The Marian Devotion

I am a small Catholic creator with a Marian devotion. I simply want to share my faith with the Catholic community, so if you are Catholic please consider following or saying hi!

I post things like content for Catholics, interesting facts about the one true church, or sometimes content for people that are simply curious or wanting to learn more about Catholicism.

The Eucharist isn’t symbolic, it’s the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus

Many of us have Marian shrines in our homes

Mary is honored in every single Mass during the Liturgy

There are statues of saints, the Blessed Mother, and angels in every Catholic Church

No one dances or raises their hands during hymns, we either sing or stand silently in prayer

Mass isn’t a social gathering and most people are reverently silent before and after the Mass to respect the presence of Jesus

Every time we pray the Rosary we are asking for Mary’s intercession

All Catholics have a patron saint who intercedes for us when we pray

You must not eat anything in the one hour before you receive communion

Yes it’s true, we don’t eat any meat at all on Fridays in Lent

Many Catholics wear the Miraculous Medal, which is an image of Mary which holds special graces for the wearer

Yes, Mary is indeed sinless and she was assumed body and soul into Heaven

Praying with the help of the saints or the Mother is NOT necromancy, it’s intercession…. there’s a huge difference.

We pray for you without your permission all the time ✨

The Pope is the Vicar of Christ and DOES have authority within the Church as the Seat of St. Peter

I’ve seen a lot of people recently that are wearing rosaries on their neck like a necklace, and I’m going to explain why that’s not the proper use for it. The Rosary is what we call a sacramental: “sacred signs by which effects, especially spiritual effects, are signified in some imitation of the sacraments and are obtained through the intercession of the Church” (Catholic Answers).

In simpler words, a rosary as a sacramental is a tool we use specifically for prayer and is an object that has special and sacred meaning.

They’ll say that we worship her, that having statues and shrines for her is idolatry, that praying to her is necromancy, that she’s a sinner, that she’s worthless in the eyes of God.

I want to cry every time I see such words.

Run to Mary and give her the biggest hug ♡

Ask St. Peter if I can hold his keys

Interview St. John about why he decided to put that detail in his gospel about him being the fastest apostle

Have dinner with St. Mary Magdalene

Sing with St. Cecilia

Plant a garden with St. Thérèse

Pray the Rosary with Mary

Have fishes and loaves with Jesus

Ask God all my nonsensical questions about how life works

Find people’s keys with St. Anthony

She’s wearing modest clothing

Probably has a rosary in her pocket or in her purse

Miraculous medal necklace!!!!!!!! (probably the biggest indication)

Phone lockscreen has a scripture verse or Catholic imagery

Beautiful obv 🥰

Speaks with kindness

Decade keyring on her keys

Rosary hanging on her rearview mirror

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Rosary ♡

And the same to you ♡

I’ve seen videos on this topic from a LOT of Catholic creators on the Internet, and some of these takes are not rooted in reality.

Respectfully, this debate is a little silly.

I’ve always been a big believer in going to talk to your priest about moral dilemmas, especially with questions you have about your personal relationships as they pertain to God. However, there are a few instances of this subject being discussed among Vatican-approved documents and texts. (if you’re interested in what those are, Aubrey Corrigan (aubrey.corrigan) has a really insightful video on the subject posted to her Instagram.

All of these documents say the same thing essentially-

It is *not* a sin to kiss your girlfriend before marriage.

A kiss between two people who are in a relationship (provided it is a heterosexual pairing) is simply meant to be an expression of romantic affection, and that is encouraged. However, the line is drawn when you are using a kiss to provoke a lustful reaction in yourself or in your partner. Arousal in and of itself is not a sin, nor is having feelings of arousal, but indulging in that feeling or deliberately provoking it without attempting to suppress it *is* a sin. Arousal is simply your body’s reaction to external stimuli, and sometimes a kiss can do that even though it is a simple gesture of affection.

A friend of mine who doesn’t have a platform or anything has asked me to broadcast her prayer request in hopes that her situation improves. She’s a 20-year-old who still lives at home with her parents because she can’t afford to move out, and her mother is verbally abusive and narcissistic.

She’s suffering from extreme anxiety and fluctuating levels of depression because she feels as if her mother has made it impossible for her to be independent- she can’t drive, she has a minimum wage customer service job, her mother constantly criticizes and berates her, and she doesn’t have that many other friends in the area who can support her.

Oh my goodness yes! Thank you so much ♡

I believe that our job as God’s faithful is to defend him and advocate for his truth in a profound and loving way. Catholicism isn’t about hurting feelings, it’s about loving everyone regardless of what they believe! I think that if all of us extend the same grace to other faiths that we do to different walks of life that the world would be genuinely so much better. If we actually had discussions about our similarities to different faiths instead of nitpicking at differences, they would be more open to what we have to say about the truth.

Hi! First of all, God bless you and keep you close ♡ I’m so glad you joined the Faith and have found hope in Christ.

Everyone has their own personal faith journey, and even the saints struggled at times with sin! Remember that you are human, and because of original sin it is in our nature as a fallen race to mess up- because we are not perfect. No one is except for Jesus and Mary.

When I was younger, my parents raised me in the Faith. I am a cradle Catholic, but even people that are raised in the Faith are susceptible to falling away from it. When I entered my teen years, I started to fall away from Jesus. I didn’t care so much about going to Mass and I didn’t pray at home or even reach out to God. I fell into a cycle of sin that I never sought redemption for, and I stopped going to Confession altogether for a number of years. When I moved away to college, I even stopped going to Mass on Sunday. Then, close to Easter when I was newly 20 years old, I had a very sudden urge to return to Mass. I rediscovered my faith through love of the Virgin Mary, who is my patron saint. I began to pray the rosary daily, to ask Her for assistance in strengthening my faith, and to pray for Her intercession to pull me closer to Jesus. From there, I fell in love with the Church all over again. I started to enjoy going to Mass and to pay attention, I started veiling to honor the Blessed Virgin, I bought a prayer candle with Mary on it and had it blessed to pray with it, and I started to see God in everything good I encountered. I find joy in prayer and thoughts of Our Lord.

Soon after that, the sins that I so habitually committed started to have less and less hold on me. Every time I had a temptation to sin or started to indulge in sinful thoughts, I asked Jesus immediately to banish them from my mind and from my heart. I still struggle with self control and at times the compulsion to sin is very strong. But resisting it is easier through the help of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin, and the saints.

Whenever I think of my sinful past or the times that I discarded Jesus for instant gratification, I *am* sad. But then I start to think about how Jesus must have felt to have me return to him. He and all of Heaven must have been rejoicing for one of the lost sheep to return to the grace of God! That is how it must be for you too.

Remember that you are never alone in your faith. Legions upon legions of Angels stand behind you, as well as millions of saints, martyrs, and archangels that champion you from the heavens. The Blessed Virgin and our Lord Jesus are strengthening you and blessing you every step that you take closer to God!

When I feel sad that I ever fell away from the Church, I remember that when I went back to confession for that first time, my guardian angel must have been running laps around me and jumping for joy, as well as every soul in Heaven who has been praying for my return to Jesus. That thought strengthens me and gives me hope, and I remember that feeling every time I feel compelled to give in to temptation or sin.

One thing that can help very much is praying to Our Lady for guidance. Since I have a special relationship with her as my patron saint, I asked her to help me reach for Jesus and resist Satan’s pull. I started to pray a rosary daily, and then it was like a miracle- it felt easier to say no to sinning and I started to feel genuine joy when I was able to turn back to God in a moment of vulnerability.

Remember also that you have a community of the Catholic Church on Earth who is cheering you on, though you may not see it. Every day we pray for the unfaithful to return to God, and any one of us is there should you need guidance or help.