Mary for May -3

"Put bracelets on your hands, a chain about your neck, . . . earrings in your ears, and a shining crown upon your head." - Ezek 16:11-12  

"How beautiful you are in soul and resplendent in body, Mary, my Mother. In this world, the Blessed Virgin was poor and unknown, but in heaven she is glorious and beautiful, the Queen of Angels." - St. Anthony of Padua  

Excerpts from 'Mary Day by Day'