May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:12-13

"Mary bore the fulfillment of all human hope, Christ our Lord. She lived in hope that God's promises would be kept, even at the foot of the cross. She herself became the beacon of our hope when she was raised to fullness of life by the power of her Son's resurrection. Under the title of Mother of Divine Hope, she in turn encourages us to live uncertainties and contradictions, toward the future which she embodies in Christ." (Magnificat reflection - First Saturday of Feb.-pgs.61-62)