"Though still a virgin she carried a child in her womb, and the handmaid and work of his wisdom became the Mother of God." St. Ephraim of Syria, "Songs of Praise," c. 351 A.D. "There is One ...

‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship.' The Church rightly honors ‘the Blessed Virgin with special devotio ...