Faith & Life Grade 8 · Chapter 9 · Mary, Mother of the Church
Saying Yes Like Mary
Mary’s fiat was not a single moment. She kept saying yes to God at Bethlehem, in Egypt, at Nazareth, at Cana, and at the Cross. Her example shows us how to respond to God’s will in ordinary life.
Explore the idea
Read each situation and choose the response that most reflects Mary’s way of faith. Discuss why.
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Discuss the connection
Which of Mary’s “yeses” (Annunciation, Bethlehem, Cana, the Cross) speaks most to your life right now? Why?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 8, Chapter 9 (“Mary, Mother of the Church”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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