Mary's Journey

by Cameli, Louis J.

• ISBN13: 9780870612282
• ISBN10: 087061228X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Christian Classics

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(11)
Introduction	11	(2)
PART ONE: Mary's Journey of Faith	13	(66)
The Hinge and Link	15	(4)
Origins	19	(2)
Growing Up	21	(3)
Openness	24	(3)
The Call of God	27	(4)
The Cost of Accepting God's Call	31	(4)
Service: Expression of the Call	35	(3)
Traveling with Joseph to Bethlehem	38	(4)
The Birth of Jesus	42	(4)
In the Temple	46	(5)
At Nazareth	51	(5)
The Beginning of Jesus' Ministry	56	(7)
Observing the Ministry of Jesus	63	(5)
The Suffering and Death of Jesus	68	(4)
The Resurrection of Jesus	72	(5)
The Coming of the Holy Spirit	77	(2)
PART TWO: The Church's Journey of Faith with Mary	79	(44)
The Church's Journey of Faith with Mary	81	(4)
Marian Doctrines	85	(19)
Mary, the Mother of God	87	(5)
Mary, the Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ	92	(3)
The Immaculate Conception	95	(5)
The Assumption	100	(4)
Marian Devotion	104	(15)
The Communion of Saints	104	(2)
Mary's Intercession	106	(4)
Devotion and Devotions	110	(5)
Apparitions of Mary	115	(4)
The Imitation of Mary: Mary as a Model	119	(4)
Possibilities for Everyone Who Believes	120	(1)
Possibilities for People in Particular Circumstances	121	(2)
PART THREE: The Church Celebrates the Feasts of Mary	123	(37)
The Church Celebrates the Feasts of Mary	125	(5)
The Immaculate Conception: December 8	130	(4)
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas: December 12	134	(7)
Mary, the Mother of God: January 1	141	(4)
The Annunciation: March 25	145	(4)
The Visitation: May 31	149	(4)
The Assumption: August 15	153	(3)
The Birth of Mary: September 8	156	(4)
Concluding Meditation	160	(3)
A Selection of Marian Prayers	163	(10)
Bibliography	173	(2)
Scripture Index	175