Vas spirituale, ora pro nobis
Vas honorabile, ora pro nobis
Domus aurea, ora pro nobis
Regina angelorum, ora pro nobis
Rosa mystica, ora pro nobis

Spiritual vessel, pray for us
Vessel of honor, pray for us
House of gold, pray for us
Queen of angels, pray for us
Mystical rose, pray for us

Mary is the enduring symbol of feminine divinity. The symbol of the Sacred Feminine she represents resonates to those who recognize the life force of the Goddess. The Goddess's long lineage survives in Mary as pure Maiden accepting her vocation, loving Mother and lifegiver to her child, and comforting Crone receiving him in death. She is a living and unbroken link to the past in which the Goddess was called by many names. In one Goddess, Mary embodies the attributes of many others. Like Isis, Mary bears a divine child; like Artemis, Mary offers her protection to all who ask (legend has it that Mary is in fact buried at the temple of Artemis in Ephesus); like Demeter, Mary is the Goddess of Grain. She is the Star of the Sea, sister to Yemaya, and she is Queen of Heaven, sister to Inanna.

Mary's world journey has never ceased. At Fatima, Lourdes, Guadalupe, Nicaragua or Medjugorje – or in the listening heart – the Goddess makes herself known to the faithful who will hear her. Whether you accept the reality of the apparitions and visitations, there can be little doubt that the words of peace, faith and joy come from the Mother.