Tag: Mother of God
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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 Assumption of Mary
MARIOLOGY My beloved spoke and said to me,“Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,come with me.See! The winter is past;the rains are over and gone.”Song of Solomon 2, 10-11 My explications of the Patristic texts Epiphanius of Salamis (A.D. 377)Panarion 78.23 “If the Holy Virgin had died and was buried, her falling asleep would have been…
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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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The Church Fathers: Mother of God
Mariology But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son,born of a woman, born under the law,Galatians 4, 4 My Explications of the Patristic Texts St. Ignatius of Antioch (c A.D. 110)To the Ephesians, 7 “There is one Physician who is possessed both of flesh and spirit;both made and not made; God…
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