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the Virgin Mary quotes

The best-known lines of the Virgin Mary from The Infancy Gospel of James, The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, The Falling Asleep of Mary, each with the book and section it comes from, so you can read it in context.

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  1. 1
    “O virgin highly favored by the Lord, virgin full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you above all women, blessed above all men who have ever been born.”
    The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  2. 2
    “She said: I ask one thing of you — let me be chastised together with the Christians, for they are the children of my Son.”
    The Apocalypse of the Virgin, Chapter 5Ask about this line
  3. 3
    “Then Mary stretched out her hands and raised her eyes to heaven and said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord — for I am not worthy of the name of lady. Let it be done to me according to your word.”
    The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  4. 4
    “She stretched out her hands toward the undefiled throne of the Father and said: Have mercy, O Lord, on the Christian sinners, for I have seen them being punished and I cannot bear their cries. Let me go and be punished in their place.”
    The Apocalypse of the Virgin, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  5. 5
    “And behold, a voice said: Hail, you who are highly favored; the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.”
    The Infancy Gospel of James, Chapter 10Ask about this line
  6. 6
    “Your prayer has risen through the heavens to him who was born of you and has been accepted. From this time forward, as you have asked, you shall leave this world and go to the heavenly places, to your Son, into the true and everlasting life.”
    The Falling Asleep of Mary, Chapter 1Ask about this line
  7. 7
    “And she prayed, saying: My Lord Jesus Christ, who in your supreme goodness deigned to be born of me, hear my voice and send me your apostle John, so that seeing him I may be filled with joy.”
    The Falling Asleep of Mary, Chapter 1Ask about this line
  8. 8
    “She offered the incense and said: ‘Glory to you, my God and my Lord, because everything you promised me before you ascended into the heavens has now been fulfilled in me — that when I should depart from this world you would come to me, and the multitude of your angels with you, in glory.’”
    The Falling Asleep of Mary, Chapter 2Ask about this line
  9. 9
    “She shall never know man, but alone, without precedent, immaculate and uncorrupted, without union with man, she, a virgin, shall bring forth a son; she, His handmaid, shall bring forth the Lord — the Savior of the world in grace, in name, and in deed.”
    The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, Chapter 2Ask about this line
  10. 10
    “And the Lord remained beside her and said: From this moment your precious body will be taken to paradise, and your holy soul to the heavens, to the treasuries of my Father, in surpassing brightness, where there is peace and joy of the holy angels, and much else besides.”
    The Falling Asleep of Mary, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  11. 11
    “And I call upon your most praised name, Christ, O God, King of the ages, only-begotten of the Father, to receive your handmaid — you who deigned to be born of me in lowliness, to save the human race through your ineffable plan of salvation.”
    The Falling Asleep of Mary, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  12. 12
    “While she was saying this, the apostles came forward to her feet, bowed in worship, and said: O mother of the Lord, leave a blessing upon the world as you depart from it. For you have blessed it and lifted it up from its ruin by bringing forth the Light of the world.”
    The Falling Asleep of Mary, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  13. 13
    “We give you thanks, O Son of God, for from eternity we did not see the light, and today through the Mother of God we have seen the light.”
    The Apocalypse of the Virgin, Chapter 5Ask about this line
  14. 14
    “The commander-in-chief said: These, all-holy one, are those who bore the name of Christ but worked the works of the devil and squandered the time given them for repentance.”
    The Apocalypse of the Virgin, Chapter 5Ask about this line
  15. 15
    “Without any union with a man you, a virgin, will conceive; you, a virgin, will give birth; you, a virgin, will nurse your child.”
    The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  16. 16
    “And the Lord poured his grace upon her, and she danced for joy, and all the house of Israel loved her.”
    The Infancy Gospel of James, Chapter 6Ask about this line
  17. 17
    “And the priest said: ‘If the Lord God has not made your sin manifest, then neither do I condemn you.’ And he released them. And Joseph took Mary and went home, rejoicing and glorifying the God of Israel.”
    The Infancy Gospel of James, Chapter 14Ask about this line
  18. 18
    “And behold, the star they had seen in the east went before them until they came to the cave, where it stopped and stood over the entrance. The wise men saw the young child with his mother Mary, and they opened their bags and brought out gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
    The Infancy Gospel of James, Chapter 20Ask about this line

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