Tag: Blessed Virgin Mary
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The Church Fathers: Queen of Heaven
MARIOLOGY My heart is stirred by a noble themeas I recite my verses for the king;my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.You are the most excellent of menand your lips have been anointed with grace,since God has blessed you forever.Daughters of kings are among your honored women;at your right hand is the royal…
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The Church Fathers: The New Eve
MARIOLOGY God said to the serpent:‘I will put enmities between thee and the woman,and thy seed and her seed:she shall crush thy head,and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.’Genesis 3, 15 {DRB} My explications of the Patristic texts Justin Martyr (A.D. 155)Dialogue with Trypho “He became man by the Virgin so that the…
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The Church Fathers: Mary, New Ark of the Covenant
Mariology And David was afraid of the Lord that day,saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?2 Samuel 6, 9 And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul,looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord:and…
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The Church Fathers: The Immaculate Conception
Mariology Fear not, for I have redeemed you.I have called you by name, you are mine.Isaiah 43, 1 And the angel being come in, said unto her:Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:blessed art thou among women.Luke 1, 28 {DRB} My explications of the Patristic texts Gregory Thaumaturgus (A.D. 262)On the Holy Mother…
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The Church Fathers: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
Mariology Then the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus… But Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel…
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