From the Pastor
Fr. Mike Comer shares his thoughts on Scripture, spirituality and the challenges of living the Gospel.
may is for mary
May 3, 2026
We have moved into the month of May, which the Church celebrates as the month of Mary. October is also the month of the Holy Rosary, so both months are focused on her.
The Catholic Church’s beliefs about Mary are distilled into the four Marian Dogmas. These are:
Each of these, in their own way, tell us far more about Jesus than about her.
The doctrine that states that Mary is the Mother of God is the Church’s affirmation that Jesus is truly God and truly man, and that the child she bore in her womb was in fact God. Her perpetual virginity makes sure we know that God is the Father of Jesus, and that He did not have a human father in terms of His conception.
The Catholic Church’s beliefs about Mary are distilled into the four Marian Dogmas. These are:
- Mary is the Mother of God
- She was a perpetual virgin
- She was immaculately conceived, and
- She was assumed body and soul into Heaven.
Each of these, in their own way, tell us far more about Jesus than about her.
The doctrine that states that Mary is the Mother of God is the Church’s affirmation that Jesus is truly God and truly man, and that the child she bore in her womb was in fact God. Her perpetual virginity makes sure we know that God is the Father of Jesus, and that He did not have a human father in terms of His conception.
Mary was conceived in her mother’s womb without Original Sin, so that she could be a pure vessel to bring forth the child of God. And because she had borne the child of God in her womb, she is the Ark of the New Covenant, and God preserved her body from the decay of death for that reason.
In the miracle at Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine, we see Mary coming to Jesus to inform Him of the problem that the family was facing. This reveals Mary as one who intercedes for us with her Son. We should bring all our needs to her, as well as to Jesus, and ask her to pray with and for us to Jesus.
In the very dangerous time in which we live, let us ask her to pray with us for peace in our world, especially in the Middle East. As always, I encourage the daily rosary.
—Fr. Mike Comer
In the miracle at Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine, we see Mary coming to Jesus to inform Him of the problem that the family was facing. This reveals Mary as one who intercedes for us with her Son. We should bring all our needs to her, as well as to Jesus, and ask her to pray with and for us to Jesus.
In the very dangerous time in which we live, let us ask her to pray with us for peace in our world, especially in the Middle East. As always, I encourage the daily rosary.
—Fr. Mike Comer
