Our Advocate of Grace & Model of Holiness In his book, True Devotion to Mary, St Louis de Montfort states:
“True devotion to our Lady is holy, that is, it leads us to avoid sin and to imitate the virtues of Mary.”
Here, we contemplate the principal virtues of the Blessed Virgin, an advocate of grace and a model of holiness that we may receive the grace to imitate them.
Mother Mary’s 10 virtues found in Scripture are:
- Surpassing Purity – Most Pure (Lk 1, 27)
- Divine Wisdom – Most Prudent (Lk 2, 19)
- Profound Humility – Most Humble (Lk 1, 48)
- Angelic Sweetness – Most Faithful (Jn 2, 5)
- Constant Prayer – Most Devout (Acts 1, 14)
- Blind Obedience – Most Obedient (Lk 2, 24)
- Lively Faith – Most Poor (Lk 2, 7)
- Heroic Patience – Most Patient (Jn 19, 25)
- Ardent Charity – Most Merciful (Lk 1, 56)
- Universal Mortification – Most Sorrowful (Lk 2, 35)
