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You Shall Be Holy to Me
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION “You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy,and have separated you from the peoples,that you should be mine.”Leviticus 20:26 The verse from Leviticus 20:26 articulates a profound directive: “You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that…
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I, Your Handmaid
MATRIARCH OF THE COVENANT “Remember us, O Lord. Reveal yourself in this time of our tribulation, and give me courage, O King of gods and Master of every dominion. Give me the power of persuasive speech when I face the lion and enable me to turn his heart to hatred of the one who is…
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Rachel Is Weeping for Her Children
MATRIARCH OF THE COVENANT Thus says the LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted, because they are no more.Jeremiah 31:15 Jeremiah 31:15 is a poignant verse that reflects deep sorrow and mourning during the Babylonian exile of the Israelites. To…
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Out of Zion, God Has Shone Forth
DAUGHTER ZION Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God hath shined forth.Psalm 50, 2 The verse “Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth” is embedded in a larger discourse within the Psalms that powerfully emphasizes God’s majesty, holiness, and His intimate relationship with His people. In its primary context, Zion is…
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The Highest Himself Has Founded Her
MOTHER OF THE CHURCH Shall not Zion say: This man and that man is born in her?and the Highest himself hath founded her.Psalm 87, 5 Psalm 87, particularly verse 5, highlights the profound importance of Zion, commonly recognized as Jerusalem, within the overarching biblical narrative. This verse serves as a reminder of Zion’s prominence not…
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You Shall Name Him Jesus
MATRIARCH OF THE COVENANT But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, if I die childless and have only a servant of my household, Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram continued, “Look, you have given me no offspring, so a servantof my household will be my heir.” Then the word of the Lord came to…
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Marian Fathers: Mother of God
But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son,born of a woman, born under the law,Galatians 4, 4 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.Colossians 2, 9 St. Ignatius of Antioch (c A.D. 110)To the Ephesians, 7 “There is one Physician who is possessed both of flesh and…
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Marian Fathers: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse;a spring dried up, a fountain sealed.Song of Solomon 4, 12 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…
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Marian Fathers: The Immaculate Conception
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} Gregory Thaumaturgus (A.D. 262)On the Holy Mother of God “Holy and wise in all…
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Marian Fathers: The Assumption of Mary
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 Epiphanius of Salamis (A.D. 377)Panarion 78.23 “If the Holy Virgin had died and was buried, her falling asleep would have been surrounded with honor, death would have found…
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The Scriptural & Traditional Virgin Mary
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