1.39 Waarom mariadevotie als Maria geen God is?
Maria is niet God. Ze is echter wel de moeder van God. Vanwege die bijzondere rol kunnen we haar vereren. Vereren is iets anders dan aanbidding: dat laatste komt alleen God toe. Mariaverering is geworteld in de Bijbel. Zo voorspelde Maria al toen ze van Jezus zwanger was: "Voortaan prijzen alle generaties mij zalig" (Luc 1,48)Luc 1,48: Want Hij heeft omgezien naar zijn dienares in haar geringheid. Voortaan prijzen alle generaties mij gelukkig..
Het gebed 'Weesgegroet' is opgebouwd uit verschillende zinnen uit de Bijbel. De aartsengel Gabriël zei tegen Maria: "Wees gegroet, vol van genade, de Heer is met U" (Luc 1,28)Luc 1,28: De engel trad bij haar binnen en zei: ‘Verheug u, begenadigde, de Heer is met u.’, en Maria’s nicht Elizabeth zei: "Gij zijt de gezegende onder de vrouwen en gezegend is de vrucht van uw schoot" (Luc 1,42)Luc 1,42: Ze riep met luide stem: ‘Gezegend ben jij onder de vrouwen, en gezegend is de vrucht van je schoot.’. Het gebed 'Weesgegroet' en andere Mariagebeden vind je in de #TwGOD-app.
How does the Church pray to Mary?
Above all with the Hail Mary, the prayer with which the Church asks the intercession of the Virgin. Other Marian prayers are the Rosary, the Akathistos hymn, the Paraclesis, and the hymns and canticles of diverse Christian traditions. [CCCC 563]
What are the words of the “Hail Mary”?
Hail, Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
In Latin:
Ave Maria, gratia plena.
Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
[Youcat 480]
How do you pray the Rosary?
- In the name of the Father …
- Apostles’ Creed
- Our Father
- Three Hail Marys
- “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”
- Five decades, each with one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and a Glory Be to the Father.
The complete Rosary consists of Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries.
- The Joyful Mysteries (Monday, Saturday)
- The Annunciation
- The Visitation
- The Nativity
- The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple
- The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
- The Luminous Mysteries (Thursday)
- The Baptism in the Jordan
- The Wedding Feast at Cana
- The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God and Repentance for Sin
- The Transfiguration
- The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
- The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday, Friday)
- The Agony in the Garden
- The Scourging at the Pillar
- The Crowning with Thorns
- The Carrying of the Cross
- The Crucifixion
- The Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday, Sunday)
- The Resurrection
- The Ascension
- The Descent of the Holy Spirit
- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven
[Youcat 481]
What kind of devotion is directed to the holy Virgin?
It is a singular kind of devotion which differs essentially from the cult of adoration given only to the Most Holy Trinity. This special veneration directed to Mary finds particular expression in the liturgical feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and in Marian prayers such as the holy Rosary which is a compendium of the whole Gospel. [CCCC 198]
May we worship Mary?
No. Only God can be worshipped. But we can revere Mary as the Mother of our Lord.
By worship we mean the humble, unconditional acknowledgment of the absolute superiority of God over all creatures. Mary is a creature like us. In faith she is our Mother. And we should honor our parents. There is a biblical basis for this, since Mary herself says, “For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed” (Lk 1:48b). so the Church has Marian shrines and places of pilgrimage, feast days, hymns, and prayers, for instance, the Rosary, It is a compendium of the Gospels. [Youcat 149]
The increased knowledge of Mary's mission has become joyful veneration of her and adoring respect for the wise plan of God, who has placed within his family (the Church), as in every home, the figure of a Woman, who in a hidden manner and in a spirit of service watches over that family and carefully looks after it until the glorious day of the Lord. [Pope Paul VI, Marialis cultus, intro].
