FaithAndMission
Relating to Adult Faith Formation series at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Kennesaw, Georgia
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Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy Sunday is the Second Sunday of Easter, established as a universal feast in the Catholic Church by Pope St. John Paul II on April 30, 2000, during the canonization of St. Faustina Kowalska. The feast was instituted in response to revelations St. Faustina received from Jesus, who asked her to promote a devotion to His Divine Mercy. The central promise of the day is… Continue reading
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Our Lady of Fatima
On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children—Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto—in the field of Cova da Iria, near Fátima, Portugal. The children described her as a Lady more brilliant than the Sun, wearing a white mantle and holding a rosary. She told them to return on the 13th of each month for six months, promising to… Continue reading
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Even More Marian Apparitions
Our Lady Help of Christians, Czech Republic 1866 Our Lady of Help of Christians appeared to Magdalena Kade, a 31-year-old woman bedridden with severe illnesses, in Filippsdorf (now Filipov), Czech Republic, on the morning of January 13, 1866. She was reportedly near death, suffering from pneumonia, meningitis, and widespread ulcers, and had been given the Anointing of the Sick.… Continue reading
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Yes More Marian Apparitions
Here is the list of the approved apparitions Our Lady of the Good Event of the Purification Our Lady of the Good Event of the Purification is a Catholic Marian title referring to the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, celebrated on February 2 (Candlemas). The title originates from a series of… Continue reading
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More Marian Apparitions
Our Lady of Guadalupe One of the most well-known apparitions among the faithful and the secular world, Our Lady of Guadalupe, occurred in the sixteenth century to a widower and now saint, St. Juan Diego. She met him on Mount Tepeyacac, instructing him to get the bishop to build a church upon that mountain. To do… Continue reading
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Marian Apparitions Introduction
What is a Marian Apparition? A Marian apparition is a supernatural appearance of Mary to a person (or group of people) on earth.Since the early centuries of the Church, there have been thousands of reported Marian apparitions. “Reported” is a key word here; just because someone says that they saw Mary doesn’t mean that they… Continue reading
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Mary and Spiritual Maternity
What do we mean by this term? It is the “particular and unique cooperation of Mary, as Mother of God the Savior, with the redemptive work of her Son, in restoring supernatural life to immortal souls.” The spiritual motherhood of Mary means that the ever-Virgin is my Mother in the spiritual order (the “order of… Continue reading
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Mediatrix Advocate Queen
Mediation is used in a variety of senses to cover the basic dimensions of the economy of salvation (how God’s plan is worked out in creation). They are all interrelated. Mediation simply means that God will use beings to effect his plan; he does not always speak directly but frequently he speaks through people. Think… Continue reading
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Co-Redemptrix
Co-Redemptrix When we speak of Mary as co-redemptrix, we are highlighting the integral role she played in the salvation through Jesus Christ. He made the sacrifice, but she was there with him at every step from the Incarnation to the Crucifixion and Resurrection. In that sense, she is such an intimate component of God’s plan… Continue reading
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The Assumption of Mary
Assumption vs. Ascension Jesus ascended to Heaven by his own power. The others we read about in the Scriptures are “taken up” rather than going up by their own efforts. The first case is Enoch (Gen 5:24) who “walked with God, then was no more, because God took him.” The letter to the Hebrews explains… Continue reading
Bound in Love 