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« on: August 22, 2010, 03:01:21 PM »

'The bride saw the Queen of Heaven, the Mother of God, wearing a priceless and inestimable crown on her head, with her wonderfully beautiful hair hanging down over her shoulders, a golden tunic gleaming indescribably bright, and a mantle of the color of azure or of a calm sky. While the bride was all full of wonder at this lovely vision and in her wonderment was standing there as if caught up in helpless amazement with in herself, just then, Blessed John the Baptist appeared to her and said: "Pay close attention to what all this signifies. The crown signifies that she is the Queen and Lady and Mother of the King of angels. Her hair hanging down signifies that she is a pure and immaculate virgin; the sky-colored mantle that she was dead to temporal things. The golden tunic signifies that she was ardent and burning with the love of God both inwardly and outwardly. Her Son placed seven lilies in the crown, and between the lilies he placed seven gems. The first lily is her humility; the second, fear; the third, obedience; the fourth, patience; the fifth, steadfastness; the sixth, kindness, for she kindly gives to all who ask; the seventh is mercy in necessities, for in whatever necessity a person may find himself, if he invokes her with all his heart, he will be rescued.'

St. Bridget of Sweden

'The riches of this great Queen are immense; she is an ocean of perfection, the depth of which can be fathomed only by Him Who has enriched it with so many graces.'

St. Paul of the Cross

'Virginity is the queen of all other virtues and the possession of every good.'

St. Cyprian of Carthage

'Every virtue in your soul is a precious ornament which makes you dear to God and to man. But holy purity, the queen of virtues, the angelic virtue, is a jewel so precious that those who possess it become like the angels of God in Heaven, even though clothed in mortal flesh.'

St. John Bosco

'In between these resplendent lilies her Son placed seven precious gems.

The first gem is her outstanding virtuousness, for there exists no virtue in any other spirit or in any other body, which she does not possess more excellently.

The second gem is her perfect purity, for the Queen of Heaven was so pure that not a single stain of sin was ever to be found in her from the beginning when she first entered the world up to the final day of her death. Not all the devils together could find enough impurity in her to fit on the head of a pin. She was truly pure, for it was not fitting for the King of glory to lie in any but the purest, cleanest, and most select vessel among angels and men.

The third gem was her beauty, for God is praised constantly by his saints for the beauty of his Mother. Her beauty completes the joy of the holy angels and of all holy souls.

The fourth precious gem in the crown is the Virgin Mothers' wisdom, for she was filled with all divine wisdom in God and through her all wisdom is completed and perfected.

The fifth gem is power, for she is so powerful before God that she can crush anything that has been created or made.

The sixth gem is her shining clarity, for she shines so clear that she even sheds light on the angels, whose eyes shine more clearly than light, and the demons do not dare to look upon her shining clarity.

The seventh gem is the fullness of every delight and spiritual sweetness, since her fullness is such that there is no joy that she does not add to, no delight that is not made fuller and more perfect through her and through the blessed vision of her, for she is filled and replete with grace beyond all the saints.

She is the pure vessel in which lay the bread of angels and in which all sweetness and beauty is found. Her Son placed these seven gems in between the seven lilies in her crown. Wherefore, bride of her Son, honor and praise her with all your heart, for she is truly worthy of all praise and honor!'

St. John the Baptist to St. Bridget of Sweden in a vision, describing the Blessed Virgin Mary

'Our Queen and Lady, if you wish again to hear us speak of the tokens of thy beloved that we know of, consider that He is beauty itself and that He contains within Himself all the perfection's beyond all desire. He is amiable without defect, delightful beyond comparison, pleasing without the least flaw. In wisdom He is inestimable, in goodness without measure, in power boundless, in greatness immeasurable, in essence infinite. In judgments He is terrible, His counsels inscrutable, in His words most true, in His works holy, rich in mercies. Space cannot overreach Him, narrowness cannot confine Him, sorrow cannot disturb Him, joy cannot cause any change in Him; nor does He ever fail in His Wisdom, or change in His will; abundance cannot overwhelm or want come near Him; memory adds nothing, forgetfulness takes nothing from His knowledge; what was is not past for Him; the beginning gave no origins to His being, and time will bring to Him no end. Without being caused, He causes all things, and He has not need of anything but all things need participation in Him; He preserves them without labor, He governs them without confusion. Those who know Him are happy, who love and extol Him, are blessed; for He exalts His friends, and at last glorifies them by His eternal vision and loving companionship.'

Ven. Mary of Agreda, "The Mystical City of God" (a description of God, given by holy angels to the Blessed Virgin Mary)
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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 07:30:18 PM »

What Beautiful, inspiring quotes on Our Blessed Lady.

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Without being caused, He causes all things, and He has not need of anything but all things need participation in Him; He preserves them without labor, He governs them without confusion. Those who know Him are happy, who love and extol Him, are blessed; for He exalts His friends, and at last glorifies them by His eternal vision and loving companionship.'

And finishing with those words spoken by the angels concerning Our Lord. Who would not want to be Catholic?
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 07:39:53 PM »

When I read this I emailed the quote by Ven. Mary of Agreda to my aunt , who as I said in another thread is getting Protestantized.
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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2010, 08:47:49 PM »

These quotes gave me such warmth! They're so beautiful! Little Angel
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2018, 06:04:45 PM »

Pope Pius IX said of Mary's queenship: Turning her maternal Heart toward us and dealing with the affair of our salvation, she is concerned with the whole human race.
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2019, 09:22:08 PM »

                      Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen:     
                       Hail Holy Queen; Hail, Queen of Heaven and Queen of Heaven.
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2022, 06:39:40 PM »

In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called the Blessed Virgin Mary "Lady" and "Queen".
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« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2022, 10:12:06 PM »

As Christ is King, His Mother is Queen.
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2023, 06:45:56 PM »

In this life Mary shared the Passion of Christ, and in heaven she shares in the Glory of Christ.
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2024, 06:39:28 PM »

Mary is Queen of all since she brought forth a Son, who at the very moment He   
was conceived, was, by reason of the hypostatic union of the human nature with the Word,   
even as man, King and Lord of all things.
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