Why Mary is

called the
mother of God?
Mary
 Mary is the model of the church
because she shines forth to the
whole community of the elect as
the model of virtues . Mary is the
first to be evangelized and the
first evangelizer” ( CFC 1437)
Why do we honor Mother Mary?
Mary
 Mary is the mother of the Church, she is the mother of
Jesus, the members of the church look up her as their
model of virtue and inspiration in living a life obedient
to the will of the Father.
 Mary, also known as Saint Mary or the Blessed Virgin
Mary, or Παναγία in Greek, is identified in the Bible and
Quran as the mother of Jesus, the founder of
Christianity. Wikipedia
 Born: Nazareth, Israel
 Full name: Mary
 Spouse: Saint Joseph
 Parents: Joachim, Saint Anne
 Nicknames: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Virgin
Mary, Saint Mary, Mother Mary.
 
 In Christianity, Mary is the mother (by God)
of Jesus Christ and the betrothed[?]of
Joseph. Mary is mentioned by name in each
of the Gospels except the Gospel of John. It
is generally agreed that she was a young
woman when she first became a mother,
and that she died between 3 and 15 years
after the crucifixion of Jesus. She is often
called the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our
Lady (Notre Dame, NuestraSeñora),
Theotokos, or Madonna, in addition to
being given many other titles.
 Perpetual Virginity

That Mary remained a virgin after the birth of

Jesus has been accepted by most Christians
until comparatively recent times. Of the early
fathers of the Church, only Tertullian seems to
have questioned the teaching. Both the
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches insist
on it, as do Muslims. The most prominent
leaders of the Reformation, Luther, Zwingli,
and Calvin also defended the perpetual
virginity of Mary against those who questioned
it.
 Later generations of Protestants,
however, abandoned the traditional
teaching, citing references to
"brothers" of Jesus Christ in the New
Testament. Defenders of the
teaching, including John Calvin,
have pointed out that Aramaic, the
language spoken by Christ and his
disciples, lacked a specific word for
"cousin," so that the word "brother"
was used instead.
 Theotokos
At the Third
Ecumenical council, the
Council of Ephesus, it was decided
that it was entirely appropriate to
refer to Mary as the Theotokos, a
Greek word which can be
translated as "God bearer" or
"Mother of God."
How will you show your love
to your mother?
Why do we need to honor
them?
“The love of a mother for her child
is beyond words”. A mother is a
woman of love for her children is
limitless. She protects them with
her embrace. She nourishes them
with her sacrifices. She teaches
them through her examples.