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In summary:
St. Antonius (circa 250 - 350): "All graces that have ever been bestowed on men, all came through Mary."
St. Bernard (1090 - 1153): "[Mary is called] the gate of heaven, because no one can enter that blessed kingdom without passing through her."
St. Bonaventure (1221 - 1274): "As the moon, which stands between the sun and the earth, transmits to this latter whatever it receives from the former, so does Mary pour out upon us who are in this world the heavenly graces that she receives from the divine sun of justice."
In her honor and as her poorest son,
+Gregory, priestmonk
+Father Archimandrite Gregory, who asks for your holy prayers!
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Dear Father Gregory, Also, there are a whole bunch of quotes by St. Gregory Palamas, the greatest Orthodox theologian (as you ofcourse know  ) alluding to the same graces of our blessed Mother in Heaven. Yours in Christ, Alice
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Dear Father Gregory, A blessing, what a blessing to read all this!  (I wear the scapular in honour of the Mantle of Protection of our Lady - I always will no matter what! ). Alex
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" O CLEMENT, O LOVING, O SWEET VIRGI MARY"
- ST. BERNARD OF CLARVAUX
" WE EXTOL THEE, O GREAT THEOTOKOS"
-MEGALYNARION OF THE THEOTOKOS
the humble servant of the theotokos,
bro. francis mary, o.s.f.
bro. francis mary of the most holy eucharist, o.s.f.
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