your prayers!
Here is a great article I just ran across about Little Mary Potter called: MARY POTTER: THE LONDON "SAINT" WHO GAVE HER LIFE FOR THE DYING The wonderful thing about saints is that the more you learn about them, the more you discover there is to learn! Venerable Mary, pray for us!
In his nineteen-page Preface to the 1991 edition, TAN Publisher, Mr. Thomas A. Nelson is effusive with praise for her and her book:
“Surely Devotion for the Dying ranks as one of the six most powerful and influential books –spiritually speaking—that TAN has published. Indeed, it may rank first! And that is saying a great deal when one considers that we have published over 300 titles, including some of the greatest classics in Catholic literature (many written by saints), and that, for its impact on the reader, we must rank Devotion for the Dying in the same category with The Secret Of The Rosary and True Devotion to Mary, both by St. Louis De Monfort, with The Way of Divine Love, by Sr. Josefa Menedez, Purgatory: Explained, by Fr. F. X. Schouppe, S.J. and The Sinner's Guide by Ven. Louis of Granada.”You want the paperback version because it includes the Appendix which was added by TAN. These wonderful prayers were not in the original and are not in the Kindle version.
The Little Company of Mary which Mother Mary founded was based on five principals:
1) True Devotion to Mary, according to the method of St. Louis De Monfort,
2) Devotion to the Maternal Heart of Mary, whereby all is done though her Motherly Heart,
3) Devotion to the dying being the principal object of her work as a religious,
4) Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus by which souls are offered to the Heavenly Father, through the Heart of Mary, and
5) Devotion to the Holy Spirit for conversion of hearts.
It is an excellent and motivating read. YOU may save a soul from Hell with your prayers!
Here is a great article I just ran across about Little Mary Potter called: MARY POTTER: THE LONDON "SAINT" WHO GAVE HER LIFE FOR THE DYING The wonderful thing about saints is that the more you learn about them, the more you discover there is to learn! Venerable Mary, pray for us!
May 21, 2015
This book was one of the treasures we brought back from our Holy Year pilgrimage in 2000. Back then the bookshops in Medjugorje weren't overly stocked with English titles. But this one was in English, and it looked interesting.
It was far more than interesting.
Venerable Mary Potter, the author, is the foundress of the Little Company of Mary, http://www.lcmsisters.org/, a religious order for women dedicated to caring for the sick and the dying. As such she has a lot of wisdom to share about the spiritual care of the dying.
For her the greatest need the dying have is for someone to pray for them, and especially for someone to pray beside their deathbed. At the end of life the greatest spiritual battles take place, and a dying person needs someone holy and good near them to assist the forces of good and to diminish and dispel the forces of evil. Our greatest model in this ministry of love is the Mother of Jesus who stood in prayerful vigil near His Cross and who would rarely leave her solitude except to be near someone on their final journey from death to eternity.
I read recently about a protestant pastor called to minister to the jewish wife of one of his parishioners. When he came out, the rabbi had arrived and asked him whether he had found out the name of her mother. Such a question bemused the pastor until the rabbi explained that in their tradition it is well known that the powerful prayers of a mother extend well beyond the grave and that when death is near they ask the mother of the dying to pray for her child.
We know that the Mother of Jesus willingly prays for all of her spiritual children, and that the Church calls upon her intercession particularly for the dying: 'Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.'
Although the prayers at the back of the book are excellent, as is the appendix on deathbed conversions, the main body of the book is life changingly wonderful and should be on the must-read list for anyone ministering and working in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes.
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 4:
'Think of the anxiety of an ordinary good mother at the hour of her child's death. What would not a mother do to procure ease of body and soul for her child in its final agony, though she sees but dimly the awful risk it is running at that momentous hour? Ah, then, what would not Mary do? O you who love Mary, help her; do the work she would have you do; take her place at her children's deathbed, and greatly will she reward you. Can you think of any work that would please her better? Her devoted servant, St Alphonsus, tells us that there is no greater act of charity than to assist the dying. As I have said, those who can should be present in person; a person in the grace of God has God with him in a way that few but the Saints realize. The dear martyr, St Ignatius of Antioch, called himself 'Theophorus,'that is,'one who carries God with him'; and 'Christoferi,' or the 'bearers of Christ,' was a name commonly given to Christians in the early Church. Therefore, a good person, by his presence and prayers, has great power in defending the dying from the attacks of the enemy.'
It was far more than interesting.
Venerable Mary Potter, the author, is the foundress of the Little Company of Mary, http://www.lcmsisters.org/, a religious order for women dedicated to caring for the sick and the dying. As such she has a lot of wisdom to share about the spiritual care of the dying.
For her the greatest need the dying have is for someone to pray for them, and especially for someone to pray beside their deathbed. At the end of life the greatest spiritual battles take place, and a dying person needs someone holy and good near them to assist the forces of good and to diminish and dispel the forces of evil. Our greatest model in this ministry of love is the Mother of Jesus who stood in prayerful vigil near His Cross and who would rarely leave her solitude except to be near someone on their final journey from death to eternity.
I read recently about a protestant pastor called to minister to the jewish wife of one of his parishioners. When he came out, the rabbi had arrived and asked him whether he had found out the name of her mother. Such a question bemused the pastor until the rabbi explained that in their tradition it is well known that the powerful prayers of a mother extend well beyond the grave and that when death is near they ask the mother of the dying to pray for her child.
We know that the Mother of Jesus willingly prays for all of her spiritual children, and that the Church calls upon her intercession particularly for the dying: 'Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.'
Although the prayers at the back of the book are excellent, as is the appendix on deathbed conversions, the main body of the book is life changingly wonderful and should be on the must-read list for anyone ministering and working in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes.
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 4:
'Think of the anxiety of an ordinary good mother at the hour of her child's death. What would not a mother do to procure ease of body and soul for her child in its final agony, though she sees but dimly the awful risk it is running at that momentous hour? Ah, then, what would not Mary do? O you who love Mary, help her; do the work she would have you do; take her place at her children's deathbed, and greatly will she reward you. Can you think of any work that would please her better? Her devoted servant, St Alphonsus, tells us that there is no greater act of charity than to assist the dying. As I have said, those who can should be present in person; a person in the grace of God has God with him in a way that few but the Saints realize. The dear martyr, St Ignatius of Antioch, called himself 'Theophorus,'that is,'one who carries God with him'; and 'Christoferi,' or the 'bearers of Christ,' was a name commonly given to Christians in the early Church. Therefore, a good person, by his presence and prayers, has great power in defending the dying from the attacks of the enemy.'
April 5, 2022
This is such a beautiful book! I hAve been inspired to pray often each day for known and unknown people who are dying. The thoughts in the book are similar to St. Louis de Montfort's Total Consecration. In fact that book is mentioned a couple of times. There is excellent advice on prayer especially as tied to the Mass. It is a great gift to be able to pray for the dying, a gift for you and a gift from you to God.
November 8, 2023
This book reads like the book of a saint. It is much more than a book of devotion for the dying, a topic interesting in itself. Mother Mary Potter takes the reader over wide fields of topics, such as parenting, the book of Esther, and the importance of reparation. You don't know where she is going to take you, but you do know that she will treat each topic with an admirable faith and supernatural spirit.
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