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May 19, 2024 · SEATTLE (OSV News) — Apparitions, images of the Blessed Mother inspire devotions in our cultural communities. Honoring the Virgin Mary and seeking her intercession is an important part of being Catholic. “To celebrate Mary is to celebrate the closeness and tenderness of God who is with his people, who does not leave us alone, who has given ...
1 day ago · Parent (s) Joachim and Anne (according to some apocryphal writings) Mary [b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, [6] the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto.
May 17, 2024 · Mary, the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church and a subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary has been ascribed several titles, including guarantee of the Incarnation, virgin mother, second Eve, mother of God, ever virgin, immaculate, and assumed into heaven.
- Jaroslav Jan Pelikan
3 days ago · The protoevangelium goes on to describe how Mary's parents, along with the temple priests, subsequently decided that she would be offered to God as a consecrated Virgin for the rest of her life ...
2 days ago · Located in northwest Washington, D.C., on the campus of the Catholic University of America, the shrine contains the world’s largest collection of contemporary ecclesial art, including more ...
4 days ago · A colorful mosaic altarpiece of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple brightens the wall above the tomb of Pope St. Pius X (d. 1914) in the Presentation Chapel near the left-front entrance of the basilica. A young Mary is depicted on the steps of the Temple with her parents, Sts. Anne and Joachim, the grandparents of Jesus.
May 10, 2024 · These 10 Saints had a special devotion to Mary, the Mother of God. Getting to know Mary will always lead you to Jesus!
