"My soul magnifies the Lord,"

"Union with God, the great aim of all prayer and all worship finds its clearest expression in the Magnificat at the en…"

"Mary knows that within her a child is gestating. For she thereupon composed a song. It is the greatest song in histor…"

"The Magnificat that Mary recites to Elizabeth contains the interpretation of her personal mission, a mission that alm…"

"The Magnificat shows us how carefully the Mother keeps all God's words in her heart. She says only what her mission r…"

"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…"