Quote/s of the Day – 18 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – Within the Octave of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven
“Mary is the new Tree of Life,
who, instead of the bitter fruit picked by Eve,
gives to mankind that Sweet Fruit
on which the whole world is fed.”
St Ephrem (306-373)
Father and 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.”
“In the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I trust.
Look to the Star, call upon Mary!
In danger, in difficulty or in doubt,
think of Mary, call upon Mary.
Keep her name on your lips,
never let it pass out of your heart.”
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 OP (1200-1280)
Doctor of the Church
“The most efficacious means
to foster devotion
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
is through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690
Visionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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