Quote/s of the Day – 5 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – Santa Mariæ ad Nives, Dedication of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows
“Mary, Mother of Grace,
it becomes you to be mindful of us,
as you stand near Him who granted you
all graces, for you are the Mother of God
and our Queen.
Help us for the sake of the King,
the Lord God and Master,
Who was born of you.”
St Athanasius (297-373)
Father & Doctor of the Church
“Mary was placed by God
in the centre of history
and we can say
that everything was made
through her
and with her
and in her.”
St Bernard (1090-1153)
Mellifluous Doctor of the Church
“Mary is the divine Page
on which God the Father
wrote the Word of God, His Son.
Let us draw near to her and read her!”
St Albert the Great (1200-1280)
Doctor of the Church
“Mary seeks for those
who approach her devoutly and with reverence,
for such she loves, nourishes,
and adopts as her children. ”
St Bonaventure (1221-1274)
Seraphic Doctor of the Church
Blessed Shall be Her Name
Anonymous Author
Praise we the Lord this day,
This day so long foretold,
Whose promise shone with cheering ray
On waiting saints of old.
The prophet gave the sign
That those with faith might read;
A Virgin, born of David’s line
Shall bear the promised Seed.
Ask not how this should be,
But worship and adore;
Like her whom Heaven’s majesty
Came down to shadow o’er.
She meekly bowed her head
To hear the gracious word,
Mary, the pure and lowly maid,
The favoured of the Lord.
Blessed shall be her name
In all the Church on earth,
Through whom that wondrous Mercy came,
The Incarnate Saviour’s Birth.
Jesus, the Virgin’s Son,
We praise You and adore,
Who are with God the Father One
And Spirit evermore.
Amen
AnaStpaul 