devotion to Mary – Merry and True

#17 Allowing and Banning of Religious Images in Church Councils

The veneration of Mary was allowed by church councils from early on, but it was not very long before there were attempts to ban religious images as objects of veneration. Thus, there was an acknowledgment of excess as well as a clinging to this type of piety. Eucumenical Church Councils The initial Council of JerusalemContinue reading “#17 Allowing and Banning of Religious Images in Church Councils”

#16 Novenas, Litanies and Mediatrix

The 15th August has been Mary’s day since the 5th century both in the East and West. Popes of the West in the 9th century put the Feast of the Assumption on a par with Christmas and Easter by adding various solemnities to it. The recognized forms of prayer to Mary include the Hail Mary on the beadsContinue reading “#16 Novenas, Litanies and Mediatrix”

#15 History of the Veneration of Mary

Early sources describing Mary’s death in Jerusalem include: De Orbitu S.Dominae, Transitus Mariae and Liber Requiei Mariae. Authorship of the prototype of these writings has been ascribed to Leucius Charinus a disciple of the apostle John. The writings dating from the 2nd century appear to be liturgies used at the Tomb of Our Lady. Devotion to Mary started by theContinue reading “#15 History of the Veneration of Mary”