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We shall be satisfied
with the goodness of your house,
your holy temple. |
Psalm 65:4 |
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The name of Mary
came from the treasury of the divinity.
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St. Peter Damian, 11th century
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Who is this that looks forth like the dawn,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
terrible as an army with banners?
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Song of Songs 6:10 |
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The name of Mary is the key of the gates of heaven.
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St. Ephrem, 4th century
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He has risen from the dead. |
Matthew 27:64 |
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So great was Mary’s joy on this Easter day,
that her heart could not have stood the force of it,
were it not for a special help from God.
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Ven. Louis of Granada, 16th century
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Standing by the cross of Jesus
was his mother. |
John 19:25 |
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Let us ask the blessed Virgin
to associate us with her
in the contemplation of the sufferings of Jesus.
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Bl. Columba Marmion, 20th century
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You will conceive in your womb
and bear a son. |
Luke 1:31 |
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In Mary was bestowed
the greatest honor ever put upon any individual of our fallen race.
God was taking upon him her flesh and humbling himself
to be called her offspring - such is the deep mystery!
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Bl. John Henry Newman, 19th century
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I am the way, and the truth, and the life. |
Jesus; John 14:6 |
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Mother of God,
through you, the human race,
held captive in the bonds of idolatry,
arrives at the knowledge of truth.
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St. Cyril of Alexandria, 5th century
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Honor your father and your mother. |
Exodus 20:12 |
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Never did a son love his mother as Christ did.
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Bl. Columba Marmion, 20th century
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Hail, full of grace. |
Luke 1:28 |
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Jesus Christ himself, is the source of grace
of which Mary was full from the instance of her existence.
With faith she received Jesus
and with love she gave him to the world.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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