Mary

"The Mother of Jesus continues in this present world as the image and first flowering of the Church as she is to be perfected in the world to come."
Vatican II: Constitution on the Church



Documents
Articles, Papers, Talks
Websites



DOCUMENTS

Vatican II: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church See Chapter 8: The Role of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 1, Section 2 Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church

On the Immaculate Conception Pope Pius IX: Ineffabilis Deus (1854)

On the Immaculate Conception Pope Pius X: Ad Diem Illum Laetissimum (1904)

The Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII: Ad Caeli Reginam (1954)

On Praying to Mary During May Pope Paul VI: Mense Maio (1965)

On Prayers to Mary for Peace Pope Paul VI: Christi Matri (1966)

On the Blessed Virgin Mary Pope Paul VI: Signum Magnum (1967)

For the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion To the Blessed Virgin Mary Pope Paul VI: Marialis Cultus (1974)

On the Blessed Virgin Mary Pope John Paul II: Redemptoris Mater (1987)

Address to Women Religious, Turin, 1988 Pope John Paul II. May the Mother of the Church be an inspiration for the discovery of a new feminine identity

Pope John Paul II's General Audiences on Mary 67 audiences between 1995 and 1997

Pope John Paul II often ended his documents with a section on Mary. Here are some of those sections, taken from encyclicals and other letters
Centesimus Annus Dilecti Amici Dominum et Vivificantem
Evangelium Vitae Redemptor Hominis--- Redemptoris Missio
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis--- Union of Brest Veritatis Splendor

Our Lady A Pastoral Letter by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, NJ

"And the Mother of Jesus was there..." A Pastoral Letter Commemorating the Marian Year from the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, 1988


ARTICLES, PAPERS, TALKS

Cardinal John Henry Newman on the Blessed Virgin Mary

Meditations and Devotions John Henry Cardinal Newman's works edited by Rev. W. P. Neville. Part I is all about Mary

Understanding Catholic Devotion to Mary Thomas Merton

Mary, the First Disciple Article by Raymond E. Brown, S.S., in St. Anthony Messenger, 1997

Mary in the Gospels Essay by Raymond E. Brown, S.S., from Scripture from Scratch (May 1997)

The Mystery of Mary the Mother of Jesus Chapter 10 of the electronic edition of the New Edition (1985) of Andrew M. Greeley's The Great Mysteries: An Essential Catechism

Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture By Jaroslav Pelikan

Mary(am): Mary in the New Testament and the Quran Article by Brenda M. Johnson, M.A. at the Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women

Select Circle: What Do We Know about Those Closest to Jesus? Article by Stephen M. MIller about Mary, John the Baptist, Peter, James and John

Mary, Maid and Mother in Art and Literature Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1990

Bible Passages on Mary the Mother of Jesus Courtesy of East Lewis County Catholic Community in Washington

Re-imagining Mary at Christmas Article by Kim E. Power in Re-imagining Newsletter, 1998

Mary, Model of Liberation By Michael Crosby, OFM.Cap

The Priesthood of Mary Article by John Wijngaards in The Tablet, 1999

Mary By Jacques Gaillot, Bishop of Partenia

Who Was Mary? By Rev. Eamon R. Carroll, O.Carm

Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Guide for the New Millennium Article by Virgilio P. Elizondo in St. Anthony Messenger

On the Perpetual Virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Jerome

Saint John Damascene on Mary

Saint Gregory Nazianzen on Mary

The Mirror of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure on the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Hail Mary

Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Hail Mary

Mary's Role in Salvation History According to Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montfort. By Rev. Patrick Gaffney, SMM

Feast of the Assumption Frederick Holweck, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907

A Homily on the Dormition of Our Supremely Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary St. Gregory Palamas

Mary From the Marianists at the University of Dayton

The Blessed Virgin Mary Anthony Maas, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912

Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary Herbert Thurston, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912

Immaculate Conception Frederick Holweck, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910

Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary Barnabas Meistermann, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912

Tomb of the Virgin Mary The Francsicans tell us about the shrine in Jerusalem

Our Lady of Sorrows John O'Connell

The Passionists: Compassion, 1988 Articles by Father Victor Hoagland on Mary, including:
---------- Mary the Mother of Jesus
---------- Mary in Christian Tradition
---------- The Presence of Mary in the Life of St. Paul of the Cross
---------- Marian Prayers
---------- Feasts of Mary

Spirituality for Today, October 1997 Articles include: From Atlas to Mary; Hail Mary, Full of Grace; The Secret Treasure; October - Month Of Our Lady; Bendita María, Símbolo de Nuestra Libertad

Mary, Mother of the Church Article by Kathryn Morse of Suite 101

Mary, the Virgin Priest? Article by Dr. Tina Beattie in The Month, 1996

The Akathist Hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Who is Our Mother of Perpetual Help? History of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. How she helps us? Meaning of the icon. Prayers. The Archconfraternity

A Mary for Our Times Article by Marist Brother Tony Butler

Mary and Holy Orders Includes a variety of quotes from different authors

Mary as a Sacrificial Priest Includes a variety of quotes from different authors

Mary’s Special Relationship to Priests Includes a variety of quotes from different authors

Popular Devotions

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Lourdes Official site of Lourdes

Thomas Merton's Marian Poetry

Irish Marian Poetry

Marian Poems by John Donne (1572- 1631)

Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Nonviolence By Father John Dear, SJ

Mary – Our Lady of Social Justice Bruce Duncan CSsR

Mary's Magnificat Daniel W. Casey, Jr, Professor of Biblical Interpretation and Archeology, Scholar in Residence at Tantur Ecumenical Institute

Thoughts on the Place of Marian Doctrine and Piety in Faith and Theology as a Whole Joseph Ratzinger, 2003

Mary of the Gospels: True Believer and First Disciple Dr. Gerard Hall, Head of School of Theology, McAuley Campus, Australian Catholic University

A Discipleship of Love: Mary of Bethany and the Ministry of Women Tina Beattie, The Month, May 1997

Madonnas that Maim? Christian Maturity and the Cult of the Virgin Eamon Duffy

Mary Over Bethlehem Kathryn Fleming


WEBSITES

The Mary Page Maintained by Michael Duricy of the Martin Library-International Marian Research Institute. Contains answers to frequently asked questions, monthly news, a Marian meditation, and information about the Marianists and the Institute

Our Lady's Page

Mary's Gardens Mary's Gardens was founded in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to research the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus - as recorded by botanists, folklorists and lexicographers; and to assist in the planting of "Mary Gardens" of "Flowers of Our Lady" today

Marian Groups, Associations, and Shrines




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