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St. JudeRite of Christian Initiation

for Adults

SIGN IN AT THE WELCOME TABLE AND ENJOY THE FOOD

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This evening’s meal is provided by:

Eucharist Ministers

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PrayerChristian Corona

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SundayScripture Reading

Reading 1 IS 35:1-6A, 10

Reading 2 JAS 15:7-10

Gospel MT 11:2-11

Gospel Reflection

Jeremy Maness

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Last MeetingDecember 3

RCIA Service Project

21 Bicycles Assembled25+ Dozen Cookies Decorated

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Tonight’s MeetingDecember 10

Mary

By: Susan BaroneRoberta Robinson

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Mother of our Lord

Susan Barone and Roberta Robinson

December 2019

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Four Marian Dogmas:

• Mary, Mother of God

• Immaculate Conception

• Perpetual Virginity

• Assumption of Mary

Madonna del Granduca – Raphael 1505

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Dogma vs. Doctrine?

Doctrine – refers to all forms of Church

teaching

Dogma – Divinely revealed, infallible

statements of truth.

Issued by the Pope or a Council.

All Dogmas are doctrine, but not all doctrines are

dogma. (CCC 88-89)

Statue of Mary at the Church of St. Anne, Jerusalem

The First Dogma: Mother of God

Defined at Ephesus in 431

• Mary is the Mother of Jesus,

the Son of God, not just

His human nature.

• Jesus’ human and divine

natures: True God and

True man

• References Gal 4:4, CCC 509

The Annunciation Statue of Mary & Elizabeth at the

Church of the Visitation, Jerusalem

Dogma of The Immaculate Conception

• Mary was conceived without Original

Sin. Immaculate = without stain

• Immaculate Conception vs. Virgin Birth

• Early References:

St. Ephrem of Syria – 4th Century

St. Augustine – 5th Century

St. Anne & St. Joachim with Mary

Dogma of The Immaculate Conception

“The most Blessed Virgin Mary,

in the first instant of her

conception……was preserved

from all stain of Original Sin.”

(from Ineffabilis Deus)

Defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854:

Basilica of the National Shrine of the

Immaculate Conception

Washington DC

Feast Day of the

Immaculate Conception

December 8

Fun fact: 2020 is the 100th

anniversary - start of

construction of the Basilica

Dogma of Perpetual Virginity

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

--fresco by Giotto in Padua, Italy (c. 1305)

• St. Anne, Mary’s mother,

dedicated Mary to service

of the temple.

• Vow of virginity and St. Joseph

• Biblical reference: Ezekiel 44:2

Dogma of Perpetual Virginity

- as affirmed by the Lateran Council, 649

• Mary was a virgin before, during and after the birth

of Jesus, and for the rest of her life.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Pope Pius XII – 1950

…“Mary was taken up body

and soul into Heavenly glory,

and exalted by the Lord as

Queen over all things”…

Munificentissimus Deus

Special Feast Days of Mary

Holy Days of Obligation

January 1 – Mary, Mother of God

August 15 – The Assumption of Mary

December 8 – Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mary at Basilica in Nazareth

-courtesy of Bill Carter

Other Feast Days of Mary

May 13 – Our Lady of FatimaMay 31 – The Visitation to ElizabethJuly 16 – Our Lady of Mount CarmelAugust 22 – The Queenship of Mary

(Mary, Queen of Heaven)September 8 – Birth of the Virgin Mary *December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe,

Mother of the Americas

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Prayer for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of

the Blessed Virgin Mary, prepared a worthy

dwelling for your Son, grant, we pray, that as

you preserved her from every stain by virtue of

the death of your Son, which you foresaw, so,

through her intercession, we, too, may be

cleansed and admitted to your presence.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of

the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Thank You!

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

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Table Discussion

What struck you or touched you in this presentation?

Did anything puzzle you?

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Break

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Catholic Fun FactIsaiah Minke

… from Genesis to Revelation

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Table Discussion

What struck you or touched you in this presentation?

Did anything puzzle you?

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Tonight’s Presentations

Questions and Answers

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Next MeetingDecember 17

Pot Luck

Church TourBy: Dave Catlett

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Announcements

• Saturday Make-up sessions are at 10 am – Please use the North Entrance to the Pastoral Center

(park in the Northeast Lot for closest access)

• Presentations are posted at: https://stjudeparish.com/rcia-presentations

• Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass and Celebration, Thursday, Dec 12, 7:00 pm

• No class Dec 24 or Dec 31

• No Saturday class Dec 21, Dec 28 or Jan 4

• Classes resume Jan 7

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Q&AFr. Abraham ThomasFr. Joel Bako