“Our Blessed Lady herself revealed to a holy soul, that this devotion of offering the Mass, as also of saying three ‘Paters, , Aves, and Glorias,’ in honor of the most Holy Trinity, and in thanksgiving for the graces granted to her, was most pleasing to her; for the Blessed Virgin, being unable fully to thank our Lord for all the precious gifts He has bestowed on her, rejoices greatly when her children help her to thank God. 2. To reverence the Saints who are more nearly related to Mary, as Saint Joseph, Saint Joachim, and Saint Anne. The Blessed Virgin herself recommended a certain nobleman to be devout towards her mother, Saint Anne.”   -  St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Glories of Mary, Eccles. Approval, 1852, Tenth Devotion in honor of the Divine Mother