A Definition of Mary by 7th and 8th Grade Students at Saint Rita School The month of June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but Pentecost Monday, June 1, was the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. A beautiful way to end May, the month of Mary, is to start June celebrating this relatively new memorial - Pope Francis just added it to the Church's calendar in 2018. And so we contemplate Our Mother…

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI defined Mary in this one simple sentence: Mary is a woman who loves. On the following slides, you will read how the 7th and 8th Graders at Saint Rita School define Our Lady. AT: Mary, Mother of God, is the Mother of MH: She is our loving Mother and the Jesus, who intercedes for us forever. Defender against demons, whose love for us is unbelievable. EF: Mary is a strong, beautiful, and loving woman who cares for all of us. RMC: Mary is.

GS: Patient Mother, devoted, Immaculate RMC: Mary is our prayerful, holy mother. Queen. LC: Our Lady is a lily in its full beauty. HH: Mary is our mother who cares for us and returns us to Christ’s love. CL: Mother most gracious, beautiful, and caring; virgin of virgins; our queen in heaven; MW: Mary is the perfect role model and we and the perfect example of what life should should all want to be like her. look like. TN: Mary, Mother of God, is the glorious, GN: Mary is the most beautiful, most pure, immaculate queen of heaven and earth. most honest friend that I have.

AM: Mary is our gateway to being with God. GN: Mary is mostly known for being the Mother of God. We respect all of her titles and JJ: A strong, beautiful, meek, faithful, sorrowful cherish them as a treasure in our hearts. Mary and perfect woman. is the most beautiful, most pure, most honest friend that I have. I turn to Her for everything in SF: Mary believed in God and Archangel life, she helps fill the void that is missing in life Gabriel so much, she didn’t care what others for everyone, she will not let you down, no thought. matter what.

IS: Mary, Mother of God, is the perfect role SM: Mary is…Holy, Loving, Motherly, Caring. model to all. GH: Mary: The most loving and perfect AT: Mary is the path to Jesus. example, and shelter for us all. ST: Mary is beautiful on the outside and especially on the inside and is the queen of NC: Mary is the immaculate role model and humility. mother to the world. GS: Mary is kind, compassionate, forgiving, SS: Mary is a representative of humility, loving, pure, and our mother. devotion, love, and patience. EO: Mary is a woman who Loves. AL: Mary is perfect, she is an example for EO: Mary…Lady, Queen of Peace and everyone, she knows right from wrong, but she Queen of the World who protects us from doesn’t need to, because she is always right. any danger. CG: Mary is the perfect Model of Faith with God PA: Ever-loving, Sweet, Kind, Blessed, Himself. Immaculate, Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the World. MM: Mary is the Virgin Mother of God, assumed into Heaven, and is Queen of creation. GC: Mary is a mother to all. She kindly helps us in times of need. SG: Mary is the Mother of God and Mediatrix of all graces and our Mother too. AG: Mary is the model of discipleship and the leader of all those modest and humble. CC: Mary is the Mother of Jesus; Mary was married to Joseph; God sent the power of the JL: Mary: Our Spiritual Mother, born without sin, Holy Spirit to Mary. the Queen of Heaven and Earth, who loves us. SDM: Mary is courage, love, compassion, and AS: Mary is the perfect disciple who is there to hope, and she helps us in our daily lives. guide us.

MH: The Mother and Queen of our universe. ML: Mary is a perfect mother, most pure, a model of humility, obedient to God, and most HR: Mary is God’s perfect creature. importantly, a role model.

CR: Mary: The Mother of God, example to all BY: Mary is the beautiful, knowledgeable, of mankind, model of purity. sinless Mother of Jesus.

IR: Mary is a perfect example of how to do what God asks us to do.