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

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

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

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