54 Catholics don’t Worship Mary, but we Love and Venerate Her!

In today’s episode I talk about the preeminent member of the Body of Christ, that is the Virgin Mary. She is the Mother of Jesus, and therefore, the “Mother of God”, as confirmed by the Council of Ephesus (A.D. 431). She is always interceding for us, just as she did in the Wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1-12). In Heaven, Jesus continues to love her as He did in this earth, and grants her everything she asks for us, as long as it is for our spiritual good. The Virgin Mary loves us truly as a mother loves her children. Jesus himself, while hanging on the Cross, entrusted her with the task of being a Mother for us (Jn 19::26). As the Vatican Council II says (Lumen Gentium 62): after her ascension into Heaven, she “continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation... Therefore, the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix [of all graces].” (LG 62)

- The topics we discussed can be found mostly in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, numbers 963-975

- Here is an article with more information about Our Lady of Guadalupe: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55425/our-lady-of-guadalupe

- Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order.

- Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org

- This Podcast’s Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org

- To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/

- Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan.

- Planning, recording, editing and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC.

- Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone

- Intro music from pond5.com