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In today's video, I share my background and the importance of Marian devotion in our lives as Catholic fathers. Learn how this special devotion to the Virgin Mary can help us Catholicize masculinity and to strengthen both our spiritual and physical muscles.
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Mary’s Role as Mother
Luke 1:28: "And coming to her, he said, 'Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.'"
Luke 1:42-43: "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?"
Intercessory Role of Mary
John 2:1-11: The Wedding at Cana, where Mary intercedes on behalf of the wedding guests.
Honoring Mary
Luke 1:48: "For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed."
Devotion and Discipline
1 Thessalonians 5:17: "Pray without ceasing."
Philippians 4:6: "Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
Mary’s Role in the Church
CCC 963: "The Virgin Mary... is acknowledged and honored as being truly the Mother of God and of the redeemer... She is 'clearly the mother of the members of Christ.'"
CCC 971: "The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship."
Importance of Marian Devotion
CCC 2678: "Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of the Rosary as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours."
Intercessory Role of Mary
CCC 969: "Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix."
Devotional Practices
CCC 2679: "Mary is the perfect Orans (prayer), a figure of the Church. When we pray to her, we are adhering with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all men."
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