The Mother of Christ

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  Word of God  
 
Blessed is she who believed.
Luke 1:45
 


Eve believed the serpent, Mary believed the angel.

 
Tertullian, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Blessed are those
who hear the word of God and keep it.
Jesus; Luke 11:28
 


Mary is blessed most of all,
because she heard the Word of God
and carried it out.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
They made his grave with the wicked,
and with a rich man in his death.
Isaiah 53:9
 


After Jesus had been laid in the tomb,
Mary alone remains to keep alive the flame of faith,
preparing to receive the joyful
and astonishing announcement of the Resurrection.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Blessed is she who believed.
Luke 1:45
 


The Mother of the Lord
is the perfect icon of faith.

 
Pope Francis

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


Mary is most beautiful
because she most perfectly reflects the goodness of God.

 
St. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Almighty
has done great things for me.
Mary; Luke 1:49
 


Mary refers all her greatness
to the gift of the One whose essence is power
and whose nature is greatness.

 
St. Bede the Venerable, 8th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
O favored one.
Luke 1:28
 


Mary, as Mother of Christ,
is the mother of our wisdom and justice,
of our holiness and redemption.

 
St. Aelred, 12th century

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


I greet you, Holy Mary, Mother of God,
in you is the whole fullness of grace
and everything that is good.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

 

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