Blessed Virgin Mary

• "May the life of Mary, who gave birth to God, be for all of you as instructive as if it were written down. Come to know yourselves in her and carry out the good works that you have neglected in the past."  (St. Athanasius, 293/297-373)

• "O sinners, be not discouraged but have recourse to Mary in all your necessities. Call her to your assistance, for you will always find her ready to help. It is God's will that she should help in every need."  (St. Basil the Great, 329-379)

• "Think often of the Blessed Virgin with love. Those who have received the grace to do so, possess a great sign for predestination." (St. Ambrose, 340-397)     

• "Mary, the Mother of Our Lord, accompanied by choirs of Angels, will come to meet you. What a day of joy that will be for you!" (St. Jerome, 340-420)

• "Through Mary, the miserable obtain Mercy, the graceless find Grace, and sinners receive pardon." (St. Augustine of Hippo, 354-430)

• "The Mother of God contained the infinite God under her Heart, the God Whom no space can contain. Through her, the Trinity is adored, demons are vanquished, Satan is cast out of Heaven, and our fallen nature is assumed into Heaven."  (St. Cyril of Alexandria, 376-444)

• "The devil is always looking for someone to devour. In the same way, Mary is always looking for someone she can help in any way." (Pope St. Leo I, reigned 440-461)

Coronation of the Virgin (Cell 9), by Fra Angelico.
Fresco, 1440-42; Convento di San Marco, Florence.