sentences:  There is a parallel in calling Mary "Our Mother" as calling God "Our Father", though there is a Pater Noster but no "Mater Nostra".Mary is not considered the "Heavenly Mother", the same way that God the Father is referred to as the "Heavenly Father".In Roman Catholic belief Mary, although highly venerated as the first among the Saints, is never viewed on an equal status with God (cf.