"Without introducing himself [to Mary], the Angel can therefore begin immediately with his greeting: ‘Hail, full of gr…"

"The Hail Mary has inspired poetry, painting, sculpture and music. In music, the Hail Mary sounded divine."

"Quann'ero ragazzino, | mamma mia me diceva: | Ricordati, fijolo, | quanno te senti veramente solo | tu prova a recità…"

"More good can be done with a well-said Hail Mary than in the Mission field by neglecting one's duty."

"What art thou, Mary, thou who wilt presently bring forth? Whence hast thou merited, whence hast thou obtained this fa…"

"Now with the exception of the holy Virgin Mary in regard to whom, out of respect for the Lord, I do not propose to ha…"

"The Word of the Father came forth from His Bosom, and in another bosom he put on a body. From a Bosom He came forth t…"

"The error of Nestorius, who refused to acknowledge that Blessed Mary is the Mother of God, is likewise excluded. Both…"

"Nestorius reaffirms the unity of Christ despite the distinction between the natures, opposing the doctrine of Cyril o…"

"Fragments of the schisms came to mind, passages from the heresies that had divided the Western and Eastern Churches f…"