Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing - Praying to Mary by invoking her various titles may disturb people accustomed to dismissing devotion to Mary as extra-Biblical. But John Henry Newman warns, “Throwing off devotion to her, countries cease to worship Christ.” (Meditations & Devotions) Mary’s virtuous beauty radiates throughout the Gospels... God reveals Himself through Moses, the prophets, the ministry of Jesus, the testimony of the Apostles, Scripture, and Church teaching. Most – if not all – of the original Scriptural scrolls have returned to dust.