Tag: Holy Spirit
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The Time Came for Their Purification
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.The first offspring of every womb among the Israelitesbelongs to me, whether human or animal.”Exodus 13, 2 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they broughthim up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in…
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The Time Came for Her to Be Delivered
The virginitus in partu Before she was in labor she gave birth;before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son.Who ever heard of such a thing, or who ever saw the like?Can a land be brought forth in one day,or a nation be born in a single moment?Yet Zion was scarcely in…
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My Soul Glorifies the Lord
The Immaculate Conception I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,and my soul shall be joyful in my God:for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation:and with the robe of justice he hath covered me,as a bridegroom decked with a crown,and as a bride adorned with her jewels.Isaiah 61, 10 And Mary said,“My soul…
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Blessed Are You Who Believed
Mother of the Church Already you knew my soul;my body held no secret from youwhen I was being fashioned in secretand molded in the depths of the earth.Your eyes saw all my actions;they were all of them written in your book;every one of my days was decreedbefore one of them came into being.Psalm 139, 14-16…
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The Voice of Thy Salutation
Mediatrix of Grace And when the ark of the Lord came into the city of David,Michol the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window,saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord.2 Samuel 6, 16 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should cometo me? For behold as soon…
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That the Mother of My Lord should Come to Me?
New Ark of the Covenant And David was afraid of the Lord that day,saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?2 Samuel 6, 9 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my…
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Be It Done to Me
New Eve Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear.Psalm 119, 38 And Mary said:Behold the handmaid of the Lord;be it done to me according to thy word.And the angel departed from her.Luke 1, 38 In Catholic theology, the Divine plan of salvation is centered around the birth of Jesus Christ, who is regarded…
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Behold the Handmaid of the Lord
NEW EVE “I, your servant, have never eaten at the table of Haman, nor have I graced the banquet ofthe king or drunk the wine of libations. From the day I was brought here till now, yourservant has had no joy except in you, Lord, God of Abraham. O God, whose power is overall, hear…
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I Know Not Man
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 Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call hisname Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest;…
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Born of a Woman
Mother of God But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son,born of woman, born under the law,Galatians 4, 4 Since the time of the Apostles, Catholics have believed and the Church has taught that the Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God, referred to in ancient Greek as Theotokos,…
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