Holy Theotokos
"I know not how to praise you, holy and immaculate Virgin. Heaven itself cannot contain the One whom you bore in your womb.
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Heaven itself cannot contain the One whom you bore in your womb."
– Matins responsory for today's Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
This 6th-century mosaic is in the basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna.
Holy Theotokos
"I know not how to praise you, holy and immaculate Virgin. Heaven itself cannot contain the One whom you bore in your womb.
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Heaven itself cannot contain the One whom you bore in your womb."
– Matins responsory for today's Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
This 6th-century mosaic is in the basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna.