P7 RERC 2-15a I can recognise Mary's significance within the Catholic Tradition and I know that celebrating her feast days and praying to God through Mary can enrich my life.

P7 RERC 2-15a I can recognise Mary's significance within the Catholic Tradition and I know that celebrating her feast days and praying to God through Mary can enrich my life.

I can list, and I am beginning to understand, the significance of the major feast days of Mary celebrated

in the Catholic Church:

1st January - Mother of God 11th February - Our Lady of Lourdes

25th March – Annunciation 31st May- The Visitation

15th August - The Assumption of Mary 8th September - Our Lady’s birthday

7th October - Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary 8th December - Immaculate Conception

Mary, Our Lady is often

portrayed reading the scriptures,

as she was so open to hearing

and bearing the Word of God.

P7 RERC 2-15a ( contd) I know that the feast day of the Assumption of Our Lady is celebrated on 15th August as a Holiday of Obligation and I understand that we honour Mary’s assumption (being taken up) body and soul into Heaven, at the end of her life on earth. I know why Mary is honoured as the model of all Christians and I can pray to God as Mary prayed using the words of the Magnificat. I can recognise some icons and images of Mary and identify the symbols therein (e.g. Mother of God, Our Lady of Lourdes, The Annunciation, The Visitation, Our Lady’s Birthday, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Our Lady of Fatima)

15th August – The Feast Day of The Assumption of Mary

8th September – The Feast of Our Lady’s birthday

St Anne and St Joachim, in Catholic Tradition are celebrated as the parents of Our Lady, Mary, the Mother of God.

7th October - Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Traditionally, The Rosary, was given by

Our Lady to St Dominic.

Pray the Rosary,

especially in October, Advent

And May, the traditional

months of devotion to

Our Blessed Mother.

8th December – Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception is a feast day when we celebrate

The fact that Mary, Mother of God, was conceived without stain

of original sin.

The conception of Jesus, Son of God,

truly human and truly divine is celebrated

At the Annunciation.

1st January - Feast Day of Mary, Mother of God

This image prefigures, Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the the world.

Mary, Mother of the Church

The phrase used for the protection of

Mary, Mother of the Church, is to be kept safe,

Under Our Lady’s Mantle.

Design your own icon of our lady, perhaps including

Pictures of your own family and friends,

cherished under the mantle.

11th February – Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes

25th March – Feast Day of The Annunciation

31st May- The Feast Day of The Visitation

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Our Lady of Czestochowa

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Sorrows

Our Lady of the Magnificat