a summary of the dogmas and some titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the Catholic Church

1. MARY – Doctrine and Dogmas
of the Catholic Church

2. MARIAN DOGMAS
- The Immaculate Conception
- Perpetual Virginity
- Assumption into Heaven
- Mother of God
MARIAN DOCTRINE
- Mother of all Christians
- Mother of the Church
- Queen of Heaven
- Mediatrix of all graces
- Co-Redemptrix

3. The dogma of the
Immaculate
Conception
states that Mary
was conceived
without the stain
of original sin
The dogma was
proclaimed by
Pope Pius IX,
8 december 1854,
in the bull
Ineffabilis Deus.

4. This means that the
conception of Mary in
her mother's womb was
without any stain
of original sin and from
the first moment of her
existence, she was
preserved by God from
the lack of sanctifying
grace that afflicts
mankind, and that she
was instead filled
with divine grace.

5. The feast of
the Immaculate Conception,
celebrated on December 8,
was established in 1476 by
Pope Sixtus IV, but
the dogmatic definition was
performed by Pope Pius IX
in his constitution
Ineffabilis Deus, on
December 8, 1854.
The dogmatic definition
in Ineffabilis Deus (which is
Latin for "Ineffable God"),
was made ex cathedra by the
exercise of papal authority
by Pope Pius IX.

6. The dogma states that Mary possessed sanctifying grace from the first instant
of her existence and by a special and unique gift of God was free from the lack
of grace caused by the original sin at the beginning of human history

7. “We declare, pronounce, and define that the doctrine which holds that the
most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace
and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior
of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine revealed
by God and therefore to be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful.”

8. She was preserved from sin due to the role reserved for her in the economy of salvation.
This predetermination of Mary's role in salvation was referred to in Lumen gentium 61
which stated that she was "Predestined from eternity by that decree of divine providence
which determined the incarnation of the Word to be the Mother of God. “The definition
in Ineffabilis Deus confirms the uniqueness of the Immaculate Conception as a gift
from God to Mary to allow her to become the stainless Mother of God.

9. MARY IS
EVER VIRGIN
the faithful believe
that Mary was
ever-Virgin
(Greek ἀειπάρθενος)
for the whole of her
life, making Jesus her
only biological son,
whose conception and
birth are held to
be miraculous

10. Mary - "ever-virgin"
The deepening of faith in
the virginal motherhood led
the Church to confess Mary's
real and perpetual virginity
even in the act of giving birth
to the Son of God made man.
In fact, Christ's birth
"did not diminish his mother's
virginal integrity
but sanctified it."
and so the liturgy of the
Church celebrates Mary
as Aeiparthenos,
the "Ever-virgin"
CCC 499

11. Virginity before birth
This means that Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit
without participation of any man (de fide).
"Christ's birth did not diminish his mother's
virginal integrity but sanctified it." CCC 499

12. Virginity during birth
This means that Mary gave birth without losing her corporal virginity
(de fide) and her corporal integrity was not affected by giving birth.
The Church does not teach how this occurred physically, but insists that
virginity during child birth is different from virginity of conception

13. Virginity after birth
This means that Mary remained a virgin after giving birth (de fide).
This belief of the Church was questioned in its early years.
The scriptures say little about this, mentioning the brothers of Jesus, but never
"sons of Mary," suggesting to the patristical writers a broader family relationship.

14. Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters
of Jesus. The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the
Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, "brothers of Jesus", are the sons of another Mary, a disciple
of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls "the other Mary". They are close relations
of Jesus, according to an Old Testament expression. CCC 500

15. Jesus is Mary's only son, but her spiritual motherhood extends to all men whom
Indeed he came to save: "The Son whom she brought forth is he whom God placed
as the first-born among many brethren, that is, the faithful in whose generation
and formation she co-operates with a mother's love.” CCC 501

16. The mystery of the Assumption consists in that the Virgin Mary was elevated, by angels,
not by her own merits. This means, that God wished to preserve her at the end of her days.
Historically she is portrayed as surrounded by angels who bear her above the clouds.
Jesus however ascends to Heaven by his own divine power.
The Assumption of
the Virgin Mary

17. "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin,
when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul
into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she
might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin
and death.” CCC 966 This dogma was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII on 1 Nov 1950
in the Constitution Munificentissimus Deus decreeing 15 agust as the feast day
The Assumption of
the Virgin Mary

18. accounts of the bodily assumption of Mary into heaven have circulated since at least the 5th century
and by the 8th century saints Andrew of Crete and John of Damascus had declared belief in it.
The Book of Revelation (12:1) has been interpreted as referring to it;
with her coronation implying her previous bodily assumption to heaven.

19. Before declaring the
Assumption a dogma
in Munificentissimus
Deus in 1950, in the
encyclical Deiparae
virginis Mariae (1946)
Pope Pius XII obtained
the opinion of Catholic
bishops, and based on
their overwhelming
support (1210 among
the 1232 bishops)
proceeded with the
dogmatic definition.

20. SCRIPTURAL BASIS
In Munificentissimus Deus
Pius XII referred to the
"struggle against the infernal foe"
as in Genesis 3:15 …….
1 Corinthians 15:54:
"then shall come to pass
the saying that is written,
Death is swallowed up in victory

21. The Divine Motherhood of Mary is the basis of Marian devotion.
Jesus is man and God at the same time. He is not two persons in one,
rather one person with two natures. Mary is the mother of Jesus
in his integrity, and thus the mother of God.
The Divine
Motherhood
of Mary

22. Called by Pope St Celestine I and presided by the Patriarch, Cyril of Alexandria,
It proclaimed the divine maternity of Mary, “Theotokos.”
This title es the oldest known , being found in the catacombs in Rome
Defined in the Council of Ephesus
(year 431).

23. Scriptural basis
for the dogma
John 1:14 "And the Word
became flesh, and dwelt
among us"
Galatians 4:4 "God sent forth
his Son, born of a woman,
born under the law".
Luke 1:35 "The Holy Spirit
shall come upon thee ...
wherefore also the holy thing
which is begotten shall be
called the Son of God."

24. The dogmatic
constitution Lumen
gentium at the Second
Vatican Council
affirmed Mary as
the Mother of God.
"The Virgin Mary,
who at the message of the
angel received the Word of
God in her heart and in her
body and gave Life to the
world, is acknowledged
and honored as being
truly the Mother of God
and Mother of
the Redeemer."

25. This dogma is inherently related to the Christological
Dogma of the hypostatic union which relates
the divine and human natures of Jesus Christ.
The Catechism teaches that "Mary
is truly 'Mother of God' since she is
the mother of the eternal Son of God
made man, who is God himself."

26. Mary is Mother of all believers
"Jesús, on seeing his mother and beside her the disciple he loved, said to his mother.
«woman, behold your son» Then he said tu his disciple, «here is your mother»" (Jn 19, 26-27.).
With this expression he reveals to Mary the height of her maternity,
Since she is mother of the Saviour, she is also mother of the redeemed.
Therefore the believers share with Christ being sons of God and of Mary

27. As mother of God, she participates in his salvation plan. The Catholic faith teaches
that Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, reigns with a mother's solicitude over the
entire world, just as she is crowned in heavenly blessedness with the glory of a Queen

28. The title Mother of the Church
(in Latin Mater Ecclesiae) was officially given to the Virgin Mary during the Second Vatican
Council by Pope Paul VI. This title goes back to St. Ambrose of Milan in the 4th century,

29. "The Virgin Mary . . .
is acknowledged and
honoured as being truly
the Mother of God
and of the redeemer....
since she has by her
charity joined in bringing
about the birth of believers
in the Church, who are
members of its head."
"Mary, Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church.
ccc 963

30. "The Mother of the Church, carries on in heaven her
maternal role with regard to the members of Christ,
cooperating in the birth and development of divine life
in the souls of the redeemed.” CCC 964

31. MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN

32. QUEEN
OF HEAVEN
The doctrine that
the Virgin Mary
has been crowned
Queen of Heaven
goes back to certain
early patristic writers of
the Church such as
St. Gregory Nazianzen
"the Mother of the King
of the universe," and the
"Virgin Mother who
brought forth the King
of the whole world,"

33. Ephraim of Syria considered her as Queen of Heaven.
The catholic church generally sees Mary as queen of Heaven
with a crown of 12 stars as in the Apocalypse. (Apoc 12, 1-10.)
QUEEN OF HEAVEN

34. Many popes paid homage
to Mary with this title
Queen of Heaven
and of Earth (Pius IX),
Queen of the universe
(Leon XIII)
And Queen of the world
(Pius XII)
The theolgical and logical basis
for these titles is in the dogma
of Mary as Virgin Mother
of God who reigns over
the whole world, being
blessed with
Heavenly Glory

36. MEDIATRIX
In Catholic teachings,
Jesus Christ is
the only mediator
between God and man.
He alone reconciled through
his death on the Cross
creator and creation.
But this does not exclude
a secondary mediating
role for Mary,
preparatory and supportive.

37. The teaching that Mary intercedes for all believers and especially those who request her
intercession through prayer has been held in the Church since early times, eg. St Ephraim,

38. Intercession is
something that may
be done by all the
heavenly saints,
but Mary is seen as
having the greatest
intercessionary power.
The earliest surviving
recorded prayer to
Mary is the Sub tuum
praesidium, written
in Greek

39. We fly to Thy protection,O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitionsin our
necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers,O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.Amen.

41. OTHER CHURCH DOCUMENTS ABOUT MARY AS MEDIATRIX
-Pope Pius IX used the title in Ineffabilis Deus.
-Supremi apostolatus officio (1883), Pope Leo XIII calls Our Lady the guardian
of our peace and the dispensatrix of heavenly graces.
1884, his encyclical Superiore anno speaks of the prayers presented to
God through her whom He has chosen to be the dispenser of all heavenly
graces.
-Pope Pius X employed this title in Ad diem illum in 1904,
-Pope Benedict XV introduced it into the Marian liturgy when he created the
Marian feast of Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces in 1921,
In his 1954 encyclical Ad caeli reginam, - Pope Pius XII calls Mary the
Mediatrix of peace.

42. CO-REDEMPTRIX
Co-Redemptrix refers to the participation
of Mary in the salvation process.
Irenaeus, the Church Father (died 200),
referred to Mary as "causa salutis" [cause of
our salvation] given her "fiat." It is teaching,
which has been considered since the 15th
century but never declared a dogma.
In 1996 the Holy See formed a commission
to seek the opinion of scholars regarding the
possibility and the opportuneness of
establishing a fifth Marian dogma on Mary
as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate.
A lay movement called Vox Populi Mariae
Mediatrici promotes the doctrine of Mary as
Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate.

43. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9
Amoris Laetitia – general introduction
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Joseph, worker, husband, father, saint
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 1-
Love and Marriage 2 – growing up to sexual maturity
Love and Marriage 3 – psychological differences and complimentarity
Love and Marriage 4- causes of sexual attraction
Love and Marriage 5- freedom and intimacy
Love and Marriage 6 - human love
Love and Marriage 7 - destiny of human love
Love and Marriage 8- marriage between Christian believers
Love and Marriage 9 – sacrament of marriage
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
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Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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44. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio
Amor y Matrimonio 1
Amor y Matrimonio 2
Amor y Matrimonio 3
Amor y Matrimonio 4
Amor y Matrimonio 5
Amor y Matrimonio 6
Amor y Matrimonio 7
Amor y Matrimonio 8
Amor y Matrimonio 9
Amoris Laetitia – cap 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
Amoris Laetitia – introducción general
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
José, obrero, marido, padre, santo
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
María, dotrina y dogma
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1
Revolución Rusa y comunismo 2
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 3
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
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