22 November 2019
Word of the Day: Hyperdulia
HYPERDULIA. The special veneration due to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It
is substantially less than the cultus latria (adoration), which is due
to God alone. But it is higher than the cultus dulia (veneration), due
to angels and other saints. As the Church understands the veneration of Mary,
it is to be closely associated but subordinated to that of her Son. "The
various forms of piety towards the Mother of God, which the Church has approved
within the limits of sound and orthodox doctrine according to the dispositions
and understanding of the faithful, ensure that while the mother is honored,
the Son through whom all things have their being and in whom it has pleased
the Father that all fullness should dwell, is rightly loved and glorified and
His commandments are observed" (Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium,
VII, 66). (Etym. Latin hyperdulia, virtue of deep submission.)
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