The Eternal Father created her pure and immaculate
and is well pleased in her,
for she is the worthy dwelling of his only Son.

 
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, 20th century

The Virgin,
weighed with the Word of God comes down the road;
If only you'll shelter her.

 
St. John of the Cross, 16th century

To Mary God gave his only-begotten Son,
whom he loved as himself.

 
St. Anselm, 12th century

God wishes to reveal and make known Mary,
the masterpiece of his hands.

 
St. Louis de Montfort, 18th century

Holy Virgin Mary,
among all women in the world,
there is none like you.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

The sweet name of Mary is a precious ointment
which breathes forth the fragrance of Divine grace.
Let this ointment of salvation
enter the inmost recesses of our souls.

 
St. Anselm, 12th century

Keep in high and loving reverence
the glorious Queen, the Mother of Our Lord.

 
St. Bonaventure, 13th century

If God has blessed his saints with the whole kingdom of heaven,
if he opened paradise to a thief with a single word,
how much more would he have been eager to welcome
the one who made him a home in her womb.

 
Theoteknos, Bishop of Livias, 7th century