Mariology

The four Marian Dogmas

1st Dogma: Mother of God – Lux Veritatis – On the Council of Ephesus

2nd Dogma: Perpetual Virginity – Catechism of the Catholic Church

2nd Dogma: Perpetual Virginity – Excerpt from Lumen Gentium

3rd Dogma: The Immaculate Conception – Ad Diem Illum Laetissimum

3rd Dogma: The Immaculate Conception – The Catechism of the Catholic Church

4th Dogma: The Assumption – Catechism of the Catholic Church

4th Dogma: The Assumption – Munificentissimus Deus

Encyclicals and Documents of the Church

Ineffabilis Deus Pope Pius IX. 1854. Defines the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

Octobri Mense Pope Leo XIII. 1891. On the power and efficacy of the Rosary.

Munificentissimus Deus Pope Pius XII. 1950. Defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary .

Ad Caeli Reginam Pope Pius XII. 1954. About Mary as Queen of universe.

Christi Matri Paul VI. 1966. On prayers for peace during October.

Marialis Cultus Paul VI. 1974. About the liturgy and Marian devotion in the Church.

Redemptoris Mater John Paul II. 1984. On the special place of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the plan of salvation.

Rosarium Virginis Mariae John Paul II. 2002. On the Holy Rosary and its views as compendium of the Gospel message.

Writings of Saints and Others

Saint Thomas Aquinas – The Catechetical Instructions (Commentary on the Hail Mary)

Saint Bonaventure – Mirror of the Blessed Virgin

Saint Bonaventure – The Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint Louis Maria Grignion of Monfort – The Secret of Mary

Saint Louis Maria Grignion of Monfort – The Secret of the Rosary

Saint Louis Maria Grignion of Monfort – Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin

Mgr Joseph Phole – Mariology

Benedict XVI – Daughter of Zion

Benedict XVI – Mary, The Church at the Source

Making Sense of Mary