What Every Catholic Should Know About Mary

What Every Catholic Should Know About Mary: Dogmas Doctrines And Devotions. By Terrence J. Mcnally. This Book Provides A Concise Summary Of Traditional Catholic Mariology. It Explains The Following Facts: Jesus Worked His First Miracle For Mary (Jn 2:1 11). Mary Kept The Faith Of The Church Alive On Calvary (Jn 19:25 27). By 200 Ce Catholic Mariology Was Virtually Completed. Early Christians Painted Pictures Of Mary In The Catacombs. The Earliest Prayer To Mary Dates From C. 270 Ce. Between 100 And 200 Ce A Church Was Dedicated To Mary At Nazareth. In The 350S The Feast Of The Assumption Of Mary Was Celebrated On August 15. In 431 Ce The Church Proclaimed Mary Mother Of God. Marian Devotion Is Christ-Centered And Presupposes Conversion Of Heart. Catholic Marian Teaching Derives From The Bible And Tradition (The Apostles As Witnessed By The Fathers Of The Church).  The Four Marian Dogmas Are The Divine Maternity Perpetual Virginity Immaculate Conception And Assumption Into Heaven. The Church Never Defined Dogmas Of Mary As Co-Redemptrix And/Or Mediatrix Of All Graces.  In Heaven Mary Shares Subordinately In The Mediation Of Jesus Christ The Only Mediator. The Rosary Is 57 Percent Biblical.