Mariology of the saints Marian veneration is the best. Canisius tried to show a practical rationale for Marian devotion and defended it against opposing Protestant arguments. His lasting contribution to this "applied mariology" are his three catechisms, which he published in Latin and German, and which became widespread and popular in Catholic regions. Under the heading "prayer" he explains the Ave Maria, (Hail Mary), as the basis for Catholic Marian piety. Less known are his Marian books, in which he published prayers and contemplative texts. He is credited with adding to the Hail Mary the sentence "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan) the Latin is "My House is a House of Prayer" taken from Isaiah 56:7. Statues of Mary, Joseph, St. Anne with Mary, Divine Mercy, St. Therese, St. Roch, Pius X, the communion rail, and back altar are all made of Italian Carrara marble. The altars and communion rails were a donation by George Washington Hill, the president of the American Tobacco Company. The red and green colors of the mosaic work on the main altar correspond to the original colors on a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes. All of the stained glass windows, stations of the cross, and mosaic "Our