Mary

A large Nativity scene at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Henderson, Nevada with the quote: Newborn Savior, the very silence of your Incarnation proclaims that the answer to the misery, the strife, and the meaninglessness we often experience in life cannot be found within us. You alone are the Answer.—Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P.
You Alone Are the Answer
A man praying at his desk in front of his computer with his fingers interlaced with the quote: "Even if the work of each day has been perfectly achieved we don’t know what use the Lord is going to make of it…and if it is extremely clumsy and poorly done we know even less how it will be used. All we know is that anything surrendered to God is never lost."—Servant of God Madeleine Delbrêl, The Joy of Believing
Never Lost
A person standing on top of a sea stack in Tintagel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sea stacks can also be referred to simply as stacks, and resemble other rock formations not found by the sea, which can go by several names, such as pinnacle / column / spire / needle / natural tower / tower or hoodoo / tent rock / fairy chimney / earth pyramid with the quote: "Any kind of difficult situation is a trial of faith. I may feel alone and helpless in the face of such trials. Yet the truth is really quite different, paradoxically different. In these highly difficult moments, God is actually closest to me."—Fr. Tadeusz Dajczer, The Mystery of Faith: Meditations on the Eucharist
A Trial of Faith
Photo of a statue of Our Lady of Fátima, Mother of Jesus, at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes with the prayer: Ó Maria, concebida sem pecado, rogai por nós que recorremos a Vós. (O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.)
Our Lady’s Favorite Marian Prayer
Photo of an emotional singer holding a microphone while looking down sadly and reflecting with the quote: Hear us Father and answer our prayer. That, when we are tempted to vainglory, we may gain the Blessed Virgin Mary’s humility. That, when our efforts seem fruitless, we may remember to call upon the names of Jesus and Mary for strength. That, when we feel lonely or discouraged, the name of Mary may give us comfort and encouragement. That our relationship to the Mother of God may bring us ever closer to her Son, Jesus.
Prayer for the Artist
Photo of a statue of Saint Anne, the grandmother of Jesus, with Mary as a child, from the Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem with a quote from Saint Therese of Lisieux.
The Loveliest Masterpiece