Marian Quotes

Quotes on Mary by the Saints

O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all you necessities. Call her to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity.  --Saint Basil the Great

I am not only the Queen of Heaven, but also the Mother of Mercy. - Our Lady to Saint Faustina

O Mary, you give assistance to everyone endeavoring to rise to God! - St. Bridget of Sweden 

Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God's heart. - Saint Maximilian Kolbe

After the love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to the love of His Mother Mary. --St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

She is more Mother than Queen. - Saint Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church

If you wish to walk securely and be certain of your salvation, if you aspire to a great crown in Heaven that will never fade, love and honor Mary, and strive to make her known, loved, and honored by others. - St. Joseph Cafasso 

Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children. - Saint Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church

By Mary, God descended from Heaven into the world, so that by her men might ascend from earth into Heaven. - St. Fulgentius 

However great a sinner may have been, if he shows himself devout to Mary he will never perish. - St. Hilary of Poitiers 

Whatsoever we do, we can never be true children of Mary, unless we are humble. -- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Always stay close to this Heavenly Mother, because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendour. - Saint Padre Pio, 1887-1968 AD

No one, not even a sinner, who devoutly recommends himself to her shall ever become the prey of Hell.  -St. Catherine of Siena 

Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary. --St. Bonaventure

My children, if you desire perseverance, be devout to our Blessed Lady. - St. Philip Neri

No one will ever be the servant of the Son without serving the Mother.  --Saint Ildephonsus, Bishop

If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you. --St. John Vianney

He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost. - St. Ignatius of Antioch 

Mary having co-operated in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love for us, Our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession. -- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Not one of those who love her can perish; not one of those who try to imitate her can fail to attain eternal salvation. - St. John Eudes 

As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary - Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church

Not a single soul who has really persevered in her service has ever been damned. - St. Louis Marie de Montfort 

Hell is not the lot of any true client of Mary for whom she prays even once, and for whom she says to her Son that she wishes him to be saved ... It is sufficient that you desire our salvation, O Mary, and we cannot help but be saved. - St. Anselm 

In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear. - Saint Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church

The sign of those who will be saved consists in this: that they have a great devotion to Mary in their hearts. - Bl. John of Avila 

I believe that devotion to thee, O Lady, is a certain sign of eternal salvation. - St. Gabriel of the Most Sorrowful Virgin

It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the intercession of Mary. - St. John Chrysostom 

Would that everyone might know that I would be already damned if it were not for Mary! - St. Louis Marie de Montfort 

All the sins of your life seem to be rising up against you. Don't give up hope! On the contrary, call your holy mother Mary, with the faith and abandonment of a child. She will bring peace to your soul.  --St. Josemaria Escriva

Devotion to Mary is a sure sign of predestination to him who possesses it. - Blessed Alan de la Roche 

Mary is the Mysterious Book of Predestination to glory. - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 

O how long ago the earth would have been destroyed, if Mary had not interposed! - St. Fulgentius 

Love of Mary and devotion to her are a sure sign of obtaining eternal salvation. - St. Bernard 

When the devil wishes to make himself master of a soul, he seeks to make it give up devotion to Mary. -- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save. --Saint John Damascene

Do you want certain salvation? Then have great devotion to the Virgin Mary... She will guarantee your salvation. She infallibly saves the one who honors her.  - St. Sharbel Makhlouf 

Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children. - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Father and Doctor of the Church

Mary was raised to the dignity of Mother of God rather for sinners than for the just, since Jesus Christ declares that he came to call not the just, but sinners. -- St. Anselm

Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle. --St. Josemaria Escriva

Whoever bears the mark of a servant of Mary is already enrolled in the Book of Life. - St. Bonaventure

We never give more honour to Jesus than when we honour his Mother, and we honour her simply and solely to honour him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek - Jesus, her Son. --Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

Every Saint belongs to the court of the Queen of All Saints. - St. John Eudes 

It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection. --Saint Anselm, Archbishop and Doctor of the Church

Jesus honored her before all ages, and will honor her for all ages. No one comes to Him, nor even near Him, no one is saved or sanctified, if he too will not honor her. This is the lot of Angels and of men.  - Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Martyr

Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin Mary too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did. If anyone does not wish to have Mary Immaculate for his mother, he will not have Christ for his brother.  -- St. Maximilian Kolbe 

A man is no true Christian if he has no devotion to the Mother of Jesus Christ. --Saint John Eudes

Angels constantly guard the clients of this Blessed Virgin from the assaults of Hell. - St. Gertrude the Great

The greatest saints, those richest in grace and virtue will be the most assiduous in praying to the most Blessed Virgin, looking up to her as the perfect model to imitate and as a powerful helper to assist them. -Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

If you are in danger, if your hearts are confused, turn to Mary; she is our comfort, our help; turn towards her and you will be saved.  - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 

The servants of Mary are as sure of getting to Paradise as though they were already there. Who are they who are saved and who reign in Heaven? Surely those for whom the Queen of Mercy intercedes ... The clients of Mary will necessarily be saved. - St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori 

When our hands have touched spices, they give fragrance to all they handle. Let us make our prayers pass through the hands of the Blessed Virgin. She will make them fragrant. -- St. John Vianney

Let not that man presumes to look for mercy from God who offends His Holy Mother! --Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.  --Saint Maximilian Kolbe

May I give you some advice for you to put into practice daily? When your heart makes you feel those low cravings, say slowly to the Immaculate Virgin: Look on me with compassion. Don't abandon me. Don't abandon me, my Mother! -- And recommend this prayer to others.  --St. Josemaria Escriva

The Virgin Mary, being obedient to his word, received from an angel the glad tidings that she would bear God - Saint Irenaeus, Father of the Church

Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence. --Saint Francis de Sales

Not only do they offend thee, O Lady, who outrage thee, but thou art also offended by those who neglect to ask thy favors . . . He who neglects the service of the Blessed Virgin will die in his sins . . . He who does not invoke thee, O Lady, will never get to Heaven . . . Not only will those from whom Mary turns her countenance not be saved, but there will be no hope of their salvation . . . No one can be saved without the protection of Mary.  --Saint Bonaventure, Cardinal-Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Woe to those who despise devotion to Mary! . . . The soul cannot live without having recourse to Mary and recommending itself to her. He falls and is lost who does not have recourse to Mary. - Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori, Doctor of the Church and Founder of the Redemptorists

She is the eldest daughter of the Great King. If you enjoy her favor, she will introduce you to the Monarch of the Universe. No one has so great an interest with Him than Mary, who was the occasion of His coming down from Heaven to become man for the redemtion of mankind. - St. John the Almoner 

Often make acts of love of our Lady, the saints, and the holy angels. Make friends with them. Talk with them frequently, using words of praise and tenderness. When you have gained familiar access to the citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem above, you will grieve far less at bidding farewell to those of the mean city here below. - St. Francis de Sales

When we feel our cross weighing upon us, let us have recourse to Mary, whom the Church calls the "Consoler of the Afflicted." - St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

If you love her, she will shower on you many graces in this life, and be an assurance to you of Heaven hereafter.  - St. John Bosco 

The man who burns with the fire of divine love is a son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and wherever he goes, he enkindles that flame; he desires and works with all his strength to inflame all men with the fire of God's love. Nothing deters him: he rejoices in poverty; he labors strenuously; he welcomes hardships; he laughs off false accusations; he rejoices in anguish. He thinks only of how he might follow Jesus Christ and imitate Him by his prayers, his labors, his sufferings, and by caring always and only for the glory of God and the salvation of souls. - St. Anthony Mary Claret

For God, having given her power over his only-begotten and natural Son, also gave her power over his adopted children - not only in what concerns their body - which would be of little account - but also in what concerns their soul. - Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

I therefore command all my Brothers, those living now and those to come in the future, to venerate the Holy Mother of God, whom we always implore to be our Protectress, to praise her at all times, in all circumstances of life, with all the means in their power and with the greatest devotion and submission.  - St. Francis of Assisi 

O admirable Mother of God! How many sins have I committed for which thou hast obtained pardon for me, and how many others would I have committed if thou hadst not preserved me? How often have I seen myself on the brink of Hell in obvious danger of falling into it but for thy most benign hand which saved me? How often would the Roaring Lion of Hell have devoured and swallowed up my soul had not the charity of thy heart opposed him? Alas! Without thee, my dearest and my all-good Mother, where should I be today? I should be in the fiery furnace of Hell from which I would never emerge! - St. John Eudes 

Because Mary remained hidden during her life she is called by the Holy Spirit and the Church "Alma Mater", Mother hidden and unknown. So great was her humility that she desired nothing more upon earth than to remain unknown to herself and to others, and to be known only to God. In answer to her prayers to remain hidden, poor and lowly, God was pleased to conceal her from nearly every other human creature in her conception, her birth, her life, her mysteries, her resurrection and assumption. Her own parents did not really know her; and the angels would often ask one another, "Who can she possibly be?", for God had hidden her from them, or if he did reveal anything to them, it was nothing compared with what he withheld. - St. Louis Marie de Montfort

Oh, how I love my Mother! She knows it; and then Jesus Himself gave Her to me, and told me to love Her very much. And what great kindness this Heavenly Mother has always shown me! What would have become of me, if I have not had Her? She has always helped me in my spiritual wants; She has preserved me from countless dangers; She has freed me from the hands of the devil who was ceaselessly com­ing to attack me; She pleaded my cause with Jesus when I sinned, and She soothed Him when I moved Him to anger by my wicked life; She has taught me to know Him and to love Him, to be good and to please Him. Ah, my dear Mother, I will love Thee always and forever! - St Gemma Galgani 

Saint Bonaventure tells us that every page of the Old Testament talks about the Blessed Virgin in one way or another.

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