Mary was like a most beautiful flower, which diffuses its perfume from its very first budding. Flowers differ in their method of diffusing fragrance, as, for instance, roses and carnations. Roses smell sweeter in the morning before mid-day; but carnations and pinks shed a more pleasing scent in the evening. The glorious Virgin was like a most beautiful rose amongst thorns, and although never for an instant did she cease to diffuse an odour of surpassing sweetness, yet the fragrance of her infancy was the most acceptable to the Divine Majesty.-St. Francis of Sales. Warm, accessible, and deeply reverent, The Month of Mary is a compendium of the spiritual teaching of St. Francis de Sales on the prerogatives and virtues of the august Queen of Heaven. It presents thirty-one gentle meditations designed to draw the reader into a deeper love for the Blessed Virgin. Each day reflects on her mysteries, accompanied by simple prayers and practical resolutions. This new edition comes with an Easy-to-Read Layout designed to make reading comfortable.