"Though still a virgin she carried a child ... the spotless and God-bearing (theotokos) Mary in the way of birth and growth, and the manner of His life and conversation with men, and His ...

This memorial is placed an octave, that is, eight days after celebrating Mary's Assumption into Heaven. The Queenship can be considered a prolongation of the celebration of the Assumption. The ...

‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion ... an ‘epitome of the whole Gospel,' express this devotion to the Virgin Mary." 1 1. CCC, 971. The internal quotes are from ...

As of 2024, All About Mary is no longer being updated with new content ... Since the thirteenth century, it has been used as the seasonal antiphon in honor of the Blessed Virgin after Night Prayer.

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, by Pietro Testa © The Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Source: Christian Art.

INTERVIEW: ‘My hopes are that people watch the movie and they feel much closer to Mary … to have a deeper appreciation for ...

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a national monument and one of the main architectural structures of ...