Upon our Lady…

All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady.
–JRR Tolkien (1892-1973)

Guided by Mary…

As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

Through the Mother of God…

The day of the Nativity of the Mother of God is a day of universal joy, because through the Mother of God, the entire human race was renewed, and the sorrow of the first mother, Eve, was transformed into joy.
–Saint John Damascene (c. 676-750)