The Mother of Christ

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  Word of God  
 
Who is this that looks forth like the dawn,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun.
Song of Songs 6:10
 


If Christ is the day that never fades,
Mary is its dawn, shining with beauty.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Mary, the mother of Jesus.
John 2:1
 


We owe Mary honor,
for she is the mother of our Lord.

 
St. Aelred, 12th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb!'
Luke 1:42
 


Who can be imagined of as better than she
who was worthy to be the Mother of God,
who for nine months had as a guest in her heart
and in her womb: the Son of God himself.

 
St. Bernadine of Siena, 15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Blessed is the fruit of your womb.
Luke 1:42
 


The Son of God became man for our salvation
but only in Mary, and through Mary.

 
St. Louis de Montfort, 18th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Trust in the Lord.
Psalm 131:6
 


From Mary, we learn to trust
even when all hope seems gone.

 
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Word was made flesh
and dwelt among us.
John 1:14
 


Mary is the divine page
on which the Father wrote the Word of God, his Son.

 
St. Albert the Great, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You are beautiful,
truly lovely.
Song of Songs 1:16
 


The greatest glory of the blessed in Heaven is,
after seeing God,
the presence of this most beautiful Queen.

 
St. Peter Damien, 11th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Hail, full of grace.
Luke 1:28
 


From Mary,
we have received the seed of immortality.

 
St. John Damascene 8th century

 

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