Patroness of the Dominican Order
"She assists everyone, for in her abounding love she has pity on the needs of all. She intervenes everywhere; she intervenes always. So it is said, ‘Through all ages I shall not cease to be,’ that is, to come to the aid of all.
Thus it is clear how much we can hope for from her assistance, if she is called upon in faith, for she is lovely and supports those who approach her. For this reason, Paul says, ‘Let us approach confidently the throne of grace,’ for she is the throne of God’s grace, since from her came countless graces to the human race. Just as she is called Throne of Judgement, that is, where judgement originates, so she is rightly called Throne of Grace, that is, where grace originates. Because her Patronage is so powerful, and because it is so easily attained, it is to be preferred to that of all others. For this reason each day we have a procession in her honour, so as always to have her as Patroness in heaven."
– Blessed Humbert of Romans, from his Commentary on the Constitutions of the Order of Preachers.
Detail from a mural in the church of Santo Domingo in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife.
Patroness of the Dominican Order
"She assists everyone, for in her abounding love she has pity on the needs of all. She intervenes everywhere; she intervenes always. So it is said, ‘Through all ages I shall not cease to be,’ that is, to come to the aid of all.
Thus it is clear how much we can hope for from her assistance, if she is called upon in faith, for she is lovely and supports those who approach her. For this reason, Paul says, ‘Let us approach confidently the throne of grace,’ for she is the throne of God’s grace, since from her came countless graces to the human race. Just as she is called Throne of Judgement, that is, where judgement originates, so she is rightly called Throne of Grace, that is, where grace originates. Because her Patronage is so powerful, and because it is so easily attained, it is to be preferred to that of all others. For this reason each day we have a procession in her honour, so as always to have her as Patroness in heaven."
– Blessed Humbert of Romans, from his Commentary on the Constitutions of the Order of Preachers.
Detail from a mural in the church of Santo Domingo in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife.