The Mother of Christ

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  Word of God  
 
Blessed is she who believed
that the word spoken to her by the Lord
would be fulfilled.
Luke 1:5
 


As Eve believed the serpent, Mary believed the angel.

 
Tertullian, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Luke 1:28
 


Our Lady was full of God because she lived for God alone.

 
Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
Mary's Magnificat; Luke 1:49
 


Mary attributes nothing to her own merits.
She refers all her greatness to the gift of the One
whose essence is power and whose nature is greatness,
for God fills with greatness the small and the weak
who believe in him.

 
St. Bede the Venerable, 7th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
May it be done to me according to your word.
Mary; Luke 1:38
 


The fiat of Mary, the word of her heart,
has changed the history of the world
because it brought the Savior into the world.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Who is this that comes forth like the dawn,
as beautiful as the moon, as resplendent as the sun?
Song of Songs 6:10
 


Blessed Virgin, immaculate and pure,
you are the sinless mother of your Son
who is the mighty Lord of the universe.

 
St. Ephrem, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Mary...you have found favor with God.
Luke 1:30
 


Whoever is devout to the Virgin Mother
will never be lost.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
She brought forth a male child,
one who is to rule all the nations.
Book of Revelation 12:5
 


The more we look to Mary
in our prayers, contemplation, actions and sufferings,
the more perfectly we will find Jesus Christ,
who is always with Mary,
great, powerful, operative and incomprehensible.

 
St. Louis de Montfort, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Blessed are you among women.
Luke 1:42
 



Mary is more blessed because she embraces faith in Christ
than because she conceives the flesh of Christ.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 

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