Bell Work  What or who is an intercession/intercessor?

Mary as the Intercessor of our Prayers

Define  Intercession- A form of prayer in which we ask for God’s help for others  Prayer on the behalf of someone else to ask God for help  We pray to the Lord  What are examples when you pray on behalf of someone else?  Intercession- A form of prayer in which we ask for God’s help for others  Prayer on the behalf of someone else to ask God for help  We pray to the Lord  What are examples when you pray on behalf of someone else?

Examples of who we would pray on behalf of

Praying to the Lord  Intercessory prayer helps show our love & express our belief  Most intercessions we pray to the Lord but are their others we ask for prayers?  Intercessory prayer helps show our love & express our belief  Most intercessions we pray to the Lord but are their others we ask for prayers?

Bell Work or Exit Slip  When you pray who are you asking to pray for you?

Praying to Mary  Mary is someone that we ask to pray for us  She is compassionate & can empathize  Mary is not the mediator (middle-man) between God & Man  Jesus is the mediator  Mary is someone that we ask to pray for us  She is compassionate & can empathize  Mary is not the mediator (middle-man) between God & Man  Jesus is the mediator

Mary, Mother of Jesus  Mary is considered the Mother of the church  She is the Virgin Mary-Purity  Mary is the true mother of God  Why would Mary be considered the Mother of the Catholic church?  Mary is considered the Mother of the church  She is the Virgin Mary-Purity  Mary is the true mother of God  Why would Mary be considered the Mother of the Catholic church?

Activity  Mary is also considered the Mother of the Catholic church  I want you along w/a partner to list why you think Mary is considered the Mother of the Catholic church  I want you to also research & see what you come up with  Mary is also considered the Mother of the Catholic church  I want you along w/a partner to list why you think Mary is considered the Mother of the Catholic church  I want you to also research & see what you come up with

Activity  I want you to use the picture of Mary & the stars to write down all of Mary’s roles

Why would we ask Mary for our Prayers?

Mary, Mother of Jesus & Mother of the Catholic Church Review  We pray to Mary because she is compassionate  She understands when we are sad or having hard times  Mary went through hard times in her life  She is the Mother of the Church because she is the highest looked upon woman in the church  Why?  We pray to Mary because she is compassionate  She understands when we are sad or having hard times  Mary went through hard times in her life  She is the Mother of the Church because she is the highest looked upon woman in the church  Why?