If you want to grow in perfection, you cannot advance by yourselves
- you need a guide. Hence, when you go to God, go through Mary and with Mary! ~St. Maximilian Kolbe
As a consoler of the human race, Mary never ceases to pour out
before her Son her prayer for the salvation of the faithful crushed by the
weight of their sins. ~St. Pius V
Marys words were discreet, and her voice was measured. She did not
shout and she was careful not to say anything bad about another person - nor
even to listen willingly to wrong that was spoken. ~St. Athanasius
The Blessed Virgin never committed any actual sin - not even a
venial one. Otherwise, she would not have been a Mother worthy of Jesus. ~St. Thomas Aquinas
Those who burn with
the fire of Divine Love are children of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and
wherever they go they enkindle that flame. Nothing distresses them; they
rejoice in poverty, labor strenuously, welcome hardships, laugh off false
accusations, and rejoice in anguish. ~St. Anthony Claret
The Holy Spirit did not describe Mary in the Gospels but left it to
you to picture her in your heart. In this way, you might comprehend that there
is no grace, no perfection, and no glory conceivable in a simple creature that
is lacking to her. ~St. Thomas of Villanova
Those who burn with the fire of Divine Love are children of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, and wherever they go they enkindle that flame.
Nothing distresses them; they rejoice in poverty, labor strenuously, welcome
hardships, laugh off false accusations, and rejoice in anguish. ~St. Anthony Claret
The name of Mary contains the brilliance of the virtues, the
sweet refulgence of modesty and the sacrifice pleasing to God. It is the sign
of hospitality and the center of holiness. ~St.
Francis Xavier
So pleasing to God was Marys humility that He was
constrained by His goodness to entrust to her the Word, His only Son. And it
was that dearest Mary who gave Him to us. ~St.
Catherine of Siena
Those who love Mary must silence within themselves the desires of
the senses. They must also silence the disordered longings of passions. ~St. John Eudes
In danger, anguish, or doubt, think of Mary and call upon her!
Following her, you will never lose your way. Praying to her, you will never
sink into despair. Contemplating her, you will never go wrong. ~St. Bernard
So pleasing to God was Marys humility that He was constrained by
His goodness to entrust to her the Word, His only Son. And it was that dearest
Mary who gave Him to us. ~ St. Catherine of Siena
Blessed are those who cherish the name of Mary. Her favor will
sustain them in the midst of trials, and they will bring forth fruits of
salvation. ~St. Anthony of Padua
Our Lord preserved the soul together with the body of the Blessed
Virgin in that purity which became her who was to receive God into her womb.
For, as God is holy, He reposes only in holy places. ~St. John Damascene
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