Pope says true Marian devotion never weakens faith, love in Jesus

Published: 2006-06-01

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- True Marian devotion never overrides or weakens love and faith in Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said at a ceremony marking the close of the Marian month of May. Whoever opens his or her heart to Mary "meets and welcomes" her Son and is "overcome by his joy," the pope said. "Where Mary is, Jesus is present," he said at the end of a torch-lit procession and rosary recitation May 31 in the Vatican Gardens. "True Marian devotion never overshadows or diminishes the faith and love for Jesus Christ our savior, the one and only mediator between God and humankind," he said.

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