Once in my younger days a question popped up in my mind: “Why do Catholics believe that Mary was assumed into heaven?” It was a quick thought that passed in my mind while praying the Glorious mystery of the rosary, specifically the fourth Glorious mystery, which is about the Assumption of Mary. My mind freely …
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I am writing this article to honor Saint Mary Magdalene on her feast day today, the 22nd of July 2021. I must admit that I am despondent over the fact that people seem to exalt Saint Magdalene more than our Blessed Mother, Mary. Truthfully, I feel agitated when people make it appear that Jesus loves …
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Women play a very important role in building (or rebuilding) God’s Kingdom on earth. Women believers who desire to become followers of Christ receive the same mandate as the early women disciples of God. The primary task that Jesus gave the first women disciples during His ministry on earth is to support the men disciples …
The first woman disciple of Jesus named Mary is, of course, His Mother, Mary, the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Mary was the daughter of St. Joachim and St. Anne. When She was three years old Her parents took Her to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem to be raised there in keeping to St. …
Mary is both the first and present disciple of God. Here’s why . . . Why Is Mary the first disciple of God To answer the question why Mary is the first disciple of God let us first explore the word “disciple” and its meaning. The word disciple was commonly found in the New Testament …
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