Mary is the sanctuary, she is the mercy seat,
she is the ark of the covenant, she is the urn
containing the endlessly sweet manna from heaven.

 
St. Thomas of Villanova, 16th century

O Mary, temple of the Trinity, minister of mercy,
it was by your flesh, suffering in the Word,
that the world was redeemed.

 
St. Catherine of Siena, 14th century

In the Easter season,
the Christian community addresses the Mother of the Lord
and invites her to rejoice: “Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia!”.
It recalls Mary's joy at Jesus' Resurrection, prolonging in time
the “rejoice” that the Angel addressed to her at the Annunciation.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

At the foot of the cross,
Mary’s pilgrimage of faith had its moment of most severe testing.
She continued to believe that, because Jesus was the Son of God,
his sacrifice would bring salvation to humanity.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

Never in human history did so much depend,
as it did then, upon the consent of one human creature.

 
'Tertio Millennio Adveniente'

Let us humble ourselves like the Blessed Virgin
and we shall be exalted.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

The invocation "Hail, Mary, full of grace"
is pleasing to God, the angels and to us.
To us, because of her maternity,
to Angels because of her virginity,
and to God because of her humility.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

Mary lived with her eyes fixed on Christ,
treasuring his every word.

 
Bl. John Paul II, 20th century