Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 +JMJ+ I have a question... when/where/how did the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart begin? I know devotion to the Sacred Heart really kicked off with St. Margaret Mary, but I'd like to find out more about the Immaculate Heart and the history behind it... Any help at all is wonderful! Thank you in advance! God Bless and Mary Protect... Yours in the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, FutureNunJMJ + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Ooh I can help you with this one I'm working on a tract on Marian Devotion at present give me a few mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 Yay! Thank you so much! God Bless and Mary Protect... Yours in the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, FutureNunJMJ + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 [url="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07168a.htm"]Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary ( history ][/url] <-- NewAdvent [url="http://www.shrineofsaintjude.net/home1212.html"]Immaculate Heart of Mary[/url] [url="http://www.catholic.net/the_mary_page/template_channel.phtml?channel_id=25"]The Immaculate Heart[/url] Those should start you off, if you need any more just let me know God Bless, Jennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Thought I would add this little note on: [quote]Early Church Images of Mary Paintings found in the catacombs of Rome show that devotion to Mary existed at least as early as around 150. One image in the St. Agnes catacomb represents Mary as "Mother of the Church," as she stands between the apostles Peter and Paul with outstretched arms. St. Justin Martyr in the same century began developing a theology of Mary as the "New Eve": In giving us Jesus, Mary participates in giving supernatural life to the Church and helps to repair the damage of the first Eve. The earliest known prayer to Our Lady dates back to possibly the 200s. The Sub Tuum Praesidium (Under Your Protection) was discovered in 1917 on an ancient Egyptian papyrus. It proves that early Christians believed that Mary was an advocate in heaven for God’s people, able to intercede for her children on earth: We fly to your protection O Holy Mother of God. Despise not our petitions In our necessities But deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. This prayer also shows that Mary was being addressed as Theotokos – Mother of God – long before the Council of Ephesus of 431 approved of the title. Here is a clear example of the sensus fidelium at work – the inherent faith sense of the Christian people – preparing the way for a formal ratification by the Magisterium. Quite possibly the Sub Tuum Praesidium reflects a tradition from the first century, and therefore a teaching of the original apostles.[/quote] I discovered it when I was researching for my tract. Pretty interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 I'll be reading for a while! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 lol yw have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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