Article 2 THE WAY OF PRAYER

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Beginning with Mary’s unique cooperation with the working of the Holy Spirit, the
Churches developed their prayer to the holy Mother of God, centering it on the
person of Christ manifested in his mysteries. In countless hymns and antiphons
expressing this prayer, two movements usually alternate with one another: the
first “magnifies” the Lord for the “great things” he did
for his lowly servant and through her for all human beings²⁹ The second
entrusts the supplications and praises of the children of God to the Mother of
Jesus, because she now knows the humanity which, in her, the Son of God
espoused.

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER