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ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, OF THE DOLOURS OF MARY, Taken from "The Glories of Mary" Discourse IX Of The Dolours Of MaryIntroductionMary was the Queen of Martyrs, for her martyrdom was longer and greater than that of all the Martyrs.Who can ever have a heart so hard that it will not melt on hearing the most lamentable event which once occurred in the world? There was a noble and holy Mother Who had an only Son. This Son was the most amiable that can be imagined—innocent, virtuous, beautiful, Who loved His Mother most tenderly; so much so that He had...