Sub Tuum Praesiduum- Oldest Marian Prayer

The oldest known Marian prayer is the Sub Tuum Praesidium which is believed to have been written in Greek around 250 A.D.    As seen in the 3rd and 4th-century writings of St. Alexander of Alexandria, St. Athanasius, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, and St. Gregory Nazianzen among others, Our Blessed Mother was acknowledged as the …

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The Blessed Mother and the Saints

We are told in the Letter to the Hebrews that we have a great High Priest that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God…Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”     That is we …

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L’Immaculée Conception

Pour la foi chrétienne, Marie est indissociable de l’enfant qu’elle a porté, Jésus, en qui s’est totalement manifesté le Dieu vivant. Elle est appelée, depuis le concile d’Éphèse (431), « Mère de Dieu ». Selon la tradition catholique, depuis le dogme promulgué par le pape Pie IX, le 8 décembre 1854, elle est déclarée préservée …

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