• SHE WAS PRE-FIRGUREDSHE WAS PRE-FIRGURED• PART OF GOD’S SALVATION PLANPART OF GOD’S SALVATION PLAN• CHOSEN FROM THE BEGINNINGCHOSEN FROM THE BEGINNING• NO AN AFTER THOUGHTNO AN AFTER THOUGHT

GENESIS 3:15““I will put enmity I will put enmity

between you and the between you and the woman, and woman, and

between your between your offspring and hers; offspring and hers;

He will strike at your He will strike at your head, while you head, while you

strike at his heel." strike at his heel."

700 YEARS BEFORE THE VIRGIN BIRTH

““Therefore the Lord Himself will Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. The Virgin Herself give you a sign. The Virgin Herself will be with a Child and give birth will be with a Child and give birth

to a Son and will call Him to a Son and will call Him Immanuel." Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14Isaiah 7:14

What did the Quran say?What did the Quran say?

• ““O Mariam, Allah gives you good O Mariam, Allah gives you good tidings of `a Word from Him' tidings of `a Word from Him' whose name shall be the whose name shall be the MessiahMessiah, , Isa, the son of Mariam, highly Isa, the son of Mariam, highly honoured in this world and the honoured in this world and the next; and he shall be one of those next; and he shall be one of those brought near `to Allah” (Sura The brought near `to Allah” (Sura The House of Imran 3:45).House of Imran 3:45).

• ANGEL GABRIEL;• “HAIL, FULL OF GRACE….” Luke 1: 28

• MARTIN LUTHER ;• "She is rightly called not only the mother of

the man, but also the Mother of God ... It is certain that Mary is the Mother of the real and true God.“

• JOHN CALVIN:• "It cannot be denied that God in choosing and

destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor.”

• Ulrich Zwingli:• "The more the honor and love of Christ

increases among men, so much the esteem and honor given to Mary should grow."

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There was much else that Jesus did; if it were There was much else that Jesus did; if it were written down in detail, I do not suppose the world written down in detail, I do not suppose the world

itself would hold all the books that would be written. itself would hold all the books that would be written. John 21:25John 21:25

• "He who hears you hears me, and "He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me" he who rejects you rejects me" (Luke 10:16).(Luke 10:16).

• "stand firm and hold to the "stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by traditions which you were taught by usus, either by , either by word of mouthword of mouth or or by by letterletter" " (2 Thess. 2:15).(2 Thess. 2:15). St. Paul St. Paul

• "So faith comes from what is heard, "So faith comes from what is heard, and and what is heard comes by the what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ"preaching of Christ" (Rom. 10:17).(Rom. 10:17).

• St. PaulSt. Paul

So I now say to you: You are Peter So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my and on this rock I will build my

Church. And the gates of the Hell can Church. And the gates of the Hell can never overpower it. never overpower it.

I will give you the keys of the I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: whatever you kingdom of Heaven: whatever you

bind on earth will be bound in bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth heaven; whatever you loose on earth

will be loosed in heaven.' will be loosed in heaven.' Matt 16:18-19Matt 16:18-19

CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GODLIKENESS OF GOD

Nicene CreedNicene CreedI believe in one God the Father almighty,I believe in one God the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earthmaker of heaven and earthof all things visible and invisible.of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,the Only Begotten Son of God,the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.born of the Father before all ages.God from God, Light from Light, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through Him all things were made.Father; through Him all things were made.For us men and for our salvationFor us men and for our salvation

Nicene CreedNicene Creed

He came down from heaven.He came down from heaven.(At the word that follow , up to and including (At the word that follow , up to and including “and became man”, all bow)“and became man”, all bow)and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.Virgin Mary, and became man.

Nicene CreedNicene CreedFor our sake He was crucified under Pontius For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered death and was buried,Pilate, He suffered death and was buried,and rose again on the third day in and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the deadglory to judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.and his kingdom will have no end.

Nicene CreedNicene Creed

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins.sins.

I look forward to the resurrection of the deadI look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. and the life of the world to come.

Amen.Amen.

  

  

GENESIS 3:15““I will put enmity I will put enmity

between you and the between you and the woman, and woman, and

between your between your offspring and hers; offspring and hers;

He will strike at your He will strike at your head, while you head, while you

strike at his heel." strike at his heel."

• TO BEAR THE WORD INCARNATETO BEAR THE WORD INCARNATE• SON OF GODSON OF GOD• HEIR TO THE THRONE OF DAVIDHEIR TO THE THRONE OF DAVID• WHOSE KINGDOM WILL HAVE NO ENDWHOSE KINGDOM WILL HAVE NO END• KING OF KINGSKING OF KINGS• ROYAL DIGNITY BESTOWEDROYAL DIGNITY BESTOWED• MOTHER OF KINGMOTHER OF KING• MOTHER OF GODMOTHER OF GOD

ANNUNCIATION- LUKE 1 : 26-38““Greetings favoured one”Greetings favoured one”

““Hail, Full of Grace”Hail, Full of Grace”Luke 1: 28Luke 1: 28

To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role.” The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as "full of grace”. "full of grace”. In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace. - CCC 490

• CONCEPTION OF MARY WITHOUT SIN TO BE THE ARK OF THE NEW COVENANT;

• THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY: BORN WITHOUT ORIGINAL SIN (CCC 490- 493)

• WHAT IT IS NOT ;

• NOT CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

• NOT CONCEPTION OF JESUS – VIRGIN BIRTH

THE VISITATION –Luke 1: 39-45

Meeting of two women –pregnant through divine intervention at different levels

Elizabeth’s greeting:- (Luke 1:42-43)“…..you are the most blessed”“…..the Mother of the Lord”

Mary’s responseThe Magnificat (Luke 1:45-55)“…all generations will call me blessed”

•FROM LUKE 1:28

•ROSARY - JOYFUL MYSTERY

FIRST MIRACLE – MARY’S INTERCESSIONFIRST MIRACLE – MARY’S INTERCESSION

• MARY INTERCEDED- SHE ASKED HER SONMARY INTERCEDED- SHE ASKED HER SON• SON SHOWED HE WAS NOT READYSON SHOWED HE WAS NOT READY

• AND SHE REMINDED: “DO WHATEVER HE TELLS AND SHE REMINDED: “DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU !” ( ALWAYS LEAD US TO HER SON) YOU !” ( ALWAYS LEAD US TO HER SON)

• JOHN 2:5JOHN 2:5

• JESUS RESPECTED HER MOTHER’S INTERCESSION JESUS RESPECTED HER MOTHER’S INTERCESSION AND PERFORMED THE FIRST MIRACLE AND NOT AND PERFORMED THE FIRST MIRACLE AND NOT THE LAST DEFINTELYTHE LAST DEFINTELY

• 44THTH COMMANDMENT COMMANDMENT – “Honor your father Honor your father and motherand mother;”;”

• PROVERBS 15: 29 PROVERBS 15: 29 – “The Lord is far from the “The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the prayer of the righteous.”righteous.”

• JAMES 5: 16 – JAMES 5: 16 – “ The prayers of the righteous “ The prayers of the righteous is powerful and effective”is powerful and effective”

• HOW CAN JESUS REFUSE THE INTERCESSION HOW CAN JESUS REFUSE THE INTERCESSION OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER?OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER?

• SHE STOOD FAITHFUL FROM SHE STOOD FAITHFUL FROM THE CRIB TO CANNA AND NOW THE CRIB TO CANNA AND NOW AT CALVARYAT CALVARY

• ALWAYS THERE WITH HER SONALWAYS THERE WITH HER SON• JESUS GAVE HER MOTHER TO JESUS GAVE HER MOTHER TO

USUS• MOTHER OF THE CHURCHMOTHER OF THE CHURCH• HONOURED AND REVERED IN HONOURED AND REVERED IN

EVERY CHURCHEVERY CHURCH

Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

IT’S BREAK TIME !

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Mary in Church DogmasA time-line

• Mother of GodCouncil of Ephesus 431

• Perpetual Virginity Council of the Lateran, 649

• Immaculate Conception Ineffabilis Deus Pope Pius IX Dec. 8 1854

• The AssumptionMunificentissimus DeusNov. 1 1950

The Church (Magisterium) defines The Church (Magisterium) defines dogmas as:-dogmas as:-

““Dogmas are truths contained in Dogmas are truths contained in Divine Revelation or having a Divine Revelation or having a necessary connection with it and necessary connection with it and defined in a form obliging the defined in a form obliging the Christian people to an irrevocable Christian people to an irrevocable adherence of faith “ (CCC 88)adherence of faith “ (CCC 88)

DOGMAS ARE INFALLIBLE TEACHINGS DOGMAS ARE INFALLIBLE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH MADE EX-OF THE CHURCH MADE EX-CATHEDRALCATHEDRAL

DOGMAS

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• That Mary of Nazareth was conceived without original sin was defined as dogma by Pope Pius IX in 1854. See CCC# 491-492; 508. CCC# 508: From among the descendants of Eve, God chose the Virgin Mary to be the mother of his Son.

• "Full of grace”, (Luke 1:28) " Mary is "the most excellent fruit of redemptions" (SC 103): from the first instant of her conception, she was totally preserved from the stain of original sin and she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life. 41

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Immaculate Conception (Ineffabilis Deus)

Pope Pius IX Dec. 8 1854

• That Mary was the mother of Jesus who is God was defined as dogma at the very city where Mary had lived for several years'at the Council of Ephesus in 431AD. CCC# 495: Called in the Gospels "the mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the mother of my Lord," In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity, Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God (Theotokos). Also #509.

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• The perpetual virginity of Mary of Nazareth is expressed in 3 parts: in her virginal conception of Christ; in giving birth to Christ, and her continuing virginity after His birth:

• •virginitas ante partum: virginity before birth [CCC#396; 510]

• •virginitas in partu: virginity during birth [CCC#510]• •virtinitas post partum: virginity after birth [CCC# 510]

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• The usage of this triple formula to express the fullness of this mystery of faith became standard with St. Augustan [354-430AD], St. Peter Chrysologus [c. 400-450AD], and Pope St. Leo the Great [440-461AD]. See CCC # 496-507; 964.

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MARY’S PERPECTUAL VIRGINTYMARY’S PERPECTUAL VIRGINTY

• Teaching of the Universal Church

• The Council of Constantinople II (553-554) twice referred to Mary as "ever-virgin.“

• (Council of the Lateran, 649)• Martin Luther (1483-1546), On the Divine

Motherhood of Mary;• C.C.C. 499-501

• CCC499: 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."

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• [Note: The so called "brothers" of Jesus mentioned in Scripture are His kinsmen. In Hebrew there was no designation for siblings, or half-brothers, or step-brothers. The Greek word used to designate Jesus' brothers “ adelphos” is the same word used for kinsmen, brothers like St. James and John Zebedee, and all "brothers" in the faith].

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PENITENTIAL RITE (1)PENITENTIAL RITE (1)

I confess to almighty God, I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have my words, in what I have done, and in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do;failed to do;

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PENITENTIAL RITE (2)PENITENTIAL RITE (2)

(and striking their breasts, (and striking their breasts, they say)they say)

Through my fault, through Through my fault, through my fault and through my my fault and through my most grevious fault;most grevious fault;

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PENITENTIAL RITE (2)PENITENTIAL RITE (2)

Therefore I ask blessed Therefore I ask blessed Mary, Mary, ever virginever virgin, all the , all the angels and saints, angels and saints, and you, my brothers and and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.Lord our God.

• Assumption of Mary into heaven: That Mary's body did not experience corruption but was assumed into heaven was defined as dogma by Pope Pius XII in 1950. See CCC# 966; 974. CCC# 974:

• The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, when the course of her earthly life was completed, was taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven, where she already shares in the glory of her Son's Resurrection, anticipating the resurrection of all members of his Body.

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MARY’S PERPECTUAL VIRGINTYMARY’S PERPECTUAL VIRGINTY• Martin Luther (1483-1546), Martin Luther (1483-1546), On the Divine On the Divine

Motherhood of Mary;Motherhood of Mary;• Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), who wrote:Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), who wrote:• I firmly believe that Mary, according to the words I firmly believe that Mary, according to the words

of the gospel as a pure Virgin brought forth for us of the gospel as a pure Virgin brought forth for us the Son of God and in childbirth and after the Son of God and in childbirth and after childbirth forever remained a pure, intact Virgin. childbirth forever remained a pure, intact Virgin. ((Zwingli Opera, Corpus ReformatorumZwingli Opera, Corpus Reformatorum, Berlin, , Berlin, 1905, v. 1, p. 424.)1905, v. 1, p. 424.)

• 3 Components of Marian3 Components of MarianDevotion:Devotion:

• - Veneration- Veneration• - Invocation- Invocation• - Imitation- Imitation

Source: The NewSource: The NewCatholic Catholic EncyclopaediaEncyclopaedia

TITLES OF MARY• Mother of God;Mother of God;• Queen of Heaven• Star of the Sea• Seat of Wisdom• Our Lady of Guadalupe• Our Lady of Vladimir• Our Lady of Fátima• Our Lady of Lourdes• Our Lady of Presentation• Our Lady of Peking

Our Lady of Deliverance,

honored in Peking in the church of Beitang, in thanksgiving for the miraculous protection granted to those who defended the region during August 15, 1900.

• PREPARE US TO BE FAITHFUL AND HOLY JUST PREPARE US TO BE FAITHFUL AND HOLY JUST SHE WAS- IMITATE HER : 1 COR 4: 16-17; SHE WAS- IMITATE HER : 1 COR 4: 16-17; PHIL 3:17; HEBREW 13:17; SIRACH 44:1-1PHIL 3:17; HEBREW 13:17; SIRACH 44:1-1

• DRAW ALL MAN TO HER SON;DRAW ALL MAN TO HER SON;

• ““DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU” JOHN 2:5DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU” JOHN 2:5

DEVOTION TO MARYDEVOTION TO MARY

•““All generations will call me blessed”All generations will call me blessed”

•Hail Mary/Ave MariaHail Mary/Ave Maria

•Rosary and AngelusRosary and Angelus

•NovenasNovenas

•PilgrimagesPilgrimages

•Special prayers eg MemorareSpecial prayers eg Memorare

DEVOTION TO MARYDEVOTION TO MARY

ROSARYROSARY

The rosary is The rosary is one of the one of the most most cherished cherished prayers of our prayers of our Catholic Catholic Church. Church.

MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARYMYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY

•Joyful (Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation Joyful (Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation and Finding in the Temple),;and Finding in the Temple),;

•Sorrowful (Agony in the Garden, Scourging, Crowning Sorrowful (Agony in the Garden, Scourging, Crowning with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross and Death);with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross and Death);

•Glorious (Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Glorious (Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Assumption and Coronation).Assumption and Coronation).

•Luminous mysteries: Baptism at the Jordan, Wedding Luminous mysteries: Baptism at the Jordan, Wedding Feast of Cana, Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, Feast of Cana, Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, Transfiguration and Institution of the holy Eucharist.Transfiguration and Institution of the holy Eucharist.

THE THE HAIL HAIL MARYMARY

Luke Luke 1:281:28

ROSARYROSARY

After the apparitions of Our Lady at After the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima in 1917, the prayer Mary taught to Fatima in 1917, the prayer Mary taught to the children has generally been added at the children has generally been added at the end of each decade:the end of each decade:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in greatest heaven, especially those in greatest need of Thy mercy."need of Thy mercy."

ROSARYROSARY

Archbishop Fulton Sheen said,

"The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description."

THE ANGELUS

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary …...

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord,

R. Be it done unto me according to Thy Word. Hail Mary…..

V. And the Word was made flesh,

R. And dwelt amongst us. Hail Mary...

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.R. That we may be made worthy of the

promise of Christ.

Let us prayPour forth , we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may, by His passion and cross, be brought to the glory of His Resurrection; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen

The angelus (2)

MEMORAREMEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,That never was it know that anyone who fled to your That never was it know that anyone who fled to your protection.protection.Implored your help or ought your intercession,Implored your help or ought your intercession,Was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence,Was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence,I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.sorrowful.O Mother of the Word Incarnate. Despise not my O Mother of the Word Incarnate. Despise not my petitions. But in your mercy hear and answer me,petitions. But in your mercy hear and answer me,AMENAMEN

CONCLUSION

Heb. 13:7 - we must imitate the faith of our faithful leaders. We ask for their intercession and venerate them for their holiness.

MIRACLES OF MARYMIRACLES OF MARY

Hiroshima Rosary Miracle - Safe in the Midst of Hiroshima Nuclear Blast !!

• Over five hundred thousand people were killed.. Everything within a one-mile radius was completely destroyed. That is almost everything was destroyed.

• There was a home eight blocks (about 1 kilometer) from where the A-Bomb went off in Hiroshima Japan. This home had a church attached to it which was completely destroyed, but the home survived, and so did the eight German Jesuit missionaries who prayed the rosary in that house faithfully every day.

MIRACLES OF MARYMIRACLES OF MARY

Sunday, August 20, 2006,Ephesus, Turkey

Wild forest fire swept through1,200 hectres of land and

surpassed Mary’s house and carried on

Saints Saints

• Holy persons (Latin “sanctus”-holy, consecrated)Holy persons (Latin “sanctus”-holy, consecrated)

• St. Paul describes a believer as a saint and St. Paul describes a believer as a saint and routinely calls Christian communities saintsroutinely calls Christian communities saints ..

( eg Eph 1:1; 2Cor 1:1). ( eg Eph 1:1; 2Cor 1:1).

•We are all one family in heaven and on earth, united together, as children of the Father. Eph. 3:14-15-

•We are called to be saints. Saints refer to both those on earth and in heaven who are in Christ. 1 Cor. 1:2; Rom. 1:7 -

• Pope Pius XII –Encyclical on the Mystical Body, said “it is the society of those who have been baptized, and who profess the faith of Christ, and who are governed by their bishops under the visible head, the Pope, the Bishop of Rome.”

• St. Paul speaks of all Christians as members of Christ, so that with Him, they form one Mystical Body (Cf. 1 Cor 12:12-31; Col 1:18; 2:18-20; Eph. 1:22-23; 3:19; 4:13)

This expression also refers to the communion between holy persons (sancti); that is, between those who by grace are united to the dead and risen Christ. Some are pilgrims on the earth; others, having passed from this life, are undergoing purification and are helped also by our prayers. Others already enjoy the glory of God and intercede for us. All of these together form in Christ one family, the Church, to the praise and glory of the Trinity – CCC 961-962

For though we live in the world we are not carrying on a worldly war, for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 2 COR 10:4

Canonisation of SaintsCanonisation of Saints

Martyrs - who died for their faith in Christ Confessors - who died after a life of heroic virtue.

Procedure1. Inquiries – Congregation for the Causes of Saints

– “Venerable” 2.Beatification – evidence of virtues and miracles –

“Blessed”.3.Canonisation - two miracles worked at his/her

intercession – “Saint” Canonization does not "make" a person a saint; it recognizes what God has

already done.

Canonization Process- nutshellCanonization Process- nutshell

1.1. First StepFirst Step A petition is made to open a cause for A petition is made to open a cause for

canonization for a servant of God.canonization for a servant of God.

2. Second Step2. Second Step The servant of God is declared The servant of God is declared

“Venerable”“Venerable”

3. Third Step 3. Third Step Beatification Beatification *One miracle is required*One miracle is required

4.4. Fourth StepFourth Step Canonization Canonization *Second miracle is required*Second miracle is required

The Blessed is declared a saint in a The Blessed is declared a saint in a solemn, public mass at the Vatican by the solemn, public mass at the Vatican by the Pope.Pope.

Patron Saints

• NationsNations– England (George)England (George)– Egypt (Mark)Egypt (Mark)– China (Mary)China (Mary)– France (Joan of Arc)France (Joan of Arc)– USA (Immaculate Conception of Mary)USA (Immaculate Conception of Mary)– Vietnam (Joseph)Vietnam (Joseph)– Borneo (Francis Xavier)Borneo (Francis Xavier)

Source: www.catholic.org/saintsSource: www.catholic.org/saints

Patron Saints Patron Saints

• ChurchesChurches– St Francis Xavier Church PJSt Francis Xavier Church PJ– St Ignatius Church PJSt Ignatius Church PJ– Assumption Church PJAssumption Church PJ– St. Thomas Moore, SubangSt. Thomas Moore, Subang– St John Cathedral KLSt John Cathedral KL– St Michael Church IpohSt Michael Church Ipoh

Patron Saints Patron Saints

• Trades or ProfessionsTrades or Professions– Accountants & Bankers (Mathew)Accountants & Bankers (Mathew)– Civil Servants (Thomas Moore)Civil Servants (Thomas Moore)– Carpenters (Joseph)Carpenters (Joseph)– Journalists (Francis de Sales)Journalists (Francis de Sales)– Fishermen (Andrew)Fishermen (Andrew)– Teachers (John Baptist de la Salle)Teachers (John Baptist de la Salle)– Doctors (Luke)Doctors (Luke)– Wine Merchants (Amand)Wine Merchants (Amand)

Source: www.catholic.org/saintsSource: www.catholic.org/saints

Patron Saints Patron Saints

• Special Cases/CircumstancesSpecial Cases/Circumstances

– Lost Articles (Anthony of Padua)Lost Articles (Anthony of Padua)

– Illegitimate Children (John Francis)Illegitimate Children (John Francis)

– Hopeless Case (Jude)Hopeless Case (Jude)

– Deaf (Francis de Sales)Deaf (Francis de Sales)

– Pensioners (Our Lady)Pensioners (Our Lady)

– Travelers (Christopher)Travelers (Christopher)

Source: www.catholic.org/saintsSource: www.catholic.org/saints

What do all these What do all these mean to me… ? mean to me… ?

Finally,

• It reminds us, that It reminds us, that individually, we are all individually, we are all called to be “saints”;called to be “saints”;

– “be holy, for I am holy,” (Lev 11:44 and 45)

– “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48)

• It invites us to live a life It invites us to live a life of:of:

–FaithFaith

–HopeHope

–CharityCharity

Patron Saints Patron Saints

• PersonalPersonal

–BaptismBaptism

–ConfirmationConfirmation

–Sources: Sources: www.catholic.org/saints

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THE GREAT FIATTHE GREAT FIAT

"Let it be with me according to your "Let it be with me according to your word" word"

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