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ISSUE 3 OCTOBER 2021

Mary raised Jesus in accordance with the

ways of the Lord, and was by His side when
He needed her help. She had complete

faith in her son, as demonstrated at the

Wedding of Cana. The love between Jesus

and His mother was apparent even at the

death of Christ, when Jesus entrusted His
beloved disciple, John, with the care of His

mother. However, Mary’s influence doesn’t

end here, or even after her being taken up

into Heaven, for that matter. In fact,

Mary’s influence is constantly being felt
the world over, from the undivided love

our mothers give us to

the happiness we feel in praying the rosary, and everything that falls in

between.

Did you know that it was actually the Blessed Mother herself who established

the rosary? She appeared to Saint Dominic in a vision and gave him the prayer

we all know today as the rosary. This isn’t the only time she’s appeared to

someone after her Assumption. Though few believed them at the time, Lucia,

Francisco, and Jacinta were three children who saw Our Lady in Fatima. Mother

Mary instructed the children to pray the rosary, and foretold the end of World
War 1. In a much earlier incident, she appeared to Saint Juan Diego in

Guadalupe a total of four times, imploring him to build her a shrine on Tepeyac

Hill (which still exists to this day). Through these and many other such

apparitions, the Blessed Virgin shows us that she is always watching from

above, ready to assist whenever necessary. So the next time you pray the

rosary, go to Mass, or just think about Mary, understand that she is our mother,
and is always there to help, protect, or intercede for us.

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