Mary, Our Companion

Many Catholics believe in Mary's role but find it difficult to explain. Mary Our Companion provides clear language to describe who Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is in Scripture and why the Church honors her. The booklet presents the key passages where Mary appears in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles and explains her role in each event in direct and grounded terms. It also explains the difference between worship and intercession and how devotion to Mary is connected to devotion to Christ. The content summarizes established Catholic teaching drawn from Scripture, the early Church, the Council of Ephesus (which affirmed Mary as the Mother of God), and the Catechism. Approved Marian apparitions and their place in Catholic practice are included factually, without dramatizing them. This booklet does not introduce new interpretations. It restates existing Catholic teaching in a way that is easier to understand and explain.