The Presentation of Mary in the Temple pertains to tradition and is not in Scripture. This tradition has great symbolic value , because as she became the Mother of Jesus, the Virgin Mary truly became the [...] the new Tent of Meeting. This tradition has great spiritual value since it expresses that the Virgin Mary grew up praying, in preparation to become the mother of the Lord. This tradition offers a model for
Savior. Therefore, Mary has been, ever since her conception, the fruit of a long awaited and marvelous expectation, and of a miracle of God. ________________ [1] See article "Is Mary a Daughter of David [...] The Scriptures do not mention the Virgin Mary’s parents, however we know from the tradition of the Church, and from certain Apocrypha that their names were Joachim and Anne, that they came from the Judah
: the dogma of Mary’s divine maternity (Theotokos), according to the definition of the Council of Ephesus (431); that of Mary’s perpetual virginity, that of her sainthood (the Virgin Mary is called ‘Panagia’ [...] feast of Mary’s Conception in the womb of Saint Anne on December 9th and the Dormition of Mary - and not her Assumption - on August15th. Therefore, the feast day of the end of the Virgin Mary’s life is [...] Mauritius). The Virgin Mary in Protestant Tradition Although Protestants may be attached to the person of Mary, they are not in agreement with Catholics about the place, role and cult of Mary. For Protestants
come to God. Veneration suitable for the Virgin Mary is “hyperdulia”, because this veneration surpasses that due to the angels and saints. The Virgin Mary, the New Eve Experiencing the salvific power of [...] to the enigma of beauty. The Virgin Mary, the New Eve, is the only creature in whom truth, beauty, and goodness coincide. Preserved from the stain of Original Sin, Mary never lived the rupture between truth [...] the Virgin Mary – perfectly true, beautiful, pure, and good – cannot but touch and inspire artists. She is a model of virtue and beauty, and artists highlight different virtues of the Virgin Mary in their
grace of Easter to her most noble member, Mary, to bring about Mary’s Immaculate Conception. Further, in the event of the Incarnation , the Church finds Jesus and Mary inseparably linked: Jesus, who is the [...] hidden beginning of the progress of the Church . The Virgin Mary in the Heart of the Church In the liturgy, the Church effectively acclaims Mary of Nazareth as her beginning. This is because the Church applied [...] 14), becoming our brother. This is the moment when the Holy Spirit, who had already poured out in Mary of Nazareth the fullness of grace, formed in her virginal womb Christ ’s human nature. It is the moment
rapidly. Several full-length motion pictures featuring Mary, the mother of Christ, have been produced, including the French movie by Jean Delannoy, "Mary of Nazareth", with the collaboration of Francis Lalanne [...] Lalanne. However, the first movies to represent the mystery of Mary were those focusing more on the life of Jesus Christ, such as "The Gospel According to St. Matthew" by Pier Paolo Pasolini. This well-known [...] was inspired by St. Luke's Gospel, the biblical account that has the most references to the Virgin Mary. This movie has been released into over 40 languages and to this day nearly one billion people have
Personal entrustment to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a regular practice in the Church, for private individuals as well as for groups, communities and entire nations. Popes have, on several occasions
heart. Jesus, the Divine Doctor of our Souls, Employs Mary Jesus is the doctor of our souls who knows how to find an entrance point, if any. And Mary is His most powerful and yet gentle means to gain entry [...] merely as a servant. If the Virgin Mary had been there, she would have shown him that he would be welcomed back as the much-beloved son. Let us listen to the voice of Mary who always calls us back to God [...] here’s a map of those apparitions: aleteia.org/2019/05/15/this-map-illustrates-500-years-of-marys-apparitions/ Marie Meaney
special place in the Eucharistic liturgy, just as St Augustine reminds us, "Jesus' flesh is Mary's flesh" … Mary is not the God of the Temple, she is the temple of God Nevertheless, however special the place [...] aim of the liturgy of the Church. As for Mary, she receives from all those who pray to her a worship of veneration (dulia – and even hyperdulia in so far as Mary alone is greater than all the saints and [...] Conception, the Annunciation, Mary Mother of God, the Assumption, as well as with many lesser feast days (at least sixteen); not to mention votive masses in the honor of the Virgin Mary. T his shows just how important
Mary, our philosophy Generally speaking, philosophers seek to live according to wisdom. "As for Mary, she carefully preserved all these things, meditating them in her heart (Luke 2:19, cf Lk 2:51). We [...] We could say, in philosophical language, that Mary had a "hermeneutic" attitude: she sought out the causes, the interpretation and the ultimate purpose of things. The face-to-face relation philosophy was [...] truth and the philosophy of the body. Philosophy works independently from faith. However, the Virgin Mary, Theotokos, belong to a reality that philosophy can and must take into account. We will offer some