He affirmed that "the holiness and greatness of Mary is right in its role as a collaborator of God, as the dispenser of grace and mercy for every devotee that turns to Her."Mary, he continued, "is the Queen of Heaven, who holds in her arms the Son of God, who is also her child and who inherited from her human nature, became man in her womb, and grew in age and wisdom, thanks to her maternal care."

The icon of the Virgin Mary, also known as the "Majesty of Montevergine" and ascribed to the painter Montano d'Arezzo, is distinguished, according to Cardinal Bertone, through its piercing eyes: benevolent and maternal. "Eyes - says the prelate - that call to prayer, at the opening of the heart. They are eyes that look not at a large group, but at the single individual who prays and looks at her. Every devotee, every person who prays feels personal attention from the Madonna. "

At the end of his exhortation, the Secretary of State expressed the hope that the celebration of the jubilee year would be seen as "an invitation to renew a sincere and filial devotion to Mary, because it helps to strengthen our sometimes shaky faith and to listen to the teaching of her Son, Jesus, transmitted by the Holy Church."