All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri - Episodes Tagged with “Mary”

The Freedom Behind Mary's Fiat

Ascension — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 02:00:00 -0400

Mary's fiat reflects her deep love for God and willingness to serve. Dr. Sri explores the significance of Mary's response to God at the Annunciation. He delves into the meaning of the term 'slave' as used by Mary, contrasting modern and classical views of freedom and emphasizing the importance of virtue in living a life of authentic love.

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"Mary has the inner self-possession to be able to give her life truly as a gift to others."
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I Am the Immaculate Conception

Ascension — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0500

What can we learn from the dogma of the Immaculate Conception? In this special episode recorded at the Grotto where Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in Lourdes, Dr. Sri explores the profound meaning of the Immaculate Conception and how Mary is a model of holiness for each one of us. Drawing from the life of St. Bernadette, Dr. Sri explains how this Catholic doctrine offers us hope in our struggles and a vision of God’s purpose for each of us.

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“When you look at Mary, you see someone who has the fullness of what God wants to accomplish in every human person.”
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Do Whatever He Tells You

Ascension — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:00:00 -0500

Do you respond to God’s Will promptly and wholeheartedly? Dr. Sri focuses on Mary’s powerful words to the servants at the Wedding Feast of Cana and explains how those words are rooted in old testament language around covenant obedience and how they can inspire us to respond boldly to Jesus in discipleship.

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“At the Wedding Feast at Cana, when Mary says, ‘Do whatever he tells you’ it’s as if she has on her lips the profession of faith that Israel made at Mount Sinai when they respond to Moses ‘We will do everything the Lord has said.’ “

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Imagine Mary's First Communion

Ascension — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:00:00 -0400

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like for Mary to receive her first Holy Communion? Dr. Sri invites us to reflect on the mystery of that moment, and explains the profound connection between Mary carrying Jesus in her womb and a person receiving Communion.

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“For Mary, receiving the Eucharist must have somehow meant welcoming once more into her womb that heart which had beat in unison with hers.” - St. John Paul II
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Is Mary Human? Immaculate Conception Explained

Ascension — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 02:00:00 -0500

If Mary was immaculately conceived, is she really human? Did she actually have free will? Today, Dr. Sri explains the dogma of the immaculate conception and helps us understand how we can still relate to her even though she was sinless.

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Though sinless, Mary was nevertheless completely human. She laughed with her cousin Elizabeth, walked by faith with Joseph, and wept at the foot of the cross.
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Virtue: Giving God Our Best

Ascension — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:00:00 -0500

It’s not enough to just have good values, we need virtue to put those values into practice and really see a difference in our lives. Drawing from the Catechism and Scripture, Dr. Sri explains what virtue is, and why it’s important to have virtue in order to be truly free.

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“The goal of a virtuous life is to become like God.”- CC 1803

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Lord Help My Unbelief: Doubts or Difficulties?

Ascension — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:00:00 -0400

Do you find yourself struggling with certain Catholic moral teachings or doctrines sometimes? Today, Dr. Sri explains the difference between doubting and turning to God with our difficulties accepting everything the Catholic Church teaches. Using examples from the Gospel, he offers us practical tips to help us entrust our questions to God with great faith.

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“Doubt is trusting our own intellect more than the revelation of God.”
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The Story of Our Lady of the Rosary

Ascension — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 02:00:00 -0400

This week the Catholic church celebrates the feast of our Lady of the Rosary and honors her miraculous intercession in the iconic Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Dr. Sri shares with us the historical context and story behind this important feast and reminds us of the power of Our Lady’s intercession when we entrust seemingly impossible situations to her.

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On October 7th 1571, our Lady intervened in the Battle of Lepanto and changed the course of Western civilization. Let us also turn to Mary in our personal battles and entrust the impossible to her.

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Mary’s Fiat: Trusting God in the Unexpected

Ascension — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 02:00:00 -0400

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Mary’s nativity. Mary’s life is a source of wisdom for all of us, particularly when we face uncertain seasons and moments in life. In this episode, Dr. Sri unpacks the mystery of Mary’s fiat, and shows us how we can learn from Mary when life takes unexpected turns.

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Mary’s fiat was not a passive surrender, but rather a joyful abandonment and longing to fulfill the dreams of her beloved God.

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The Choice Mary Faced at the Wedding Feast at Cana

Ascension — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:00:00 -0400

It’s officially May, and you know what that means: It’s Mary’s month! In today’s special episode, recorded on location at the Wedding Church in Cana, Dr. Sri explains the unprecedented moment during the wedding feast wherein Jesus calls his mother, “Woman." Dr. Sri then points out the often overlooked choice that Mary faced in response to Jesus’ strange words.

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A Different Way to Think About the Immaculate Conception

Ascension — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 02:00:00 -0500

Do you put Mary on such a pedestal that you feel like you can’t relate to her at all? As we celebrate the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dr. Sri explains the beauty of God’s choice to create Mary without sin and offers several practical ways you can seek Mary’s help in your own quest for holiness.

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What God did in Mary in an instant, he wants to do in you throughout a lifetime. Mary is an icon of God’s plan for your holiness. _

Why would God preserve Mary from sin?

It wasn’t for her own sake that God preserved Mary from sin! The Immaculate Conception of Mary is in fact all about Jesus. This dogma reveals that Jesus is no ordinary child—he’s the all holy, eternal Son of God.
Mary is like the ark of the covenant, carrying the almighty holy presence of God. In the Old Testament, Jews build the Ark of the Covenant with the best of materials, the purest of gold. It’s most fitting that the God of the universe would choose to dwell in the purest of human vessels—a woman without sin.

*What Does the Immaculate Conception Mean for Your Spiritual Life? *

Everything about Mary shows us what God wants to do in our lives. Mary is full of grace, and God wants to fill us each with grace, too.
What God wants to do in each of us over time, he did in Mary in an instant. Mary is an icon reminding us of God’s plan for our own holiness.

Two Ways to Seek Grace Alongside Mary

Think about a specific sin in your life that you’re really struggling with, and turn to Mary. Say a Hail Mary, and ask her for her help in conquering that sin. “You who are full of grace, pray for me in this weakness.”
Reflect on Mary’s journey to visit Elizabeth (Luke 1:39) Imitate her “going in haste” to serve Elizabeth and be in communion with her as they rejoice together in God’s plan. This week, “go in haste” to visit Jesus in the chapel, and “go in haste” to the people who matter most in your life. ** The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe** On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, remember to ask Our Lady’s intercession to bring about a true culture of life in the midst of this culture of death.

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Is the Rosary Biblical?

Ascension — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0400

We’ve talked about the Biblical roots of the Hail Mary, but what about the Rosary? What makes this prayer so powerful that St. Padre Pio called it “the weapon for these times”?

Dr. Edward Sri explains why the Rosary is not “vain repetition”, points to the Biblical source of each prayer in the Rosary, and gives practical advice on how we can better incorporate this impactful prayer into our daily lives.

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The Biblical Roots of the Hail Mary

Ascension — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:00:00 -0400

Catholics are often criticized for praying to Mary, but every part of the Hail Mary has biblical roots which reveal that the focus of this prayer is actually Jesus. St. John Paul II put it this way, “Although the repeated Hail Mary is addressed directly to Mary, it is to Jesus that the act of love is ultimately directed, with her and through her.”

Dr. Sri unpacks the biblical roots of the Hail Mary to help us truly understand the significance of this powerful prayer.

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“Every time we pray the Hail Mary, we enter into the ecstatic praise of heaven and earth. Heaven represented by Gabriel, earth represented by Elizabeth. We’re entering into their words of praise, which are in Scripture and are inspired by God.”

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“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you … ”

Luke 1:26-28 - In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”

“ ... Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb … ”

Luke 1:39-45 - In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechari′ah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit* and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

filled with the Holy Spirit - this language is used to describe someone who is given prophetic insight.

“ … Jesus … ”

Philippians 2:8-11 - And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow*, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

at the name of Jesus - there is immense power in the name of Jesus, and his name is at the very center of this prayer, making it literally a Christocentric prayer. St. John Paul II called it the “hinge” of the Hail Mary. He said, “The centre of gravity in the Hail Mary, the hinge as it were which joins its two parts, is the name of Jesus. Sometimes, in hurried recitation, this centre of gravity can be overlooked, and with it the connection to the mystery of Christ being contemplated. Yet it is precisely the emphasis given to the name of Jesus and to his mystery that is the sign of a meaningful and fruitful recitation of the Rosary.”

“ … Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.”

Luke 1:8 - And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”*

let it be to me - Mary’s Fiat, her yes to God, is exactly what we seek to emulate. This part of the Hail Mary is where we ask Our Lady to intercede for us, so that we may accept Jesus into our hearts as she did.

RESOURCES

Rosarium Virginis Mariae, Apostolic letter of St. John Paul II
Praying the Rosary Like Never Before by Dr. Edward Sri
How to Pray Like Mary by Sonja Corbitt

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