The Mother of Christ

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  Word of God  
 
Live as children of light.
Ephesians 5:8
 


Hail, Mary, Virgin Mother of God,
light bearer, incorrupt vessel.

 
St. Cyril of Alexandria, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
Luke 1:35
 


Because the love of the Holy Spirit
burned so ardently in Mary's heart,

she was able to do wonders in the flesh.

 
Hugh of St. Victor, 12th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the handmaid of the Lord.
Luke 1:8
 


Mary was ever faithful to her daily duties.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Mary.
Luke 1:27
 


The Mother of Christ is fittingly called Mary, 

which means 'illumined in herself'.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The mother of Jesus was there.
John 2:1
 


Mother, like you in Bethlehem and on Golgotha,
I too, wish to stay always close to Jesus.

 
St. John XXIII, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The mother of Jesus.
John 2:1
 


He who was made of her,
had made her what she was.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The mother of Jesus.
John 2:1
 


Let us run to Mary as her little children,
and cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God sent his Son, born of a woman.
Galatians 4:4
 


God made her whom He had chosen,
and chose her of whom He would be made.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

 

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