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"Ask Mary to lead you to Jesus, and you will know what it is to live by his side. " —Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan
“The Blessed Virgin did not speak many words. She remained silent in the adoration of her Son; she lived on the contemplation of the mystery wrought in her and through her; and from the sanctuary of her immaculate heart a hymn of praise and thanksgiving rose up unceasingly to God… . Let us then live in recollection and try to remain closely united to our Lord.”
&mdash:Bl. Columba Marmion
“Instead of showing the Blessed Virgin as all but inaccessible, we should hold her up as possible of imitation while practicing the hidden virtues and living by faith just like us.”
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux
“By remembering the example of God’s Mother, we are encouraged to lead a life of virtue.”
—St. Bede the Venerable
“Think what must have been going on in the Virgin’s soul after…
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