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Mary the Mother of God was not among the women bringing myrrh to the tomb.......Ah, but she was there.
(RSV - IGNATIUS EDITION) MARK 16:1* * And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

Of course she was there, Annalex. Are you saying Mary would not go to her own son's tomb? What kind of mother are you making her out to be - uncaring, cold, indifferent? Of course his brothers would, also, go to support their grieving mom.

You need to thank OLD REGGIE for guiding/showing you through Scripture the compassion Mary had for her Son - just like any mom has. It might give you a better appreciation of how a down-to-earth mom she really was. Not off somewhere thinking she's high and mighty and it's all about her.

[annalex]

Are you saying Mary would not go to her own son's tomb?

Of course I say that, because that is what the scripture teaches. I don't believe what I want to believe but rather what the Chruch recorded as truth.

What kind of mother are you making her out to be

Again, sh is what she is. My opinions of her -- nor yours -- do not alter the facts. That she was not there is a fact. What kind of mother was she? The kind of mother who knew that the tomb would be empty.

I am grateful to all you who post to me. It shows interest in finding out about the Catholic beliefs and I am very happy that you ask.