|
Mary » What Catholics Believe About Mary
What Catholics Believe About Mary
What do Catholics believe about Mary?  Immaculate Conception - Catholics believe that Mary was conceived and born free of Original Sin. By reason of her unique role in God's plan of redemption she was united with God from the beginning and was endowed by God with an unsurpassable degree of grace.
The Assumption - Catholics believe that at her death, Mary was taken into heaven body and soul. How is Mary honored by the Church? Mary is celebrated in feasts throughout the year and in devotions such as the rosary and the litany. She has been named patroness of many countries including the United States, under the title of the Immaculate Conception. The Feasts of Mary The Calendar of the Catholic Church, with its feasts, scriptural readings and prayers, is a good guide to Christian belief about Mary and her role in our life. The universal calendar, revised in 1970, celebrates feasts of Mary almost every month. There are major feasts of Mary and feasts of lesser rank. Many of the feasts originate early on in the churches of the east, which still celebrate them today. Besides these feasts, devoted particularly to Mary, other feasts of our Lord, like the feast of Christmas, the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Presentation give Mary a special place. The major feasts of Mary point to the most important reasons for honoring Mary, and they explain our relationship to her. They contain the substance of the Church's belief about her. The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God (January 1)
The Immaculate Conception of Mary (December 8)
The Assumption of Mary (August 15)
ICC Religious Education
Immaculate Conception Parish
75 Church Street
Franklin
New Jersey, 07416
|
