Quote/s of the Day – 8 September – Feast of theNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“She is the flower of the field
from whom bloomed
the precious Lily of the Valley.”
St Augustine (354-430)
Father & Doctor of Grace
“And some seed fell on good ground”
Luke 8:8
“Rejoice, O Mary, House of the Lord,
earth trodden by the Footsteps of God…
Rejoice, O Paradise
more happy than the Garden of Eden,
where every virtue has been seeded
and where the Tree of Life has grown.”
St Theodore the Studite (750-826)
Father, Abbot, Theologian, Writer
(Sermon 2 for the Nativity of Mary)
O Mary, Mother of God
By St Ephrem of Syria (306-373)
Father and Doctor of the Church
O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted,
O Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of the universe,
thou art above all the saints,
the hope of the elect
and the joy of all the blessed.
It is thou who hast reconciled us with God;
thou art the only refuge of sinners
and the safe harbour of those
who are shipwrecked;
thou art the consolation of the world,
the ransom of captives,
the health of the weak,
the joy of the afflicted
and the salvation of all.
We have recourse to thee
and we beseech thee
to have pity on us.
Amen.
AnaStpaul 