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Do Catholics Worship Mary?
The true nature of our relationship with the Mother of Jesus
If you’ve been around practicing Catholics for any length of time, you’ll notice that Mary is a very important part of our faith. In fact, it is very difficult for you to find any exposition on the Catholic faith — whether done by Catholics or non-Catholics — without having the Blessed Virgin Mary come up.
In my experience as a Catholic mentor, Mariology is a subject I have had to become very good at because of the sheer number of times I need to talk about the Mother of God.
Naturally, one would expect that if I was defending or explaining the Church’s teachings on the Blessed Virgin Mary, I would be doing so to protestants, atheists, or people of other faiths. But the reality is that I have had to explain Mariology to Catholics more than anybody else.
Many Catholics simply don’t understand how important the Immaculata is to us as Christians. Millions of Catholics don’t pray the rosary daily or even practice the tradition of reciting 3 Hail Marys at night before going to bed. Millions more know absolutely nothing about the life, virtues, dormition, apparitions, and mission of the Mother of God.
Even though organizations like the Militia Immaculata, the Rosary Confraternity, and the Legion of Mary…
