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| Luke 1:42 |
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Mary, the common refuge of all Christians,
was the first to be liberated
from the primitive fall of our first parents.
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St Andrew of Crete, 8th century
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| The virgin's name was Mary. |
| Luke 1:27 |
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Your name, O Mother of God,
is filled with divine graces and blessings.
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St. Methodius, 9th century
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| Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you! |
| Luke 1:28 |
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Mary is the Divine Page on which the Father
wrote the Word of God, his Son.
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St. Albert the Great, 13th century
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| You are the highest honor of our race. |
| Judith 15:9 |
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Mary, drawing abundantly from heaven
has caused sweetness to overflow for us.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century
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| All flesh shall see the salvation of God. |
| Luke 3:6 |
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The Virgin received Salvation
so that she may give it back to the centuries.
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Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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| The earth has yielded its fruit. |
| Psalm 67:6 |
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Mary is the shoot
which sprouts from the stump of David
in the dark winter night of history.
In her, the words of the Psalms are fulfilled.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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The child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God.
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| Luke 1:35 |
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It is truly fitting that we bless you, bearer of God.
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Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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There shall come forth
a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots. |
| Isaiah 11:1 |
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The shoot was Mary, fertile, delicate, and virginal,
who brought forth Christ like a flower
in the integrity of her body.
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St. Maximus of Turin, 5th century
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