Training our children in modern age

Many of the great women of the Old Testament foreshadowed and pointed to the person and character of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mary was assumed into heaven by the power of God

The Catholic Church teaches that Mary is ever VIRGIN

That Mary was conceived immaculately due to the forseen merits of her Divine Son is a DOGMA in the Catholic Church

The doctrine on the Divine Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the many controversial teachings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church

Brief definition of DOGMA

The Sacred Scripture and the Sacred Tradition is a message researched and presented to educate and inform the Listener on the origin and canonicity of the sacred scripture and the necessity of the Sacred Tradition in the life, history and teaching of the Church

In the Catholic Church, it's common to see images and depictions of Jesus Christ, His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Joseph, the saints a ND angels. The commonest of all these is the crucifix which is a cross bearing the image of Jesus crucified. The use of images dates back to the 6th century, and it's original purpose was to portray in pictures what is written in the gospels. Written gospels were for the literate while pictures and depictions were for the illiterate believers. The scripture condemned the making of images to be used as idols. God himself prescribed the making of several images such as the Ark of the Covenant and the bronze serpent. When these images are blessed, they become sacramental and help the users to contemplate the unknown.

That the most Blessed Virgin Mary played a significant role in the economy of salvation is not contestable, but the honor given to her by Christians is a subject of frequent debate. The person of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the role she would play in human salvation has been in mind of God before creation. Hence hers is that body prepared for the Messiah in Hebrews 10:5. She is the New Ark of the Covenant, the mother of the Church and of the Redeemer