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Dec 20, 2019 · Since Mary is the mother of Jesus, Mary is appropriately called the “Mother of God.” Church Fathers such as St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Gregory Nazianzen, and St. Cyril of Alexandria believed and declared Mary the Mother of God. St. Irenaeus said, “The Virgin Mary . . . being obedient to His word, received from an angel the glad tidings that she would bear God” ( Against Heresies 5:19:1).
May 15, 2018 · As Catholic Christians, we have a lot of love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. We have this love for her because our Lord Jesus loved her so much. He loved her so much that he gave his own mother to us at the foot of the Cross. Indeed, as Mary remarks in the Gospels to the Archangel Gabriel, “all generations will call me blessed” (Luke 1:48).
May 16, 2008 · As such, it is a fitting time to explore the four main Marian doctrines promulgated by the Church: Mary as Mother of God, the Immaculate Conception, Mary’s Perpetual Virginity, and Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. Mary as Mother of God. In 431, the Council of Ephesus declared Mary to be the Mother of God (Theotokos).
Jul 1, 2022 · All Christians profess Jesus Christ to be the Divine Second Person of the Holy Trinity: Jesus is God. Mary is the mother of Jesus. Therefore, it logically follows that “as the Mother of the Son of God, Mary is the Mother of God.” 2. The Immaculate Conception: Mary is Without Original Sin.
Dec 8, 2022 · When we then look at the New Covenant, Jesus is explicitly referred to as the “last Adam,” or the “New Adam” in 1 Cor. 15:45. And Jesus himself indicates that Mary is the prophetic “woman” or “New Eve” of Genesis 3:15 when he refers to his mother as “woman” in John 2:4 and 19:26.
964 Mary's role in the Church is inseparable from her union with Christ and flows directly from it. "This union of the mother with the Son in the work of salvation is made manifest from the time of Christ's virginal conception up to his death"; 502 it is made manifest above all at the hour of his Passion:
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Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Profession of Faith 251 Paragraph 6. Mary—Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church 963 Since the Virgin Mary’s role in the mystery of Christ and the Spirit has been treated, it is fitting now to consider her place in the mystery of the Church. “The Virgin Mary . . . is acknowledged and honored as being ...
