The Church came from Mary

The mystery of the Virgin is the first repercussion of the mystery of the Incarnation. The mystery of the Virgin can be compared to what happens when we throw a rock into water: the first ripple from which come all the others.

This first concentric circle is the Virgin Mary in relation to the Incarnation. And the waves, representing the Church, will continue until the end of time.

Charles Cardinal Journet

Entretiens sur Marie – Éditions Parole et Silence, 2001