I am a compassionate mother to you
and to all my devoted children
who will call upon me with confidence.

 
The Blessed Virgin Mary; Guadalupe, Mexico 1531

Paul begot his children by preaching the word of truth
through which they were born again;
but Mary, in a manner far more holy and Godlike,
begot them by giving birth to the Word himself.

 
Bl. Guerric of Igny, 12th century

Mary is our mother, not of the flesh of course, but spiritually,
the mother of souls, of our salvation.

 
St. Alphonse Liguori, 18th century

Mary encourages us with her example,
to welcome the will of God and not to allow ourselves
to give in to temptations of egoism and evil
which snuff out the joy of life in the heart.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

Mary shares in the gift which the Son makes of himself:
she offers Jesus, gives him over, and begets him to the end,
for our sake.

 
Evangelium Vitae

Let us cast ourselves at the feet of this good mother,
and embracing them, let us not depart until she blesses us,
and accepts us as her children.

 
St. Bernard of Clarivaux, 12th century

Woman!
Above all women glorified;
Our tainted nature's solitary boast.

 
'The Virgin', William Wordsworth

The Virgin Mary
is the mother of all who love Christ.

 
St. Bernadine of Siena, 14th century