Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him.

Luke 9:9

"Loving mother of the Redeemer, gate of heaven, star of the sea, assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again, To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator, yet remained a virgin after as before, You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting, have pity on us poor sinners."

- Blessed Herman the Cripple