They joyfully announced His ressurection to His disciples, they accompanied Him everywhere whilst He dwelt visibly on earth, they formed the procession and joined in the triumph on His entry into heaven, they will be His escort on the day of the last judgement, they will gather around Him in heaven for ever and ever, the noblest, the highest in the choir will esteem themeselves happy to be beneath His feet, and, angels as they are, they will gladly acknowledge a man as their King on the throne of God itself.
La Pere Dozennes
We need not fear our past sins if we have by heartfelt contrition washed them away in Jesus’ Blood. Even here we may rest in peace.
Fr Richard Clarke
In order that nothing should be wanting to heighten the glory of this great mystery, before Jesus was born, or rather from the beginning of the world and from alll ages, He has been promised to the patriarchs, He has been announced by the prophets, foretold by the sibyls, represented throughout by the ancient ceremonies, sacrifices, and every sacrament of the old law.
Louis de Grenada
Here is a wonder which in itself is out of the ordinary course of nature, of which experience has not taught us, a marvel which reason ignores, of which the human intellect cannot conceive, which astonishes heaven and earth, which creates admiration even among the celestial choir, and this mystery is, that Gabriel the archangel announces to Mary that ‘the Lord is with thee’, and the accomplishment thereof is the work of the Holy Ghost.
St Jerome
Jesus is equally great in His humiliations, because He is always God. Admiration is almost our sole portion.
Cardinal de Berulle
This faith, however, and this religion, preached by twelve poor sinners without science, without talent, without support, without favour, has overcome the world, and has made it acknowledge the truths of these inscrutable mysteries, and the folly of the cross has proved to be wiser than all the wisdom of ages.
Massillon
