Without her they could not account to any man for the first
elements of Christianity; not even explain to
heathens the Apostles' Creed itself. Like the happy shepherds of
Bethlehem, they themselves had been want to find Mary and Joseph
and the Infant; in the same order they intended preaching the
Gospel to the Indian and to the citizen of the New World; in their
deep convictions, Mary was the key to open to all, the mysteries
of the Gospel. How could the Son be reached without speaking of
his Mother? and how could she be made known without being admired
and praised and loved!
