What do Catholics believe about the Virgin Mary? Why is she considered so important to Christianity?
Mary is the Mother of Jesus, the “Mother of the Lord,” and thus the Mother of God. (Luke 2:7; Luke 1:43) b) Mary is our spiritual Mother, since Jesus gave her to us from the Cross. Since she is the Mother of Christ, she is also the Mother of Christ’s Body, the Church. “When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’ (John 19:26-27). c) Mary was the first Christian. (Luke 1:26-38) d) Mary always leads us to her Son. “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5). e) Jesus worked his first public miracle at the request of his Mother. (John 2:1-11 ) f) Mary is a reflection of God’s beauty and glory. “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden” (Luke 1:46-48). “For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness” (Wisdom
