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ary was  the  most  perfect  among  the  saints only because  she  was  always  perfectly united to  the  will  of  God. — St. Alphonsus.

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.

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.

The devotions  we  practise  in  honor  of  the glorious Virgin  Mary,  however  trifling  they  be, are very  pleasing  to  her  divine  Son,  and  He  rewards them  with  eternal  glory. — St. Teresa.

There is  nothing  which  is  more  profitable  and more consoling  to  the  mind  than  to  frequently  remember the  Blessed  Virgin. — St. Teresa.

Blessed are  the  actions  enclosed  between  two Hail Marys. — St. Alphonsus.