[GBA]

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you, too!

At this point in my education, I see Mary as being a supporting character in the larger story.

Jesus is the story, not Mary. However, based upon what I've read so far, and the events and sightings around the world, I believe she is busy, as I read in TLIG, helping us with our prayers and preparing the world for His return and also believe that she has a role in the end times as described in Revelation.

To me, whatever Mary is, all that she is comes from the Father, so in my ignorance I'm not going to disparage or denigrate her, nor those who understand her better than I do. Those who do make me worry about them. Silly me.

Bottom line, I think she's part of the Holy Family and His Plan and, like I said earlier, beyond my rational understanding. Ymmv, of course.

So...I'll just remain grateful for all done on our behalf. We humans need all the help we can get!

[Elsie]

At this point in my education, I see Mary as being a supporting character in the larger story.

At this point in the lineage of Jesus, I see RAHAB as being a supporting character in the larger story.

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Matthew 1:1-16    Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

² Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.

³ And Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram.

⁴ And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon.

⁵ And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse.

⁶ And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.

⁷ And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abia. And Abia begot Asa.

⁸ And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias.

⁹ And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias.

¹⁰ And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manasses begot Amon. And Amon begot Josias.

¹¹ And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.

¹² And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel.

¹³ And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim begot Azor.

¹⁴ And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot Eliud.

¹⁵ And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan begot Jacob.

¹⁶ And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.