Treat Her Like a Queen Author:Scott Hahn In the gospel, Simeon predicts that "all generations" will honor the Virgin Mary and call her "blessed" (Lk 1:48). Are your friends and family living proof of this prophesy? Are you? Sad to say, most Protestants avoid even mentioning Mary. Many Catholics, too, have abandoned their heritage of Marian doctrine and devotion. Most Christians know t... more »hat the life of Jesus was "foreshadowed" in the Old Testament; what they often don't know is that so were His apostles, so was His Church, so were His sacraments . . . and so was His mother. In fact, at three decisive moments in salvation history -- the Garden of Eden, the Exodus from Egypt, and the establishment of the Davidic kingdom -- God disclosed a coming fulfillment that was Christ-centered, but had a definite and discernible Marian dimension.« less