"Though still a virgin she carried ... St. Ephraim of Syria, "Songs of Praise," c. 351 A.D. "There is One Physician who is possessed of both flesh and spirit....both of Mary and of God." ...

O Blessed Virgin Mary, who can worthily give you the just dues of praise and thanksgiving, you who by the wondrous assent of your will rescued a fallen world? What songs of praise can our weak ...