ML 3.2

Explain why the Church has chosen Mary and the saints as examples of holiness for us to also imitate in our lives. (Mary is the perfect example of obedience to the will of God, born and lived free from sin, co-operated with God’s plan of salvation by her obedience, faith, hope and charity, suffered with Jesus at the foot of the cross and ascended to heaven where she intercedes for us on earth; the saints are examples of how Christians should co-operate with God’s plan of salvation by living exemplary lives of prayer, hope and charity, constantly striving to be holy, faithful witnesses to the Truth of Jesus Christ.) [CCC nos. 946-975; 1474-1477; 2012-2016]