Devotion to the Most Holy Name of Mary to obtain every grace

Meaning of the name
In Hebrew, the name Mary is "Miryam". In Aramaic, the language spoken at the time, the form of the name was "Mariam". Based on the root "merur", the name means "bitterness". This is reflected in the words of Naomi, who, after losing a husband and two children, complained: “Don't call me Naomi ('Sweet'). Call me Mara ('Bitter'), because the Almighty made my life very bitter. "

The meanings attributed to the name of Mary by the first Christian writers and perpetuated by the Greek Fathers include: "Bitter sea", "Myrrh of the sea", "The illuminated one", "The giver of light" and in particular "Star of the sea". Stella Maris was by far the favorite interpretation. Jerome suggested that the name meant "Lady", based on the Aramaic "mar" which means "Lord". In the book The Wonderful Childhood of the Most Holy Mother of God, St. John Eudes offers meditations on seventeen interpretations of the name "Mary", taken from the writings of the "Holy Fathers and some famous doctors". Mary's name is revered because it belongs to the Mother of God.

Veneration
Maria's name occurs in the first part and in the second part of the Ave Maria.

In Rome, one of the twin churches of the Trajan's Forum is dedicated to the Name of Mary (Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan's Forum).

Promoters of veneration of the Holy Name of Mary are: Sant'Antonio da Padova, San Bernardo di Chiaravalle and Sant'Alfonso Maria de Liguori. A number of religious orders such as the Cistercians usually give each member "Maria" as part of her name in religion as a sign of honor and entrustment to her.

Party
The feast is a counterpart of the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3). Its purpose is to commemorate all the privileges conferred on Mary by God and all the graces received through her intercession and mediation.

The entry into the Roman martyrology of the feast speaks of it in the following terms:

The Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a day in which the inexpressible love of the Mother of God for her Child is remembered, and the eyes of the faithful are directed to the figure of the Mother of the Redeemer, to invoke them with devotion.

Prayer in repair of the insults to his Holy Name

1. O adorable Trinity, for the love with which you chose and eternally pleased yourself with the Most Holy Name of Mary, for the power you gave him, for the graces you reserved for his devotees, make it also a source of grace for me and happiness.
Ave Maria….
Blessed be the Holy Name of Mary always.

Praised, honored and invoked always be,

the amiable and powerful Name of Mary.

O Holy, sweet and powerful Name of Mary,

may always invoke you during life and in agony.

2. O lovable Jesus, for the love with which you pronounced the name of your dear Mother many times and for the consolation that you procured for her by calling her by name, recommend this poor man and his servant to his special care.
Ave Maria….
Blessed be it always ...

3. O Holy Angels, for the joy that the revelation of the Name of your Queen brought you, for the praises with which you celebrated it, also reveal to me all the beauty, power and sweetness and let me invoke it in every one of my need and especially on the point of death.
Ave Maria….
Blessed be it always ...

4. O dear Sant'Anna, good mother of my Mother, for the joy you felt in pronouncing the name of your little Mary with devoted respect or in speaking with your good Joachim so many times, let the sweet name of Mary is also continually on my lips.
Ave Maria….
Blessed be it always ...

5. And you, O sweetest Mary, for the favor that God did in giving you the Name himself, as to his beloved Daughter; for the love that You always showed to it by granting great graces to its devotees, you also grant me to respect, love and invoke this sweet Name. Let it be my breath, my rest, my food, my defense, my refuge, my shield, my song, my music, my prayer, my tears, my everything, with that of Jesus, so that after being peace of my heart and sweetness of my lips during life, it will be my joy in Heaven. Amen.
Ave Maria….
Blessed be it always ...