Enlightenment thought, spearheaded by renowned thinkers and philosophers such as Francis Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Voltaire, and Rousseau led to a perceived conflict between religion and science, faith and reason, which are in truth allies. This conflict eventually opened the door to modern relativism.
The Church continued to work for peace and shine a spiritual light as the errors of Nazisism, communism, modernism, and war darkened the world.
Jesus is the Word who became flesh, the Son of God, who was with God from all eternity and is fully God and fully man.
The aim of this lesson is for your children to discover the unique and honored role of Mary in Salvation History and the Church, how she is a model of prayer for us, and how we can bring our petitions to her.
Mary’s is the perfect example for us of how to follow Jesus and be His disciples too.
Mary is the mother of God because she is the mother of Jesus.
Mary is our advocate and intercedes for us in prayer.
Mary is the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, and the New Eve.
Devotion to Mary is expressed in various liturgical feasts and in Marian prayer.
Mary’s is the perfect example for us of how to follow Jesus and be His disciples too.
Mary is the world’s greatest example of how to follow Jesus; she is the greatest of all the saints.
Mary is our advocate and intercedes for us in prayer.
Like Mary, we can keep important moments in our hearts in order to discern how they can help us become the person God wants us to be.
Devotion to Mary is expressed in various liturgical feasts and in Marian prayer.
We can always ask Mary to help us.
