The Infancy and Youth of Mary This section presents the genealogy of the Virgin Mary, her lineage, and her parents . Additionally, it describes her childhood, including her birth and the important events [...] until the time of the Visitation. The Life of the Virgin Mary During the Life of Christ Chosen to bear the Christ and to be the Mother of God, Mary accomplishes her destiny in an extraordinary manner. She [...] and until His Ascension . The Life of the Virgin Mary after Pentecost Until the End of Time After the Ascension of her divine Son, the Blessed Virgin Mary fulfills her call to motherhood in her ministry
the divine and universal motherhood of the Virgin Mary, which confers on her the powerful role of protector and intercessor. According to the era, Mary was portrayed more or less as Advocate, or Queen of [...] many sources. Thus, it is very difficult to define it other than as an art celebrating the Virgin Mary, under different forms and in different places. The sources of Marian literature include the Bible [...] Transitus) [1] – and patristic literature. Marian literature allows us to trace the figure of the Virgin Mary in the Old Testament by establishing the links between the symbolic representation of the Virgin in
called it sea; He gathered all the graces together, and He called her Mary."... This fullness of grace physically marked the Virgin Mary and made her "the most beautiful lady I know", was what St Bernadette [...] La Salette)... Scripture says nothing about Mary's physical beauty, it is only suggested several times Actually, although Scripture says nothing about Mary's physical beauty, it is indirectly suggested [...] Mary's beauty? The only clue that the Gospel gives about the beauty of the Mother of God is by describing her virtues - absolute humility and virginal purity - which are moral and spiritual qualities.
Mary and the Church (St Irenaeus) By linking the virginal birth of Jesus and that of the Christians operated through faith and baptism, Saint Irenaeus introduced a close identity between the Mother of [...] the means of faith?"(Against Heresies IV 33, 4 in SC 100). Saint Irenaeus thus goes from the Virgin Mary to the Church, applying to the latter all that happened to the Virgin Mother. ___________________
power and virtue of God. Mary is this virgin soil from whom Christ became the "first-born".» IRENAEUS OF LYONS, Against Heresies, III 18,7 I Mary, the mother of the New Adam Mary transmitted to Christ the [...] Heresies III,19,1) Mary unties knots; she is the "cause of our salvation" By accepting Salvation, Mary is defined as "cause of salvation" for those who had inherited of death from Eve. Mary knows how to untie [...] own meaning and orientation anew, in Christ. We can see therefore that Mary stands at the summit of the « theology of History »* Mary the virgin soil « If Adam was created with the help of a virgin soil
requires precision in our thinking process. Mary's holiness comes from the Holy Spirit, and places her in the communion of saints (the Church). The Virgin Mary is the model of the Lord's poor who see everything [...] including holiness, as a grace of God. The Blessed Virgin's holiness is the fruit of salvation history: Mary is the daughter of Zion, the holy remnant of Israel. She is also the New Eve at the side of Christ [...] That is why the Angel Gabriel said "Rejoice" (as to the daughter of Zion) and "full of grace" (since Mary is unique as the mother of Jesus and there is something exceptional about her). Drawing from pointers