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Virgin Mary
Mary was the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus Christ, who was conceived within her by the Holy Spirit when she was a virgin. She is often called the “Virgin Mary,”. She was born in Jerusalem, the daughter of Joachim and Ann. In the Catholic faith, her feast day is celebrated on September 8.
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When did the virgin Mary become pregnant what age was she?
The bible does not specify her age, but several Christian theologies have answered this question. Some theologies place her age at 14 for the birth and others have her as old as mid twenties.
The question is not how, but if. Since the early Church, there has been extensive speculation on whether or not the Blessed Virgin died. In the Eastern Churches, it has always been believed that the Blessed Virgin underwent Dormition, that she slept instead of dying. The Western Church has debated the matter. The argument against Mary's death is generally that because she was without sin and its effects (she is the Immaculate Conception), she would not die naturally (neither would Christ have died naturally, but He was crucified). The argument that she did die takes this into account and states that, wishing to be like her Son, she chose to die.
In the mid-1900's, following the devastating holocaust and numerous other attacks against human dignity, Ven. Pope Pius XII sought to define dogmatically the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the long-standing belief of the Church that she was taken directly to heaven, body and soul, as a way of reaffirming human dignity due to God's calling all mankind to heaven. Many theologians looked forward to the proclamation, expecting that the debate would finally be settled. Their expectations were disappointed; the proclamation Munificentissimus Deus (#44) stated "that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." The formal definition of the dogma of the Assumption gives no answer to the matter of whether Mary died, but avoids it completely by placing it in terms of the end of her life, rather than the moment of her death, dormition, or any other clear terms.
It depends on whether you're willing to admit to yourself that this joke is immensely offensive to the Virgin Mary. (DISCLAIMER: I am not religious and therefore am not the least bit offended by it, but I need to point this out because some people are, and will remain in denial about this).
A little context: at the beginning of the movie, Frankie Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) makes a compelling argument (you can view the quote at IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003629/quotes - it's the first one) stating that "scholars mis-translated the Hebrew word for "young woman" into the Greek word for "virgin."
To be sure that we're not overlooking any detail in that sentence, you also need to know that the word "come" is slang for "ejaculate."
Fast forward to Brick Top's little gem. Assume, for one moment, that the Virgin Mary is a regular woman who lied about being a virgin. Please don't misunderstand me as arguing that she isn't a virgin or holy, I'm just trying to put the joke in terms even the religious can understand. Try to imagine a regular woman, who claims to have gotten pregnant without sex. What's the first thing that you would think about that woman? She can claim virginity all she wants, but she's definitely had sex, correct?
Now let's put the whole sentence together:
"In the quiet words" - why quiet? Because she doesn't want anyone to know she's not a virgin.
"of the Virgin Mary" - highlights the fact that Mary is a virgin. You also need to think about why he picked the Virgin Mary, of all people. Why didn't he pick Cleopatra? Why didn't he pick Charlemagne? Why not George Bush? The Virgin Mary was chosen for a very specific delivery of that joke.
"come again" - well, now that we all know what the slang definition of that word is, I think we've cleared up what Guy Richie's intention was.
It should be noted that many of my friends do not see this joke in the same context that I do. But I am convinced that this is the real meaning of the joke. One, Brick Top is an immensely rude, offensive, obnoxious individual who would not hesitate to be blasphemous. Two, you have Franky Four Fingers's diatribe at the beginning of the movie. Three, it's a movie full of funny one-liners - and, in my opinion, this joke just doesn't stand on its own without the sexual nature included in the fold.
What was Mary mother of Jesus' age at her death?
As the Bible does not mention Mary's life and death directly after the Pentecost in 31 AD, some have said she dies in Ephesus in circa 50-52 A.D. at the age of 64(?). This undoubtedly assumes Christ was born in 1 A.D. which most historians would say is definitely incorrect.
The majority of biblical scholars date the birth of Jesus to circa 5-4 BC. Given then that many believe Mary to have been a young teenage girl, about 14 is commonly said as her age, then Mary would have needed to have been born circa 19-18 BC for this scenario to be true. Then if she dies circa 50-52 A.D., she would have been about 70 years old (a scripturally significant number). Of course all this assumes the Jewish lunar calendar and not the solar or Julian calendar that omits the year zero.
As Jesus is the only human born that is now 'immortal' as the firstborn of the firstfruits of Scripture (1Timothy 6:16) and only He is in Heaven (John 3:13), we know that Mary is 'sleeping' as are all others who have died - awaiting her resurrection which she would probably be in the 1st Resurrection of firstfruits at the sound of the 7th trumpet of Revelation.
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About 76 to 77 years old. Born circa 16 BC, died circa A.D. 61. Infancy Gospels ascribe her birth year and Assumption Gospels ascribe her departure year.
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' she was sixteen years old when these strange events happened to her.' Infancy Gospel of James the Just.
' " ...it is sixteen years since we have gone forth proclaiming the Gospel and the preaching of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus the Messiah in all regions" ' - Syriac Transitus Mariae, W. Wright; '...the Lord said to the Apostles after twelve years go ye out into the world...'. - Preaching of Peter. Therefore after Jesus' resurrection AD 33, there were 12 years until circa AD 45 before their departure to preach to the regions, then 16 years until their gathering for the Assumption of the Virgin Mary - circa AD 61.
How are Elizabeth and the Virgin Mary related?
They were cousins. (Luke 1:36)
They weren't necessarily cousins, they were more like relative's.
First, the King James translation of the term syngenis as "cousin" (Luke 1:36) is unwarranted and somewhat misleading to those who normally interpret the word to mean "first cousin." The Greek term syngenis simply means "relative" (NKJV, NASB, NIV) or "kinswoman" (ASV, RSV). It is "a general term, meaning 'of the same family'" (Vincent, 1997). Thus, Mary and Elizabeth may have been first cousins, or they may have been fourth cousins. All we know for sure is that they were kin.
Second, Mary and Elizabeth could have been from different tribes and still have been first cousins. It may be that their mothers were sisters. Their mothers could have been from the tribe of Judah or Levi. As commentator Matthew Henry noted: "Though Elisabeth was, on the father's side, of the daughters of Aaron (v. 5), yet on the mother's side she might be of the house of David, for those two families often intermarried, as an earnest of the uniting of the royalty and the priesthood of the Messiah" (1997).
However Mary and Elizabeth were related, tribal heritage among the descendants of Jacob was passed down through fathers, not mothers (cf. Ruth 4:18-22); children were always of their father's tribe, not their mother's. Thus, Elizabeth and Mary were descendants of Aaron and David, respectively, by way of their fathers' ancestry, and not necessarily of their mothers'.
REFERENCES
Henry, Matthew (1997), Commentary on the Whole Bible(Electronic Database: Biblesoft).
Lyons, Eric (2003), The Anvil Rings (Montgomery, AL: Apologetics Press).
McKinsey, Dennis (1998), "Tough Questions for the Christian Church," Biblical Errancy, October, [On-line], URL: http://home.comcast.net/~errancy/issues/iss190.htm.
Miller, Dave (2003), "The Genealogies of Matthew and Luke," [On-line], URL: (see below)
Vincent, Marvin R. (1997), Word Studies in the New Testament (Electronic Database: Biblesoft).
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia their relation is given by St. Hippolytus, according to whom they are cousins; the mother of Elizabeth, Sobe and the mother of Mary, Saint Anne are sisters. The mother of Mary is also known from another source, the infancy Gospel of James.
Some translations of this verse states their relations as relative, kinswoman or "of your family", others such as the King James, states that they are cousins.
What are good songs about Mary Mother of God?
Purest Virgin Mary by Matthew Baute is a nice song about Mary.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe link below contains a number of Marian hymns along with the music and lyrics (English and Latin).Why did Mary Cassett paint mothers and children?
Mary Cassett was one who was interested in the paintings of everyday life, she was particually inclined torward domestic life, so was her paintings Lady at the Teatable which is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Who is la Madonna di Provenzano?
A terracotta bust of Our Lady Mary, as patron and queen of Siena in the northwestern Italian region of Tuscany, is la Madonna di Provenzano ("the [Our] Lady of Provenzano"). The proper name of place references the Provenzano Salvani Square in which her sanctuary, Insigne Collegiata di Santa Maria in Provenzano ("Celebrated Collegiate Church of Saint Mary in Provenzano"), locates. It and its physical address reference Provenano Salvani (1220?-June 17, 1269), noble hero of the independent state known as la Repubblica si Siena ("Siena Republic") from 1125 to 1555 to 1559.
It doesn't.
Those words - from the Creed - are a paraphrasing of many different verses from the Gospels.
for example
- Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
the use of "before they came togther" indicates that Mary was a virgin and "of the Holy Spirit" indicates that the Holy Spirit was 'involved' in generating the child.
- Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
the use of the word "son" indicates that he was a 'man'.
rosary beads symbolize Mary and are prayers and the beads are prayers to her
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Jacob John Kinsella
What was the religion of Mary I?
There are several Mary I's. Both 'Bloody Mary', who wasMary I of England and Mary Queen of Scots, who was Mary I of Scotland, they were both Catholic.
Why are there flowers on Mary's heart?
The flowers on Mary's heart in certain pieces of artwork (painting, statues, etc.) indicate the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Whenever a painting, statue, or another artwork has Mary with a heart covered with flowers, it is known as the Immaculate Heart. I don't believe there is any reason why the heart has flowers but in my opinion is when the artist created the first image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, he considered to include flowers over her heart and the style remained as the devotion.
Why was the Virgin Mary chosen and not Joseph was there a curse on the ancestors of Joseph?
Well, for a start, it has to be a woman who bears a child, so Joseph couldn't have done so.
How many days does it take to complete Lourdes pilgrimage?
There is not a fixed length as such, but most people that come on an organised pilgrimage visit for 5 days. Some people might just come for one day and others may stay longer. There is not a standard set of things that you have to do. There are things that most people do when they are there, such as visit the baths, do the candlelight procession, go to daily mass, go to confessions, visit the Grotto, say the rosary every day, do the stations of the cross and other things. People can do some or all of those things and do them when they choose to do them, so visiting Lourdes does not have strict rules as to what you have to do.
How is the Virgin mother portrayed in art?
Great question!
Mary has been depicted in many different ways over the millenia.
One of the earliest images of the Blessed Virgin is a fresco from the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome, dating from the beginning of the third century A.D.; i.e. the early 200s.
Mary also figures prominently in Christian iconography, an example of which can be found on my biopage [cmvaughan], and embroidered icons of Mary can be found at the Museum of Embroidered Icons (see related link below).
Mary has also been portrayed in famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's Pieta.
A great resource for studying how the Blessed Mother is portrayed in art is the University of Dayton, an institute dedicated to Marian scholarship. (see related link below).
The Immaculate Conception; the Blessed Virgin; The Mother Of God; The Assumption.
Are Lady Fatima and Virgin Mary the same person?
Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Guadelupe, The Virgin Mary, St. Mary - they are all the same person.
What is the meaning of the prayer 'Hail Holy Queen'?
The role of Our Lady Mary in atonement, forgiveness and redemption is the meaning of the prayer "Hail, Holy Queen!" The prayer reveals humankind's waywardness from the sins of Adam and Eve and their pardon through Jesus Christ the Righteous and his mother. Our Lady Mary serves as the advocate for all to her Son, who serves as the ultimate advocate in the Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
What is the meaning of Mother Mary dressed in black?
when mary wear in black suit or dress means mary is weeping for her son jesus christ in sorrowful mysteries
Why is Mary's the queen of angels and saints?
This is traced back to the Queen Mother in ancient Israel. In Israel it was not the King's wife who was the Queen, it was his mother, we see this from the time of Solomon. Thus the King of Heaven if Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother reigns as Queen.
Who was the wife of Heli the father of Joseph?
There is much confusion about 'Heli' and whose father he was. Consider if you will Matthew 1, which contains the genealogy of Jesus' adoptive father Joseph-son of Jacob (verse 16)-from David's son Solomon. On the other hand, Luke 3, which lists the genealogy from David's son Nathan, might also seem to be the family record of Joseph-but he is here listed as being the "son of Heli" (verse 23). A bit confusing in the English translations.
However, if we look at the literal Greek it says only "Joseph of Heli"-not "son of Heli." It is true that the genitive "of" does imply "son of" throughout the remainder of the genealogy. But in this case, it is widely acknowledged to mean "son-in-law of"-making Heli the father of Joseph's wife Mary, who truly was the mother of Jesus.
Mary was a Jewish woman. The Jews are considered part of the Semitic "race". But "race" is really a minor issue as all modern humans are one single species.
Although the Semitic designation is more linguistic and cultural than racial in the modern American sense, to the extent that it can be covered by a racial designation, Semites are considered to be Caucasian.
