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  The  Luke 11:9  series -  Mary, Help of Christians Previous Next When in peril of temptation, call on Mother Mary, a very powerful intercessor ready to help anyone who asks her. It would seem that no one, not even Our Lord Jesus Christ, or Holy Saints like St Pio of Pietrelcina aka Padre Pio (c. 1887-1968) and St Teresa of Calcutta aka Mother Teresa (c 1910-1997) is immune to the temptations of Satan. Have you wondered why inexplicably when you are trying to pray in Church or when saying the Rosary, random thoughts seem to distract the mind away from God - that's Satan up to his tricks. Temptation in and of itself is not a sin - that's Satan messing with your thoughts, trying to drive a wedge between you and God. How you use your free will to respond to the temptation will decide if you remain steadfast in your faith or fall into sin. In this battle of unequals, we have help!  Call on Mother Mary, Help of Christians to help you!  Neve...

Feast of Mary Help of Christians Today, May 24th is the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, let's take a closer look at how this came to be. Throughout history, Christians have sought and experienced the motherly love of the Virgin Mary. The title ' Auxilium Christianorum or Help of Christians ', acknowledges her role as helper against enemies of the Church and as a most powerful intercessor to her son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Gospel of John 19:26–27, Jesus says: “ Woman, behold your son. Son, behold your mother ”. Even when he was suffering a painful death, Jesus asked his Mother Mary to look after his favourite disciple and by extension the whole Church. Mary continues to intercede just like she did at the wedding of Cana, asking her son Jesus Christ entirely on her own intuition to help solve the wine problem. The tradition of the Marian title, Auxilium Christianorum or Help of Christians, dates back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary as the fa...