"In fact, to proclaim means to exalt a reality for its greatness, for its beauty … Mary exalts the greatness of the
Lord, praises Him, saying that He is really great. In life, it is important to
look for big things, otherwise you get lost, behind so many little things. Mary
shows us that if we want our life to be happy, God must be placed first,
because He alone is great. How many times, instead, we live pursuing things of
little importance: prejudices, rancor, rivalry, envy, illusions, superfluous
material goods … How much pettiness in life! We know this is the case. Maria
today invites us to look up to the “great things” that the Lord has done in
her. In us too, in each of us, the Lord does many great things. We must
recognize and rejoice, proclaiming God, for these great things."
--Pope Francis, Angelus Address, August 15, 2019
"Christ is the Morning Star, who, when the night of this world is past, gives to his saints the promise of the light of life, and opens everlasting day."
--Saint Bede the Venerable (673--735)
