There are very few words that Mary ever spoke. It was at the marriage in Cana when they ran out of wine. The destiny of every Christian is to know the love of Christ. That passage of course is for all of us, men and women, single or married, parents or childless. Because we are created women, we are meant to be feminine.
Apparent success is often ultimately failure.
I'll read that again. She saw in her Son's story, in Jesus' life that is, that immediate failure is often ultimate success. Apparent success is often ultimately failure. Mary knew that what is wisdom to men is often folly to God. Those who share in her vocation have to share in her length of view.