A bunch of ordinary people who lived extraordinary lives. Here are some amazing Catholics who will always be by your side and cheer for you up in Heaven :) Uploads every week (I'm sort of hoping)
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Mary, our mother, gave birth to Jesus. She was at the foot of the cross when Jesus had died. Mary married a man named Joseph but the child wasn't his because the Holy Spirit caused the pregnancy after Mary told the Angel Gabriel (Chapter 14) that she would do whatever God wanted her to do when she said," I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38). Catholics say "Hail Mary"s especially in the rosary to venerate her. We believe she is a very important saint because she held Jesus inside of her for 9 months and anyone to have done that had to be holy. She lived a life free from sin and did everything she could to teach Jesus about the Torah and his Father (aka God). Our Lady was assumed, as in brought body and soul, into Heaven. This is not to be confused with the assentation into Heaven of Jesus. God took Mary into Heaven; Jesus took himself into Heaven. I'll list a few other titles of her so you could research those. If you'd like to hear about more about them, feel free to comment below and I'll add a part to this chapter! :)
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Czestochowa
Our Lady of Knock
Our Lady of Guadalope
Our Lady of Help
Our Lady of Loreto
The Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of Sorrows
There are several feast days for Our Lady but I'll list a few; if you'd like to know one that isn't mentioned, feel free to comment :)
Feast of the Assumption: August 15
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: January 1
The Immaculate Conception: December 8
The Virgin Mary patron saint of: Mothers, human activity **specific apparitions of Mary have more. If you want to know who a specific apparition of Mary is the patron of, comment which apparition and I'll add it**
Canonization Date: Mary was never canonized as we do today because that process didn't begin until the 12th century. Before the canonization process that we know of today was around, people would be deemed a saint by everyone who lived with them (this is called "saints by acclamation"). Catholics acknowledge many of the people before this canonization process as saints, Mary being one of them
