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Marian Year
(from 11 Feb – 20 Nov 2024)
“She is more Mother than Queen.” – St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Having just celebrated the Nativity, the Church concludes the octave of Christmas by honoring Mary under her greatest title, the Mother of God.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph 495) teaches,
Called in the Gospels “the mother of Jesus,” Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as “the mother of my Lord.” In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father’s eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly “Mother of God” (Theotokos).
Please also visit the Diocese of Westminster website for further information – https://rcdow.org.uk/