In the 4th and 5th centuries, the Christian Church was deeply engaged in discussions about the nature of Christ, focusing on how his divine and human natures coexisted. Central to this debate was a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Known as the “Theotokos” or “God-bearer,” ...
Mary: exemplar of faithful love for virgins, spouses, mothers, and the church And while we're at it, how come no one gets all weirded out about taking Mary out of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God? Hold your fire! Let's call a truce in the war on Christmas The Roman Cath...
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The Biblical passage quoted here at the very least shows that Christ did not consider his mother (nor his brothers at the time) to be his disciples. Depending upon the rendering of the Greek translated as “kinsman” here, it is possible that Christ’s family publicly called Him a madman....
Mary as Mother of God One of the first attacks made on Mary by the naysayers I encountered was that, indeed, Mary was the mother of Jesus… but certainly not the Mother of God. Little did I know that this was exactly the heresy the Church was trying to combat way back in the fifth...
The belief in the Assumption underscores the idea of Mary's special place in the plan of salvation. Because she was the mother of Jesus, it is believed that she was free from original sin and did not undergo bodily decay after death. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Assumption is conside...
” She prays—that is, entreats—in faith, for the needs of those gathered for the feast. This foreshadows her prayers, as “Mother of all the living” and Mother of the Church, at the foot of the Cross, the saving way to the marriage feast of the Lamb (cf.Catechism of the ...
(If homily follows, all should be seated.) LEADER: Let us stand as we present our petitions: Grant wisdom and guidance to our Holy Father, Pope ..., our Bishop ..., our priests, deacons, religious and all the leaders of our nation, state, and community. ALL: May your mother interce...
323 324 Roger-Youssef Akhrass INTRODUCTION In the West Syriac tradition, the Šḥimo1 is the service book for regular weekday prayers which was compiled most likely at the end of the seventh century by Jacob of Edessa.2 In this book, the Mother of God is commemorated in numerous verse...
Four Dogmas of Mary?However, while Mary was prophesied, not much specifically about her or later titles was. We in the real Church of God, similar to the Catholics of Rome and the Orthodox, do teach the Virgin Birth of Jesus and that Mary is the mother of Jesus and that Jesus is God...