What is the Origin of Marys title: “Star of the Sea”?
Star symbolisms on behalf of Mary refer to two types of stars: a) six-pointed stars indicate Mary’s Davidic origins and Jewish character; b) stars with eight radiating points highlight Mary’s role in salvation as helper in the “restitutio perfectionis” (8=perfection) or reparatrix parentum et totius orbis. More generally (independently from the number of radiating points), the star symbolism may be used to articulate one or all of the following characteristics of Mary: a) Her privileges, in particular, her mission as Mother of the Redeemer, or her holiness (full of grace); b) Her anticipatory or demonstrative role (forerunner, announcer …) with regard to Christ [“she is the dawn, Christ the Rising Sun”] and the Trinity; c) Her role as luminous and enlightening. The biblical and/or theological foundation of this title (Mary, Star of the Sea) may be based on 1 Kings 18:41-45. This text refers to a little cloud appearing above the sea as a sign of hope, implying that rain will come and
