057: The Primacy of Mary's Divine Maternity & Why It Matters

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Why do Catholics exalt Mary? I don't mean in general. I mean specifically. The answer may surprise you. Is it because she's perfect? Kind of. But there's a deeper reason. So in this "brief" episode, I'll dig in a little to the underlying, foundational reason we venerate Our Lady. In this episode we'll discuss: Why the Immaculate Conception is demanded by Mary's divine maternity The vital role of the Council of Ephesus in 431AD in Marian doctrine Why St. Thomas declared Mary was predestined to be the Mother of God How Mary is intimately united to the hypostatic union The definition and distinction of hyperdulia (and why people who say Catholics worship Mary are nuts) All that and more in this episode of the Art of Catholic! God bless! Matthew P.S. I'm leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Jim Caviezel, star of The Passion of the Christ! We'll also be joined by Fr. Don Calloway and John Michael Talbot! It's going to be epic! CLICK HERE for details! P.P.S. If you'd rather go to Italy, I'm heading there on pilgrimage, too! Join me in March 2019 for a time of deep spiritual renewal and amazing adventure in Rome, Assisi, Orvieto, LaVerna, and much, much more! CLICK HERE for details! Don't miss a show! Subscribe to The Art of Catholic by clicking this link and then clicking "View in iTunes" under the picture and then "Subscribe"! Love the show and want more people to hear the Catholic faith? Leave a review by clicking here and then the "View in iTunes" button under my picture. This pushes the show up the rankings and puts it in front of more people.

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0:00.0	This is the art of Catholic.
0:07.0	In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
0:20.7	to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David.
0:25.5	And the virgin's name was Mary.
0:27.8	And he came to her and said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
0:31.8	But she was greatly troubled with the saying and considered in her mind what sort of greeting
0:36.0	this might be.
0:37.7	And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God and
0:43.9	be whole. Merry for you have found favor with God and behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son
0:48.4	and you shall call his name Jesus. No, it's not Christmas, it's just a Catholic podcast.
0:58.3	Hello everyone and welcome to the art of Catholic, I'm your host Matthew Leonard coming to you
1:02.7	from Studio 2 with the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
1:07.0	It's good to be back.
1:08.6	As many of you know, I just returned from
1:10.3	an amazing pilgrimage to Fatima,
1:12.6	Lord's and several other spots too.
1:15.3	It was just an incredible trip.
1:17.1	The group of people was absolutely lovely.
1:20.4	We bonded together, all of us, almost immediately.
1:24.2	And I brought my oldest daughter along for the trip
1:26.1	Which was a very special for me. It was a good daddy daughter time and on trips like this
1:32.2	There are always pocket fools of amazing stories. I mean the wildest stuff happens on these things, but probably the coolest thing
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