Everything is given and everything comes from the mercy of God, not from our merit but from the free love of God. Mary is the richest of all creatures, the holiest and the most beautiful, but also the humblest and poorest because she knows that she has received everything from God.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-
To begin and end well, devotion to our Blessed Lady, the Mother of God, is nothing less than indispensable.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Be humble like Mary so that you can be holy like Jesus.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
The humble soul is blessed. The Lord loves her. The Mother of God is higher than all in humility, and therefore all races bless her on earth, while the heavenly powers serve her. And the Lord has given us this blessed Mother of His as a defender and helper.
–Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938)
Anyone who would understand the nature of a tree should examine the earth that encloses its roots, the soil from which its sap climbs into branch, blossom, and fruit. Similarly to understand the person of Jesus Christ, one would do well to look to the soil that brought him forth: Mary, his mother.
–Roman Guardini (1885-1968)
