Jan. 8, 2014 Wednesday: Our Lady of Prompt Succor

Mary saw many difficult moments in her life, from birth of Jesus, when "there was no place for them in the inn," to Calvary. And like a good mother, she is close to us, so that we may never lose courage before the adversities of life, before our weakness, before our sins: she gives us strength, she shows us the path of her Son.

Pope Francis, Address, May 4, 2013