O noble Virgin, who is your equal in greatness,
O dwelling place of God the Word?
To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin?
You are greater than them all, O Covenant,
clothed with purity instead of gold!

 
St. Athanasius, 4th century

In Mary, God bestowed the greatest honor
ever put upon any individual of our fallen race.
God was taking upon him her flesh,
and humbling himself to be called her offspring;
such is the deep mystery.

 
Ven. John Henry Newman, 19th century

Mary stands out among the poor and humble of the Lord
who confidently await and receive salvation from him.

 
Redemptoris Mater

The love we show to the Mother of Jesus
is extremely pleasing to Christ.

 
Bl. Colomba Marmion, 20th century

Mary should be contemplated and imitated above all,
as the woman who was docile to the voice of the Holy Spirit,
a woman of silence and attentiveness, a woman of hope who,
like Abraham, accepted God's will hoping against hope.

 
Pope John Paul II, 20th century

The Blessed Virgin is the superabundant
and exceedingly rich storehouse of Divine consolation.

 
St. Bridget of Sweden, 14th century

In Mary,
the destinies of the world were to be reversed,
and the serpent's head bruised.

 
Ven. John Henry Newman, 19th century

Lady, in you, magnificence;
in you, the sum of all that in creation most can bless.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century