Nothing Has Changed: The Truth About Mary's Titles and Her Eternal Role by Jeff Callaway

Nothing Has Changed: The Truth About Mary's Titles and Her Eternal Role

By Jeff Callaway

Texas Outlaw Poet

An In-Depth Investigation Into the Vatican's Recent Clarification on Marian Devotion

Listen up. The internet's on fire right now. Catholics are fighting Catholics. Protestants are pointing fingers saying "See, we told you so!" And somewhere in the middle of this mess, Mary herself is probably shaking her head, wondering when we're all gonna calm down and actually read what the Church just said.

On November 4, 2025, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a document called Mater Populi Fidelis — which means "Mother of the Faithful People." And immediately, the digital pitchforks came out. "The Church dropped Mary's titles!" they screamed. "They're diminishing the Blessed Mother!" others wailed. Meanwhile, Protestant folks on social media started doing victory laps like the Catholic Church just admitted they were wrong about everything.

Here's what I'm gonna tell you straight: Nothing has changed. Not one single thing about Mary's role, her power, her intercession, or her place in salvation history. What changed is the Church clarified some language that was causing confusion. That's it. That's the whole story.

And I'm gonna spend the next several thousand words proving it to you, using Scripture, the Catechism, this new Vatican document, and my own encounter with the Mother of God that changed my life forever.

My Story First, Because It Matters

Before we dive into theology and Vatican documents, let me tell you something real. I was lost. Not just "having a bad day" lost. I mean spiritually dead, walking around in darkness so thick I couldn't see my own hand in front of my face. And in that darkness, Mary came to me.

It wasn't a dream. It wasn't my imagination. She was there — more real than anything I'd ever experienced. Radiant. Powerful. Cosmically alive in a way that defied everything I thought I knew about life and death. And what did she do? She pointed to her Son. Every single second of that encounter, she was directing me toward Jesus Christ.

"Do whatever He tells you," she said — the same words she spoke at the wedding in Cana two thousand years ago.

That vision brought me back to the Catholic Church. It brought me back to Jesus. And I've watched her do the same thing for Satanists, for broken men, for people who thought they were beyond redemption. Mary doesn't save anybody. But she sure as hell leads people to the One who does.

So when I hear people say the Vatican is "demoting" Mary or taking away her power, I gotta laugh. The woman who appeared to me could shake the foundations of creation if God willed it. No Church document could ever diminish that. And that's exactly what the Vatican is saying too — they're just saying it in fancy theological language.

What Actually Happened: The Facts

Let me lay out the timeline so we're all on the same page.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith — basically the Church's theological watchdog department — published a 20-page doctrinal note on November 4, 2025. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of this office, presented the document at the Jesuit headquarters in Rome. Pope Leo XIV approved it on October 7, the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.

The document addresses two specific titles that have been used for Mary in various devotional contexts: "Co-Redemptrix" and "Mediatrix of All Graces." The Vatican said these titles are "not appropriate" and should not be used because they risk obscuring the truth that Jesus Christ alone is the Redeemer and Mediator between God and humanity.

But here's what people keep missing: The document doesn't say Mary didn't cooperate with Jesus in salvation. It doesn't say she doesn't intercede for us. It doesn't say her prayers aren't powerful. It says the exact opposite — it affirms all of those things. What it says is that certain words can be confusing and might make people think Mary's role is equal to or parallel to Christ's role, which it isn't and never was.

The document explains that when a title requires constant explanation to keep people from misunderstanding it, that title isn't helpful anymore. It becomes a stumbling block instead of a path to truth.

The Title "Co-Redemptrix": What It Meant and Why It's Problematic

Let's tackle the first title: Co-Redemptrix.

This word first showed up in the 15th century. Before that, some folks were calling Mary "Redemptrix" — which literally means "female redeemer" — as a shortened way of saying "Mother of the Redeemer." Some theologians got nervous about that because it sounded like Mary herself was a redeemer, so they added the prefix "co-" to show she cooperated with Christ's redemption rather than being a redeemer herself.

Here's the thing: Even some popes used this title over the centuries. Saint John Paul II used it at least seven times in various addresses. But he never made it official doctrine, and after consulting with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) in 1996, he stopped using it altogether.

Why? Because Cardinal Ratzinger pointed out something crucial: "The precise meaning of these titles is not clear, and the doctrine contained in them is not mature. It is not clear how the doctrine expressed in these titles is present in Scripture and the apostolic tradition."

In other words, when you look at the Bible and the writings of the early Church Fathers, you don't find Mary being called a co-redeemer. You find her being called the Mother of God, the first disciple, the New Eve, the one who said "yes" when God needed a human vessel for His Son. But you don't find her redemptive work being put on par with Christ's.

Pope Benedict XVI (when he was still Cardinal Ratzinger) said it even more bluntly in 2002: "The word 'Co-redemptrix' would obscure this origin... Everything comes from Him [Christ], as the Letter to the Ephesians and the Letter to the Colossians, in particular, tell us; Mary, too, is everything that she is through Him."

And Pope Francis has been crystal clear on this point multiple times. He said Mary "never wished to appropriate anything of her Son for herself. She never presented herself as a co-Savior. No, a disciple." He said, "Our Lady did not want to take away any title from Jesus... She did not ask for herself to be a quasi-redeemer or a co-redeemer: no. There is only one Redeemer, and this title cannot be duplicated."

What the Catechism Already Taught Us

Now, before anybody gets their theological underwear in a twist, let me point out something important: Nothing in this new document contradicts what the Catechism of the Catholic Church already teaches. In fact, it reinforces it.

The Catechism, paragraphs 963-975, talks extensively about Mary's role in the Church. Here's what it says:

"In a wholly singular way she cooperated by her obedience, faith, hope, and burning charity in the Savior's work of restoring supernatural life to souls. For this reason she is a mother to us in the order of grace."

Notice that word: cooperated. Mary cooperated with Jesus. She didn't co-redeem. She cooperated.

The Catechism goes on: "This motherhood of Mary in the order of grace continues uninterruptedly from the consent which she loyally gave at the Annunciation and which she sustained without wavering beneath the cross, until the eternal fulfillment of all the elect. Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold intercession continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation."

So Mary intercedes for us. She brings us gifts of eternal salvation through her prayers. But where do those gifts come from? The Catechism is clear: "Mary's function as mother of men in no way obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of Christ, but rather shows its power. But the Blessed Virgin's salutary influence on men... flows forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on his mediation, depends entirely on it, and draws all its power from it."

Everything Mary does, every grace she brings, every soul she touches — it all comes from Jesus. She's like a crystal-clear river carrying the water that flows from the eternal spring of Christ. The river is beautiful and life-giving, but it doesn't create the water. It channels it.

The Title "Mediatrix": More Nuanced, But Still Needs Clarity

The second title the Vatican addressed is "Mediatrix" or "Mediatrix of All Graces." This one's trickier because the Church actually does call Mary a mediatrix in certain contexts.

The Catechism itself says Mary is "invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix." So what's the problem?

The problem is when people use "Mediatrix of All Graces" in a way that makes it sound like every single grace that comes from God has to pass through Mary's hands first, as if she's some kind of divine gatekeeper or distributor. That's not what the Church teaches and never has.

Here's what actually happens, according to solid Catholic theology:

First, there's only one Mediator between God and humanity in the strict sense: Jesus Christ. Saint Paul makes this absolutely clear in 1 Timothy 2:5-6: "For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all."

But — and this is important — Christ's mediation is so powerful and overflowing that He can share it with His Church and with His saints. We all mediate for each other when we pray for one another. That's what it means to be part of the Body of Christ. We're all connected. Your prayers can help me, and my prayers can help you, because we're united in Christ.

Mary's mediation is unique because of who she is: the Mother of God, the first and greatest disciple, the one who was "full of grace" from the moment of her conception, the one who stood at the foot of the cross when others fled. Her prayers carry weight because of her intimate union with Jesus, not because she has some independent power separate from Him.

The new Vatican document explains it this way: Mary's mediation is "subordinate to the Father's election, to Christ's work, and to the action of the Holy Spirit." She's not a parallel source of grace. She's not Plan B if Jesus doesn't answer your prayers. She's a mother who presents our needs to her Son and says, "They have no wine" — just like she did at Cana.

And what did Jesus do at Cana? He performed His first public miracle, turning water into wine, even though He initially said, "My hour has not yet come." Mary's intercession moved Him to act. But Jesus was the one who acted. Jesus was the one with the power. Mary just brought the need to His attention.

That's what she still does today.

Why Words Matter More Than We Think

Some people are gonna read all this and say, "Why does it matter what we call her? Why is the Vatican being so picky about words?"

Because words shape how we think, and how we think shapes how we believe, and how we believe shapes how we live.

If Catholics start thinking Mary is a co-redeemer alongside Jesus, that fundamentally changes the Gospel. It suggests that what Jesus did on the cross wasn't enough. It suggests we needed Mary's suffering added to His suffering to complete the work of salvation. And that's heresy. That's not Christianity anymore.

The sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross was perfect, complete, and sufficient for the salvation of every human being who has ever lived or ever will live. His blood paid the price. His death defeated death. His resurrection conquered sin. Mary didn't add to that. She couldn't add to that. There was nothing to add to.

What Mary did was say "yes" when God asked her to bear His Son. She nurtured Him, raised Him, stood by Him, and watched Him die. She suffered more than any human being should ever have to suffer because she watched her innocent Son be tortured and murdered. And she offered that suffering in union with His sacrifice.

But her suffering didn't redeem anybody. Jesus's suffering did. Her blood wasn't shed. His was. Her body didn't rise from the tomb three days later. His did.

This isn't taking anything away from Mary. This is putting things in proper order so we understand the magnificent reality of what actually happened.

The Biblical Foundation: What Scripture Actually Says

Let's go to the source material. What does the Bible say about Mary?

In Luke's Gospel, we get the Annunciation — the moment when the angel Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her she's been chosen to be the Mother of God. Mary's response is pure gold: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."

She doesn't say, "Let me co-redeem humanity with my Son." She says, "I am the handmaid" — the servant. She puts herself in the position of receiving God's action, not being an equal partner in divine action.

Then in John's Gospel, we get the wedding at Cana. Mary notices the wine has run out — a social disaster in that culture. She goes to Jesus and says simply, "They have no wine." She doesn't fix it herself. She doesn't claim she can solve the problem. She presents the need to her Son.

And what does she tell the servants? "Do whatever He tells you."

Not "Do whatever we tell you." Not "Listen to us." Just "Do whatever HE tells you."

That's Mary's whole mission right there in five words. Point to Jesus. Get people to listen to Jesus. Get people to follow Jesus. Decrease so He can increase.

At the cross, Jesus looks at Mary and the beloved disciple and says, "Woman, behold your son" and "Behold your mother." From that hour, John took her into his home. The early Church fathers interpreted this as Jesus giving Mary to all of us as our spiritual mother. She became the Mother of the Church at that moment.

But even there, even in that cosmic moment of establishing her motherhood over all believers, she's not redeeming anyone. She's receiving us as her children because Jesus is giving us to her. It's still Jesus doing the giving. It's still Jesus establishing the relationship.

The Book of Revelation gives us another glimpse: "A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars." This woman gives birth to the Messiah, and then the dragon tries to devour her other children — "those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus."

That's Mary. The Mother of Christ and the mother of all who follow Christ. But she's not the one defeating the dragon. Her Son is. She's under attack by the enemy, but it's Christ who has the victory.

Every single time Scripture mentions Mary, it's in the context of her relationship to Jesus and her role in pointing others to Him. Never once does Scripture suggest she's a co-redeemer or a parallel source of salvation.

The Witness of Church Tradition

The early Church Fathers — the guys who learned directly from the Apostles or from those who learned from the Apostles — had a lot to say about Mary. They called her the New Eve, the Mother of God (Theotokos), the Ever-Virgin, and the All-Holy One.

Saint Irenaeus, writing in the 2nd century, said: "The knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith."

Notice what he's saying: Eve's disobedience brought sin into the world. Mary's obedience brought the Savior into the world. But it was the Savior who actually dealt with sin. Mary's role was to say yes so that Jesus could do His work.

Saint Augustine, in the 4th and 5th centuries, called Mary "cooperator" in Christ's Redemption, but he was careful to explain what he meant: She cooperated by giving birth to Christ and by her faithful presence throughout His life, "so that the faithful might be born in the Church."

The Eastern Church has always had a deep devotion to Mary, calling her the Theotokos — the God-bearer. Their icons show her holding the Christ child or pointing to Him. The famous Hodegetria icon literally shows Mary with her hand extended toward Jesus, showing us the Way. She's not presenting herself as the way. She's pointing to the Way, who is Christ.

Throughout two thousand years of Church history, no Ecumenical Council ever defined Mary as Co-Redemptrix. No pope ever made it a required belief. Why? Because it's not in Scripture, it's not necessary for salvation, and it risks confusing people about the uniqueness of Christ's redemptive work.

Personal Experience: When Mary Shows Up

I mentioned my vision of Mary at the beginning, but let me tell you a little more about what that was like and what it taught me.

I wasn't a good person when she appeared to me. I was angry, bitter, lost in darkness. I had turned my back on God, on the Church, on everything good and holy. And then there she was.

The presence I felt wasn't just emotional. It was ontological — it reached into the core of my being. She was more alive than I was. More real. Like I was the shadow and she was the substance.

And the overwhelming sense I got from her was this: She loved me with a mother's love, but she wasn't there to fix everything herself. She was there to lead me back to her Son. Every ounce of her power, every bit of her presence, every grace that flowed from that encounter — it all came from Jesus and pointed back to Jesus.

I've talked to other men since then, guys who were deep in Satanism, addiction, violence — absolute darkness — who had similar encounters with Mary. And every single one of them will tell you the same thing: She led them to Jesus. She didn't save them. Jesus did. But she was the one who wouldn't give up on them, who kept showing up, who kept pointing them toward the light.

That's her role. That's her power. And no Vatican document can diminish it because it's not about titles or theological precision. It's about a Mother's love for her children and her desire to see every single one of us reconciled to her Son.

When the Vatican says she's not Co-Redemptrix, that doesn't mean my vision was false. It doesn't mean she's not powerful. It doesn't mean she can't work miracles or intercede for us or help us in our darkest hours.

It just means we need to be clear about where that power comes from: It comes from Jesus, and Jesus alone.

Why This Clarification Matters Now

You might be wondering: Why is the Vatican addressing this now? Why did they feel the need to issue this document in 2025?

Cardinal Fernández explains in the introduction that they've been receiving "numerous requests and proposals" for decades from people wanting the Church to define new Marian dogmas, specifically declaring Mary as Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of All Graces.

Some groups have been pushing for this really hard, especially on social media. And Cardinal Fernández points out that this isn't the same as popular devotion to Mary. This is something different — people trying to elevate Marian theology beyond what Scripture and Tradition support, and in the process, causing confusion among regular Catholics.

The document says some of these movements "propose a particular dogmatic development and express themselves intensely through social media, often sowing confusion among ordinary members of the faithful."

The Church had to respond. Not to crush Marian devotion — the document bends over backwards to praise and encourage authentic devotion to Mary — but to prevent that devotion from going off the rails into something that's no longer Catholic.

There's also an ecumenical dimension here. The Catholic Church is in dialogue with Protestant and Orthodox Christians. When Catholics start using language that sounds like we're putting Mary on the same level as Jesus, it makes those conversations impossible. It reinforces Protestant accusations that Catholics worship Mary. And while those accusations are false — we don't worship her, we venerate her — using titles like Co-Redemptrix makes it really hard to explain the difference.

What Hasn't Changed: Everything That Matters

Now let me be absolutely clear about what this document doesn't change:

It doesn't change the Immaculate Conception. Mary was conceived without original sin. That's still true. That's still dogma.

It doesn't change the Assumption. Mary was taken up body and soul into heaven. That's still true. That's still dogma.

It doesn't change her perpetual virginity. Mary was a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus. That's still true. That's still dogma.

It doesn't change her title as Mother of God. Mary is the Theotokos, the God-bearer. That's still true. That's been defined since the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.

It doesn't change her role as our spiritual mother. Jesus gave her to us from the cross. She's the Mother of the Church. That's still true.

It doesn't change her intercession. Mary prays for us. Her prayers are powerful. She brings our needs before her Son. That's still true.

It doesn't change her apparitions. Mary has appeared throughout history at Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, and countless other places. Those approved apparitions are still valid. The Church still recognizes them.

It doesn't change your personal devotion to her. If you pray the Rosary, wear a Miraculous Medal, consecrate yourself to Mary, or have a special devotion to Our Lady under any of her approved titles — none of that changes. The Church still encourages all of that.

What changed is this: The Church clarified that two specific titles — Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of All Graces — shouldn't be used because they're theologically imprecise and risk causing confusion about Christ's unique role as Redeemer and Mediator.

That's it. That's the whole thing.

How to Think About Mary Going Forward

So how should Catholics think about Mary in light of this document?

First, go back to Scripture. Look at how the Bible presents her. She's the handmaid of the Lord. She's the one who pondered things in her heart. She's the faithful disciple who never wavered. She's the mother who suffered watching her Son die. She's the woman who prayed with the Apostles in the Upper Room waiting for Pentecost.

Second, remember that Mary always points to Jesus. In every approved apparition, in every genuine mystical encounter, Mary directs people to her Son. She never puts herself forward. She never claims honor that belongs to Jesus alone.

Third, trust the Church. The teaching authority that gave us the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption is the same teaching authority that's giving us this clarification now. If you trust the Church to teach infallibly about Mary's privileges, you need to trust the Church when it clarifies what language we should and shouldn't use about her.

Fourth, keep your devotion strong. Love Mary. Pray to her. Ask for her intercession. Honor her as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Celebrate her feast days. Learn about her apparitions. She's your mother, and she loves you with a mother's love that's been perfected by grace.

But always remember: She's not Jesus. She's not equal to Jesus. She doesn't have power independent of Jesus. Everything she is, everything she does, every grace she brings — it all flows from Him.

A Word to My Protestant Brothers and Sisters

Look, I know some of you are reading this and thinking, "Finally! Catholics are admitting they went too far with Mary!" But hold up. That's not what's happening here.

The Catholic Church has always taught — always — that Jesus Christ is the sole Redeemer and Mediator. We've never taught anything else. What happened is that some devotional language developed over the centuries that, while it could be interpreted in an orthodox way, was causing confusion.

The Church is cleaning up that confusion. That's all.

We still believe Mary is the Mother of God. We still believe she's ever-virgin. We still believe she was assumed into heaven. We still pray to her (which means asking for her intercession, not worshiping her). We still honor her above all other created beings because she bore the Creator in her womb.

None of that has changed. And none of that contradicts Scripture when properly understood.

I'm not going to argue the whole Catholic-Protestant divide here. That's not what this article is about. But I will say this: Before you celebrate this as some kind of Catholic retreat from Marian doctrine, actually read the document. It's 20 pages of beautiful theology about Mary's unique role in salvation history. It's a love letter to the Mother of God, written by a Church that treasures her more than you can imagine.

The document just makes clear that we treasure her for who she actually is, not for exaggerated titles that obscure her true beauty.

A Word to Traditionalist Catholics

I know some of you are hurting right now. You love Mary deeply. You've used these titles in your prayers. You might have consecrated yourself to her under the title of Co-Redemptrix. And now it feels like the Church is telling you that was wrong.

But that's not what the Church is saying. The Church is saying those titles aren't theologically precise enough to be official teaching. It's not saying you were a bad Catholic for using them. It's not saying your devotion was false or misguided.

The Church is protecting the Faith. That's what the Magisterium does. Sometimes that means clarifying things that have gotten muddy over time.

Your love for Mary is good and holy. Your devotion to her is pleasing to God. But that devotion needs to be properly ordered and properly understood. It needs to be Catholic devotion, not something that drifts into error.

Trust the Church on this. The same Church that gave you your love for Mary is guiding you to love her even better — to love her in a way that's firmly rooted in Scripture, Tradition, and sound theology.

The Deeper Reality: Mary's True Cosmic Power

Here's what I want you to understand: Mary's real power is so much greater than any title we could give her.

Think about it. She was chosen by God before the foundation of the world to bear the Son of God in her womb. She carried infinite divinity in her finite human body. She nursed God at her breast. She taught God to walk. She watched God grow up under her care.

She stood at the foot of the cross and didn't break. She watched the worst thing that could ever happen — the torture and murder of her innocent Son — and she didn't curse God. She didn't lose her faith. She stood there in solidarity with His suffering, offering everything she was in union with His sacrifice.

She was the first person to believe in the Resurrection. She prayed with the Apostles in the Upper Room. She was there when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost. And then, when her earthly life was complete, God took her body and soul into heaven because the body that had borne God shouldn't see corruption.

Now she's in heaven, crowned as Queen, interceding for us constantly, appearing when we need her, leading souls to her Son.

You think a Vatican document diminishes that? You think clarifying some language makes her less powerful?

The woman who appeared to me in my vision — the woman who appears to people all over the world, to Catholics and non-Catholics alike, to believers and unbelievers — that woman is so far beyond our ability to comprehend that any title we give her is inadequate.

But the title that matters most is the one Jesus gave her: Mother. Our Mother. Mother of the Church. Mother of all who belong to Christ.

And that title — that reality — hasn't changed and will never change.

Living in This Truth

So what does this mean for how we live as Catholics?

It means we continue to honor Mary, love Mary, and invoke her intercession with confidence. It means we trust that she's with us, praying for us, leading us to her Son. It means we can still go to her in our struggles, our pain, our desperate hours, knowing she understands because she suffered too.

But it also means we keep our focus where it belongs: on Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Word made Flesh, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

When we pray to Mary, we're not replacing Jesus. We're not bypassing Jesus. We're not going to Mom because Dad's too scary. We're asking our Mother to pray with us and for us to Jesus, just like we'd ask any Christian to pray for us.

The difference is that Mary's prayers are more powerful than ours because she's more united to Jesus than we are. She's holier than we are. She's closer to God than we are. So we ask her to join her prayers to ours, and we trust that Jesus listens to His Mother.

But at the end of the day, Jesus is the one who answers. Jesus is the one who saves. Jesus is the one who heals, delivers, redeems, and makes all things new.

Mary would be the first to tell you that. In fact, she's been telling us that for 2,000 years: "Do whatever He tells you."

Conclusion: Nothing Has Changed Because Nothing Could Change

The title of this article is "Nothing Has Changed," and I mean that with every fiber of my being.

The theological reality of Mary's role in salvation history hasn't changed. What God did through her hasn't changed. What she continues to do from heaven hasn't changed. The love she has for us as our Mother hasn't changed. The power of her intercession hasn't changed.

What changed is that the Church clarified some language that needed clarifying. That's not a revolution. That's not a betrayal. That's not a demotion.

That's the Church being the Church — protecting the deposit of faith, guarding against confusion, keeping the focus on Christ while honoring His Mother in the way she deserves to be honored.

If this upsets you, if it shakes your faith, if it makes you angry at the Church — I'd invite you to spend some time in prayer. Ask Mary herself what she thinks about all this. Ask her if she's offended that the Church is being careful about how we talk about her. Ask her if she wants titles that might confuse people about her Son's unique role.

I think I know what she'd say. The same thing she's always said: "Do whatever He tells you."

Mary doesn't need inflated titles to be magnificent. She doesn't need exaggerated language to be powerful. She doesn't need us to make her more than she is because what she actually is — the Mother of God, the first disciple, our spiritual Mother — is already more wonderful than we can comprehend.

The Vatican didn't take anything away from Mary with this document. They gave us a clearer vision of who she truly is. And who she truly is, friends, is glorious beyond measure.

So pray the Rosary. Wear your Miraculous Medal. Consecrate yourself to Mary. Love her with all your heart. Ask for her intercession every day. Honor her as the Queen of Heaven. Celebrate her feast days. Learn about her apparitions. Make pilgrimages to her shrines.

And when you do all that, remember: She's leading you to Jesus. That's her whole mission. That's her joy. That's what makes her the perfect disciple and the perfect Mother.

Nothing has changed. Because the truth about Mary — the real, glorious, Biblical, Catholic truth — is too beautiful to ever need changing.

She was, is, and always will be what God made her to be: the Mother of God and our Mother, pointing us always and forever to her Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

~ Jeff Callaway

Texas Outlaw Poet

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