In dangers, in distress, in uncertainties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let her name not depart from your lips, let her never depart from your heart, and, that you may win the help of her prayers, never depart from the example of her life. Following her, you will never go astray; when you implore her aid, you will never despair; thinking on her, you will not err; while she sustains you, you will not fall; under her protection, you have nothing to fear; with her being your guide, you will not grow weary; if she be your propitious Star, you will arrive safely at your goal.

Homily 2 on Missus est Excerpt from Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas (1909 edition), 47.