An exclamation of alarm, amazement, or exasperation. (Could be considered blasphemous to some.)Holy Mother of God, I thought that car was going to hit me!Oh, Mother of God, could you work any slower?Holy Mother of God, the house is completely trashed. What happened while we were away?
We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of heaven and earth, the Mother of Mercy. The object of the feast is the Holy Virgin bearing the name of Mirjam (Mary); the feast comrnemorates all the privileges ...
Mary,in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr.,theotokos). Her name is the HebrewMiriam. Her Life The events of her life mentioned in the New Testament include her be...
it is speaking about the mother of our Savior. And the vision appropriately depicts her as in heaven and not on the earth, for she is pure in soul and body, equal to an angel and a citizen of heaven. She possesses God who rests in heaven—“for heaven...
Since Mary is Jesus’ mother, it must be concluded that she is also the Mother of God: If Mary is the mother of Jesus, and if Jesus is God, then Mary is the Mother of God. There is no way out of this logical syllogism. Although Mary is the Mother of God, she is not his mothe...
The feast of the Immaculate Conception (L'Immacolata Concezione) is an Italian public holiday celebrated annually on December 8. The day commemorates when Mary, the mother of Jesus, was graced by God to lead a life “free of sin” according to Catholic belief. ...
The Feast of the Assumption is an important day in the Catholic religion. It is the principal feast of the BlessedVirgin1, the mother of Jesus Christ. This feastcommemoratestwo events: the departure of Mary from the soul life and the assumption of her body into heaven. ...
2. Mother of God. In the fourth and fifth cents. controversy raged around the propriety of applying the term θεοτόκος,“Godbearer,” or “mother of God” to Mary. The title was intended to confirm the full deity of Christ. Nestorius proposed the less explicit χριστ...
The Feast of the Assumption August 15th The Feast of the Assumption is an important day in the Catholic religion. It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ. This feast commemorates two events: the departure of Mary from the soul life and the assumption of...
Assumption of Mary- celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church August 15,Assumption holy day of obligation- a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain ...