Mary is our helper

Read the Catechism in a Year

Catechism in a Year: Day 140

Part One: What We Believe
- Section Two: The Christian Profession of Faith- - Chapter Three: "I Believe in ... the Communion of Saints"
Question 148: Can Mary really help us?

Yes. Since the beginning of the Church, experience has taught that Mary helps. Millions of Christians testify to it.

Being the Mother of Jesus, Mary is also our Mother. Good mothers always stand up for their children. Certainly this Mother does. While still on earth she interceded with Jesus for others; for example, she protected a bride and groom in Cana from embarrassment. In the Upper Room on Pentecost she prayed in the midst of the disciples. Because her love for us never ceases, we can be sure that she will plead for us in the two most important moments of our life: “now and at the hour of our death”.

Dig Deeper: Corresponding CCC section (967–970) and other references here.
Recommended Listening: Discovering the Biblical Significance of Mary - Scott Hahn