Faithful Virgin, teach us to believe as you believed.
Make our faith in God, in Christ, in the Church,
always to be serene, courageous, strong, and generous.

 
Bl. John Paul II, 20th century

From the moment Mary entered the pages of history
she became our model.
She teaches by example,
all that we need so desperately to learn.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

We find ourselves on this earth as in a tempestuous sea,
in a desert, in a vale of tears.
Mary is the Star of the sea, the solace of our desert,
the light that guides us towards heaven.

 
St. John Bosco, 19th century

O Star of the Sea, help me and protect me;
show me that you are my mother!

 
St. Simon Stock, 13th century

Mary, full of kindness and compassion,
who, apart from your Son,
cares so much about humankind but you.

 
St. Germanus, 5th century

What dignity, O Virgin,
could be more highly prized
than to be the mother of those
whom Christ deigned to be Father and Brother.

 
St. Anselm, 12th century

When doubtful as to how you should act,
remember that Mary can help you;
if you call upon her, she will instantly help you.

 
St. Alphonsus Liguori, 18th century

Mary has so loved us
so as to give her only-begotten Son for us.

 
St. Bonaventure, 13th century