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Mary's Role In Religion

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Imagine yourself as a young girl of only twelve and on a cold night in Nazareth, an angel from God appears and asks you a question that would change the rest of your life. This is exactly what had happened to Mary. She had a choice to answer yes or no and she chose the hardest path. Mary is important in history because she was the accepted God’s invitation to be the mother of Jesus, and devoted her life to God. She also raised, taught, and influenced our Savior. Mary was born in circa 20 B.C. in Nazareth, Israel. There was no exact month or date that she was born, but the Catholic Church celebrates her birthday on the eighth of September. Mary also had a very loving and caring family. Her parents encouraged her and taught her that her religion …show more content…

She first appears when they talk about Jesus' birth next when Mary, Joseph, and Jesus flee to Egypt, then the Wedding Feast of Cana, soon after Jesus' death, and finally, Jesus' Resurrection. One night, after Jesus was born, Joseph had a dream to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus for safety. They went to Egypt because there was a king named Herod that wanted to kill Jesus because he thought that he was going to take over as king. Herod did not want that to happen, so they moved to Egypt and lived there until Herod died. After he died they moved back to Nazareth, Israel. Jesus’ death was a very mourning and devastating time for Mary and Joseph. When he was only thirty-three years old he was crucified. He was crucified because he was claimed as the King of the Jews and the Roman Leaders didn’t like that. The Roman Leaders despised him. To mock that he was King of the Jews they put a crown on him. The crown wasn’t a regular crown, it was a crown of thorns. Jesus was nailed to a cross in Jerusalem. He was nailed in circa 33 A.D. Before his death, he told Mary that a man named John was going to care for …show more content…

She has over thirty names and titles in the Catholic Church. Titles such as Holy Virgin of Virgins, Mother of Divine Grace, Mother of the Church, and Mother of Good Counsel. She has several titles and names. Having several titles is known as giving respect and devotion. Another devotion to Mary is the Rosary. A Rosary is a string of beads that are used to count prayers to Mary. It was originally a garland of roses and roses are associated with the Virgin Mary. How did the Rosary originate? The Rosary originated in the year of 1214 when St. Dominic gave the Church the Rosary as a present. St. Dominic received when Mary gave it to him when she appeared to him an

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