Mary Page presents a study of Marian themes in magisterial documents from Vatican II to the present. There are eight themes (see below) and, for each theme there are a variety of sub-themes which can be used for homiletic and research purposes. Please click on the theme title below to access the texts.

For a compendium of text sources please see: List of Documents.

The Themes
	Mary and God the Father - General
The Father	Daughter of the Father Immaculate Conception Holiness Mother of God Ever Virgin Other
	Mary and Jesus Christ - General
Jesus Christ	First/Fully Redeemed of Her Son Mother of Jesus Christ Mother as Theotokos (title) Mother of God Mother as Birth Giver Mother as Educator Handmaid, Associate, Cooperatrix Disciple Other
	Mary and the Holy Spirit - General
The Holy Spirit	Overshadowed by the Spirit (Incarnation) Fashioned by the Spirit (Her Whole Existence) Fullness of Grace Other
	Mary and the Church - General
The Church	Member of the Church Figure and Model of the Church (Symbol, Mirror) Mother of the Faithful (Spiritual Motherhood) Mediation and Intercession Assumption (Eschatological Image) Mary and the World (Ecumenism) Orthodox Reformation Churches Judaism Islam
	The Person of Mary - General
Mary's Person	Historical Character (Historical Versus Symbol) Cultural Background (Jewishness) Creatureliness (Like Us!) Femininity (A Woman) Humanness Human Personality Freedom Knowledge Human Weakness and Limitations Human Development Social Dimension (Mary and Women ...) Religious Dimension (Faith, Faith Development)
	The Life of Mary - General
Mary's Life	Sacred Scripture: Old Testament Typologies (Daughter of Zion, et al) New Testament Elements Annunciation Visitation (Mary's Service) Visitation (Elizabeth's Perspective) Magnificat Song Nativity, Epiphany, Flight to Egypt Presentation of Jesus in the Temple The Finding in the Temple & The Hidden Life Wedding Feast of Cana Mary and the Relatives of Jesus Calvary Pentecost Book of Revelation Apocryphal Elements (Fourth/Thirteenth Stations of the Cross, etc.)
	Marian Devotion - General
Devotion to Mary	Liturgical Expressions Various Forms of Marian Piety Marian Apostolate
	Pastoral and Catechetical Aspects - General
Teaching about Mary	Mary and Prayer in the Catechism of the Catholic Church Mary and the Commandments in the Catechism of the Catholic Church Adaptation/Inculturation Right Measure/Correctness

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