Throughout the church, a prominent theme is Mary’s fiat, her “Yes” to God. Praying before the altar in the cave, one can’t ...

As the Council proclaims: Mary became ‘a mother to us in the order of grace ... interruption until the eternal fulfil­lment of all the elect.'" 46 The Holy Rosary may be prayed.

And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his ...

then Mary is the Mother of the Church. Mary is also seen as the model of the Church. The belief is that she exemplifies the mission of the Church in all of her actions. She agreed to God’s will ...

"All of this affects us directly ... rather, full of meaning. Mary, our Mother, is for us both an example and a way. In the ordinary circumstances in which God wants us to live, we have to ...

Without the aid of modern medicine, period and fantasy TV shows tend to portray childbirth as a traumatic and extremely ...

Roughly 100 Catholics from across the county paraded down Worth Avenue, singing hymns and reciting prayers in veneration of the Virgin Mary.