Category: Virgin Mary
The Presentation of the Lord
The Law of Moses required that the first-born male child was to be offered to God as thanks for sparing the Israelites during the...
Saints
Even though they lived during different times and in different places, saints are examples of how to live the Gospel for all Catholics. Their...
Mary, Mother of God
Mary is the Mother of God. One of the oldest and most common titles for Mary is Theotokos, which means “the God-bearer” in Greek. ...
Immaculate Conception
Mary’s Immaculate Conception was officially and solemnly declared a dogma in 1854 but has been a common belief since the beginning of the Christianity....
Marian Apparitions
Throughout the history of the Church, there have been reports of supernatural appearances of the Virgin Mary, other saints, and even Jesus, sometimes relaying...
Perpetual Virginity
The dogma of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary reveals the truth that the mother of Jesus remained a virgin all of her life and...
The Nativity of Mary
Besides the birth of Jesus, the Catholic Church celebrates only two other births: John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary. This is because their...
Queenship of Mary
Rooted in Sacred Scripture and professed in prayers and hymns, the Catholic Church considers the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Queen of Heaven...
Assumption
Unlike the other saints who’s bodies will not join their souls in Heaven until the Second Coming of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary’s body...
Mary, Mother of the Church
The Blessed Virgin Mary’s maternal care for the Church has been recognized for centuries although her formal title and feast day are relatively new....