Lady Of Knock Prayer Analysis

Mary is a model of holiness because she is the mother of Jesus and she was born without original sin. Since Mary is honored above all saints, we pray through her intercession using many different prayers and devotions such as Help Me Say Yes and Hail Holy Queen. Another way the Catholic Church reveres Mary is by giving her different titles, an example being, Refuge of Sinners. Finally, Mary has had many apparitions including Our Lady of Knock. Mary is a very holy figure in the Catholic Church because we pray through her intercession, we honor her with different titles, and she has made appearances to those on Earth to spread the message of Jesus throughout the world.
As we discussed in class, there are many devotion prayers to Mary. On page 94, I found the prayer, Help Me Say Yes. This prayer was my favorite prayer for many different reasons. First, I like that this prayer referenced the Annunciation. When Mary was asked to be the Mother of
One of these appearances is named Our Lady of Knock which happened on August 21, 1879. This apparition included Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist, and a Lamb and cross on an altar which occurred in Knock, Ireland and was witnessed by fifteen people. For two hours, these fifteen people watched the apparition while standing in the rain and saying the rosary. Even though they stood in the pouring rain, they were completely dry when the apparition disappeared. These appearances show that Mary is the mother of God and should be honored. Since Mary is the Mother of God, we honor her with prayer devotions, various titles, and shrines dedicated to her miraculous apparitions. My favorite prayers, title, and apparition include Help Me Say Yes, Hail Holy Queen, Refuge of Sinners and Our Lady of Knock. Since Mary helps us and protects us which is shown in theses prayers, titles, and apparitions, I feel blessed to have someone like Mary to watch over