by Fr. Dwight P. Campbell, S.T.D. | Oct 11, 2021 | 2021, Mary in the Prayer of the Church, Missio Article
To the 12th century Benedictine Abbot, Eckbert of Schoenau, is attributed the first written prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In it, Our Lady’s Heart is compared to many Old Testament symbols and images: as the “holy of holies,” the “ark of sanctification,” the...