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"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 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
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. 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