The Blessed Virgin desires above all else,
to see us happy.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

What then shall we say?
Is Mary not our mother?
She indeed is our mother, for through her
we have been born.

 
St. Aelred, 12th century

Love Our Lady,
and she will obtain for you abundant grace
to conquer in your daily struggle.

 
St. Jose Maria Escriva, 20th century

If we heaped together
all the love that mothers have for their children,
all the love of husbands and wives,
all the love of all the angels and saints,
it could never equal Mary's love
for even a single soul.

 
St. Alphonse Liguori, 18th century

Mary seeks for those who approach her
devoutly and with reverence,
for such she loves, nourishes,
and adopts as her children.

 
St. Bonaventure, 13th century

What a joy to remember that she is our Mother!
Since she loves us and knows our weakness,
what have we to fear?

 
St. Theresa of Lisieux, 19th century

Under Mary’s protection you have nothing to fear.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

That precious balm flowed in on Mary
with such copiousness and plenitude
that it overflows most abundantly
on all around her.

 
cf St. Bernard of Clarivaux, 12th century