What Does Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Mean

The icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is one of the most well-known and loved images of the Blessed Virgin Mary known to Catholics around the world. Catholics are the first denomination and the largest under Christianity. Catholics use the Bible as their guide for living the life that God wants them to live. The Blessed Virgin Mary is know as the mother of Jesus, the savior, therefore the mother of all humans. Mary’s image was not well known until in 1865, when Pope Pius IX realized that it was God’s will that the icon should be given public veneration in the location and time that the Blessed Virgin Mary specified (Donnell 20). The Church calls Mary “immaculate,” and “all pure,” as a manifestation of the Church's understanding of salvation

Mary is the icon to Catholics around the world because she gave birth to their Savior, Jesus Christ.At the time of Jesus’ death Mary was their the whole time and for her to see her son that was born through the Holy Spirit die in front of her was heart broken. Mary never stopped being the loving and caring person she always was no matter what. The Church believes that Mary was a virgin her whole life; that not only when Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, but even through his birth. Her virginity remained physically intact; and that following Jesus’s birth she never engaged in sexual relations, though married to Joseph, and never bore any other children (Perry and Kendall 82). Her purity brought upon the savior of the world and she is greatly respected for that. In the beginning after her assumption to Heaven, she started appearing to various people of different age,race. Mary’s appearance was know as Miraculous, and this name was well spread and known in all parts of the world. The Virgin Mary appeared to St.Catherine of Laboure and said “ Have a medal struck upon this model. All those who wear it, when it is blessed, will receive great graces especially if they wear it round the neck” (Donnell 28). This Miraculous Medal Mary gave to St.Catherine of Laboure was given right before Mary warned everyone that if they do not change their ways, there are

The only difference is that Catholics pray to Mary. Often Catholics light candles in front of Mary’s Statue or picture (Perry and Kendall 94). This might confuse other denominations of Christianity with worshipping Mary, but Catholics use that method in a sign of respect and prayer. So when Catholics pray the rosary, or bow their heads during the creed, they are honoring their mother, and the mother of Lord. Although she is not God, she has earned their respect and devotion. As mother of the King of Kings, she is the saint of saints. She is the most honored of all the saints.Catholics don’t worship Mary. They honor her, love her, venerate her; but they fully acknowledge that she was a human just as they are. They venerate her as they venerate the saints, only more so: she was the first Christian, the first one to believe in Jesus, and as His mother, someone who was very special to the Lord, and so she is special to them (Donnell