"Never apologize for the
Blessed Virgin Mary!"
~~Mother Angelica
Mariology ping
Not much here that is not “de fide” of the faith.
Mary is the women mentioned in revelations, an apocalyptic book of the New Testament.
She is clothed with the sun, which alludes to the power of God overshadowing her as mentioned in Lk 1:35.
The doctrine of the sinless Mary is one that incorporates God’s predestining grace which is essential to understanding the incarnation.
In a woman’s pregnancy, the child and mother share a completely intimate bond. If that Child is God (See Incarnation), than that bond is of a caliber which no living creature could sustain unless they were wholly free from sin.
Her grace is God’s grace reflected in her. Hail Mary, Full of Grace. In the prayer, the Lord is with you, the fundamental doctrine of the incarnation is preserved.
What does she reflect? The incarnation, Jesus.
All grace, and all salvation come from Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the incarnate son of God.
The incarnated son of God, to be fully man, must assume His humanity from a living human being, or he does not assume our humanity.
He chose Mary.
He prepared Mary to be His temple before her birth.
He made Mary full of grace in order that His image might bring the world from out of darkness and into the light.
She is therefore by analogy “clothed with the sun,” representing the apocalyptic writing.
Thank you so much, RnMomof7! I love this. It’s so beautiful!
Thank you so much, RnMomof7! I love this. It’s so beautiful!
"Never apologize for the
Blessed Virgin Mary!"
~~Mother Angelica