“O name of Mary! Joy in the heart, honey in the mouth, melody to the ear of her devout clients!” St. Anthony of Padua (12th-13th centuries, Doctor of the Church) “Never has it been known, dearest Lady and Mother, that anyone who fled to your protection was left unaided.” Bl....

“The prayers of His mother are a pleasure to the Son, because He desires to grant all that is granted on her account, and thus repay her for the favor she gave Him in giving His body.” St. Theophilus of Alexandria (Ammon) ( 3rd and 4th centuries) “What prayer to...