Ave Maria! Homily - Mary, Mother of the Church - May 29, 2023

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton's homily from Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA, for the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (celebrated as a feast on the F.I. calendar).

References in today's homily on Mother of the Church:
- liturgical information on the memorial from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops - https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/mother-of-the-church
- Pope St. Paul VI's proclamation of the title, "Mother of the Church" - see the above link, section entitled "Office of Readings / Second Reading / From the Address of Pope Saint Paul VI, at the conclusion of the third session of the most holy Second Vatican Council"
- Introduction to Mariology, by Fr. Manfred Hauke (pages referenced: 96-97) - https://www.cuapress.org/9780813233376/introduction-to-mariology/
- Pope St. Paul VI's closing remarks of the Second Vatican Council - https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/apost_letters/documents/hf_p-vi_apl_19651208_in-spiritu-sancto.html

Today's Mass Readings:
- https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052923.cfm

For more information on this day in the Liturgy:
- https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2023-05-29

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