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Quote/s of the Day – 16 July – “Speaking of Mary”

Quote/s of the Day – 16 July – The Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

“Speaking of Mary”

“In her, God spun a garment with which to save us.”

Saint Ephrem (306-373) Father & Doctor

“What shall we say, brethren? Is she not our mother? Certainly, brethren, she is in truth our mother. Through her we are born, not to the world but to God.”

“But what are we to do for her? What sort of gifts shall we…

Quote/s of the Day – 7 June – Thursday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time, Year B and the Memorial of Venerable Matt Talbot (1856 – 1925)

“How can anyone be lonely, with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament?”

“O Virgin I ask three things from you: the grace of God, the presence of God, the blessing of God”

“O blessed Mother, obtain for me from Jesus, that I may participate in His folly.”

Venerable Matt Talbot (1856 – 1925)

Quote/s of the Day – 5 May “Mary’s Month!” – Saturday of the Fifth Week of Eastertide

“If anyone does not believe, that Holy Mary is the Mother of God, such a one is a stranger to the Godhead.”

St Gregory Nazianzen (330-390) Father and Doctor of the Church

“No one will ever be the servant of the Son without serving the Mother.”

St Ildephonsus (607-670)

“If the hurricanes of temptation rise against you, or you are running upon the rocks of trouble, look to the star – call on Mary!”

St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Mellifluous Doctor

“Mary is the most sweet bait, chosen, prepared and ordained by God, to catch the hearts of men.”

St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) Doctor of the Church

“Always stay close to this Heavenly Mother, because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendour.”

St Padre Pio (1887-1968)

Quote/s of the Day – 4 September – The Feast of Our Lady of Consolation (image above is a close-up of Mary from the original icon of Our Lady of Consolation in Turin.)

“Has anyone ever come away from Mary, troubled or saddened or ignorant of the heavenly Mysteries? Who has not returned to everyday life gladdened and joyful because a request has been granted by the Mother of God?”

St Amadeus of Lausanne (1110-1159)

“As the Mother of Christ, Mary is the Mother of our wisdom and justice, of our holiness and redemption. She is more our Mother than the mother of our flesh.”

St Aelred (1109-1166)

“O Mary, I have not doubt that whenever we run to you, we shall obtain all that we desire. Let those then who have no hope, hope in you.”

St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Doctor of the Church

Thought for the Day – 4 September – The Feast of Our Lady of Consolation

Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the faithful to pray to Our Lady of Consolation, stating “From Her We Can Always Learn How to Look Upon Jesus:”

“As we come to the conclusion of this solemn celebration, we offer a prayer to Mary Most Holy, who in Turin is venerated as the principal patroness with the title Blessed Virgin of Consolation.   To her I entrust this city and all those who live here.   O Mary, watch over the families and the workers;  watch over those who have lost faith and hope;  comfort the sick, those in prison and all who suffer.   O Help of Christians, sustain the young people, the elderly and persons in difficulty.   O Mother of the Church, watch over her pastors and the whole community of believers, that they may be “salt and light” in the midst of the world.

The Virgin Mary is she who more than any other contemplated God in the human face of Jesus.   She saw him as a newborn when, wrapped in swaddling clothes, he was placed in a manger;  she saw him when, just after his death, they took him down from the cross, wrapped him in linen and placed him in the sepulcher.   Inside her was impressed the image of her martyred Son;  but this image was then transfigured in the light of the Resurrection.   Thus in Mary’s heart was carried the mystery of the face of Christ, a mystery of death and of glory.   From her we can always learn how to look upon Jesus with a gaze of love and of faith, to recognise in that human countenance, the Countenance of God.”

To our Lord and our God, Jesus Christ, we pray for a greater love of His Mother and to our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Consolation, we lift our prayers for patience, for support and for comfort in our times of confusion, fear and anxiety.    Pray for us, Our Lady of Consolation!