Biblical Foundations of Mary's Virginity Mary's virginity is not a theological theory, it is a fact that the primitive Church was surprised to discover and transmitted with respect in its first writings [...] husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah " (Mt 1:16). Jesus is truly begotten; the passive form manifests the transcendent character of Christ's paternal origin. Only Mary is the [...] writings, the Gospels. Joseph is not the one who begets Jesus. Instead he is explicitly excluded: " But Mary said to the angel: 'How will this be, since I am a virgin ?'" (Lk 1:34). " When he began his ministry
theological virtues (cf. 1Co 13: 13): faith, hope, and charity. (2) The Second Vatican Council shows Mary as our model “The Mother of God is a type of the Church in the order of faith, charity and perfect
Zipaquira: Mary and the Salt of the Earth The First Marvel of Colombia Salt miners built the old cathedral near Bogota from 1950-1954. The original idea was to build a little chapel for the miners so that
The Queenship of Mary: Five facts - 1 - Mary is Queen because she is the Mother of God. Mary is Queen because her Son, being the Son of God, is full of glory and majesty; He is king, much more so than [...] Glories of Mary , p. I, c. I, I [3] Pius XII, Encyclical Ad Cœli Reginam, on the Queenship of Mary , October 11, 1954, § 24 and 25. [4] Pius XII, Encyclical Ad Cœli Reginam , on the Queenship of Mary , October [...] and death."(Vatican II, Lumen gentium 59). - 3 - Mary is Queen because she cooperated in our redemption and became our mother in the order of grace. Mary is Queen in the way that Jesus is King, without
beginnings, and her work continues until the end of time. *** The Earthly Life of the Virgin Mary The life of the Virgin Mary is recounted by several sources: the Bible, the apocryphal gospels, and Sacred Tradition [...] life occupies an exceptional place in the history of man’s salvation. The Virgin Mary in Salvation History In the Bible, Mary had already been associated with Jesus in the prophecies of the Old Testament [...] Laurentin writes, “Mary belongs to three phases of salvation history: to the time which precedes Christ , to the period of His earthly life, and to the time after Christ .” The mystery of Mary Mother of God
followed him, and Mary is the first to have followed him. F. Breynaert [Lost link]Read also : holysepulchre.custodia.org To find out more about Mary and this holy place Jerusalem: Mary at the Tomb (Holy [...] (Gn 2) or the new creation, suggesting for example that Mary is like the new Eve with the new Adam, united in the light of Divine Love. Signs of Mary's presence in today's Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre: [...] mosaic reminds us that Mary stood up in faith , at the terrible hour of the crucifixion. It is also the place where Holy Mass in the Roman rite is celebrated. A painting depicts Mary's suffering, the piercing
involved, Catholics do not hesitate to place Mary in a Flemish or Japanese landscape... But this should not obscure the realism of the Incarnation: Mary was a Jew from Galilee. A certain way of representing [...] [ 5] Ibid , p. 61. [6] Ibid , p. 138. *** To know more -on the beauty of Mary in the Encyclopédie mariale -on the Virgin Mary in art in the Marian Encyclopaedia -on the Annunciation in art in the Marian [...] drawing, where the divine irruption transcends this same perspective. Representing the Annunciation Mary cannot be represented at the Annunciation. It would require expression of surprise and adoration,
sketches the figure of His mother, the Virgin Mary in Genesis (just after the Fall, Gen 3:15) or in Isaiah, for example. The articles devoted to the prefiguration of Mary in the Old Testament are treated in the [...] prefiguration of Mary from the perspective of salvation, according to the book on this topic by Vladimir Lossky. *** The Old Testament: Humanity’s Time of Preparation for Christ’s Coming in the Mary’s Womb The [...] section The articles in the section “The Old Testament, Pathway to Mary” propose a reflection on the Covenant and the way in which the Virgin Mary has entered into the renewal of Creation through her motherhood
