Welcome!
Mary wants to assist us during this time, just as she has so many times to various peoples of the past. This page is dedicated to telling her story, in Holy Scripture and down through the ages. She invites us to be part of her story and her life, for she is not only a biblical figure from the past.
Mary is the Virgin of Scripture, she who accepted God’s invitation to bear the Son of God. She thus became Mother, but not only the Mother of God. At the foot of the Cross, through a mystical exchange with Jesus, she became our spiritual mother in the order of grace.
Mary is also the Woman prophesied in Genesis, unfolded in the Gospels of Luke and John, and revealed in glory in the Book of Revelation.
The Diocese of Phoenix invites Catholics to come to know Mary better, to build and deepen a relationship with her, and to be blessed by her protection and guidance. She always guides us to a deeper encounter with her Son, Jesus Christ. Here, some of her story is told.
Fr. John Nahrgang
Vicar for Evangelization and Education
Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
Miraculous Medal Initiative
Telling the story and promises of the Miraculous Medal to the students at the Diocese of Phoenix Catholic Schools.
The Diocese of Phoenix is telling the story of Mary through a Miraculous Medal Initiative, beginning with schoolchildren. Children will first hear about the childhood of Zoe Labouré and her call to the vocation of religious life. Upon entering religious life she becomes Sister Catherine Labouré of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. There, our Blessed Mother appears to her and gives her the revelation and mission around a new sacramental in the life of the Church: the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, the Miraculous Medal.
Children are also given the gift of a fine Miraculous Medal necklace, that they may enter into a deeper relationship with Mary, that they may experience her love, protection and guidance.
Mary in Scripture
The Blessed Mother’s role in the history of our Church begins in the Gospel itself.
Aliquam sit amet ligula lacus. Aenean viverra massa sem, nec ornare ex sagittis eleifend. Nulla lacinia, purus at ornare tincidunt, enim libero cursus nisi, at interdum magna metus quis massa. Maecenas ut interdum purus. Suspendisse dolor diam, malesuada sed nunc sed, semper tincidunt lacus. Phasellus aliquam tempus interdum. Morbi euismod molestie magna, nec facilisis orci maximus et. Nullam vel dolor ultrices, gravida felis quis, dictum sem. Sed fringilla viverra felis at eleifend. Proin iaculis nisl sed pharetra interdum.