Marian Theology
"Most blessed of all women"
"When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name" (Lk 1:41-49).
Mother of God (theotokos)
Conceived without sin
- Conception--December 8 (defined in 1854).
- "In Honor of the Immaculate Conception," by Mark P. Shea.
Taken into Heaven
- Assumption of Mary--August 15th (defined in 1950).
Approved apparitions
Our Lady of Good Help
- “Our Lady of Good Help,†in Champion, Wisconsin.
- Official website.
- "Worthy of Belief" by Bishop David Ricken, Green Bay.