Mary

Mary, mother of Jesus

September 8 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a description of Mary?

• mother of Jesus

• the sinful woman

• blessed among women

• wife of Joseph, the carpenter

Multiple Choice

What do we mean by Immaculate conception?

• Jesus was sinless.

• Joaquim and Anne was sinless.

• Mary was freed from the stain of original sin.

• None of the above

Immaculate conception

• The Immaculate Conception is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception.It proved highly controversial in the Middle Ages, but revived in the 19th century and was adopted as Church dogma when Pope Pius IX promulgated Ineffabilis Deus in 1854.

Multiple Choice

Catholics worship Mary.

• Yes

• No

• I am not sure.

• I don't care.

Do Catholics worship Mary?

• When Catholics pray to Mary they are not worshiping her, rather they are honoring her and asking for her intercession on their behalf — in fact, more than praying “to” her, we pray “with” Mary, asking her to pray with and for us. St. 

Multiple Choice

When is the birthday of Blessed Virgin Mary?

• December 8

• September 8

• August 8

• November 8

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

September 8 is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, the Marymas or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus.