We know that the Blessed Virgin
is Queen of Heaven and earth,
but she is more Mother than Queen.

 
St. Therese of Lisieux, 19th century

Mary is the ladder to heaven,
for by Mary, God descended from heaven into the world,
that by her, we might ascend from earth to heaven.

 
St. Fulgentius, 6th century

Mary not only comes to us when called,
but even spontaneously advances to meet us.

 
St. Jerome, 5th century

We can, with great certainty, gain the affection of Mary,
by charity to our neighbor.

 
St. Gregory Nazianzen, 4th centjury

Stay close to this Heavenly Mother,
because she is the sea to be crossed
to reach the shores of Eternal Splendor.

 
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, 20th century

Through Mary,
men and women are the companions of angels,
and we who were in dishonor
are made the children of God.

 
St. John Damascene, 8th century

Let us cast ourselves at the feet of this good mother,
and embracing them,
let us not depart until she blesses us.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th-century

God has ordained
that Mary should help us in everything.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century