“The consecrated woman is Marian in other ways as well. She is a woman wrapped up in Jesus, a woman who ponders the Word day and night, a radical, prophetic, total woman, a woman of prayer and love, a universal mother.”

“Vocation does not come from a voice out there calling me to be something I am not. It comes from a voice in here calling me to be the person I was born to be, to fulfill the original self hood given me at birth by God.”

“Lay all of your cares about the future trustingly in God’s hands, and let yourself be guided by the Lord just like a little child”

“Our Lady accompanies us also in making this definitive choice, the choice of a vocation, because she accompanied her son on his vocational path, which was so difficult, so painful. She accompanies us always”

“God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint”

“I will allure her into the desert and speak to her heart"

“For I know well the plans I have for you, says the Lord."

“When you call me, and come to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me."

“The dignity of every human being and the vocation corresponding to that dignity find their definitive measure in union with God."

“Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, and come!"

“He won me over entirely by giving himself entirely to me."

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."

“Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart's desire. Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act."