Virgin Mary

Saint Joseph was the husband of Mary.

Mary had one earthly husband - St. Joseph, but, she was also in Mystical Marriage with the Holy Spirit, because she Conceived Our Lord via the Holy Spirit.

According to the Protoevangelion [First Gospel] of James, Mary did not want to marry. Her parents had devoted her to the service of the Lord and she had vowed to remain a virgin. The High Priest and other holy men consulted God in prayer. A voice was heard saying that according to the prophet Isaiah "A rod shall come forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower shall ascend from his root..." They understood this to mean that all men of the house and family of David that were unmarried and fit for marriage should place their rods, their walking sticks, on the altar in the Temple. Whoever's rod produced a flower was the man to whom the Virgin Mary would be betrothed and married.

Even though Joseph was a much older man, it was God's plan for Joseph to be betrothed to Mary and to become Jesus' guardian. So of all the rods placed on the altar, Joseph's flowered. After they were betrothed, Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant. The Bible says that he was a just man and unwilling to shame her, so he planned to dissolve the betrothal and send her away secretly. After an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and explained all that was to happen, Joseph did what God asked of him.

It is to remember the mother of God. Mary has the perfect holiness and venerated.

By giving birth to God in the flesh, raising Him, and being His most perfect creature ever. In doing this, the Blessed Virgin gave birth to the Church, and she remains the mother of each of us since Our Blessed Lord gave her to us, in the Apostle John when He was dying on the cross, and, speaking to each of us, said, "Behold your mother." She continues her maternal protection from heaven and intercedes for us before the throne of God as she will remain forever His Queen and Mother. This is based on the Old Testament image of the Queen Mother found in Israel.

Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello Missal of Bernhard von Rohr, Archbishop of Salzburg ca.1481 from Eva Und Maria Verlag Böhlau The first insight regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given by the Church Fathers was the vision of Mary as the New Eve. The earliest patristic texts regarding the Eve-Mary parallel begin in the later half of the Second Century. St. Justin, the Martyr, (+165) in his work, Dialogue with Trypho, states that, "Christ became a man by a virgin to overcome the disobedience caused by the serpent ...in the same way it had originated." The name Eve is taken from the Hebrew word, HAWAH, a verb which means "to live." "The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living."(Gen. 3:20) Eve, the first woman, was a virgin at the time that she was tempted by the serpent in the garden. Thus, Eve, a virgin, conceived disobedience and death, whereas, Mary, a virgin, conceived the Word in obedience and brought forth Life. St. Ireneus, Bishop of Lyons, (+202) is considered the first theologian of the Virgin Mary. He took up St. Justin's Mary-Eve theme and further integrated it into his theology. Therein, Mary is treated as the New or Second Eve who is the beginning of the second Creation or re-creation of humanity through the Redemption. He wrote, "The knot of Eve's disobedience was loosened by Mary's obedience. The bonds fastened by the virgin Eve through disbelief were untied by the virgin Mary through faith." (Adv. haereses,3:22) Jesus Christ is the New Adam, the Lord of the New Creation ( I Cor. 15:45-49 ) and Mary the New Eve who undid what the first Eve had done. The first Eve disobeyed God and thereby brought sin and death into the world. The New Eve, Mary, obeyed and believed God's message which was given to her at the Annunciation ( Lk .1 :26-38 ), and brought salvation and life to the world in her son, Jesus, who crushes the head of the serpent. Mary, like us, shares in this victory . Tertullian ( +220 ), another Church Father, used the Eve-Mary parallel as a secondary argument in favor of the virginal conception of Jesus Christ and emphasizes the act of faith involved. Building on the insights of Justin, Ireneus and Tertullian, the theme of the Eve-Mary parallel was expanded upon after the Council of Nicaea in the year 325. St. Ambrose of Milan ( +397 ) writes, "It was through a man and woman that flesh was cast from paradise; it was through a virgin that flesh was linked to God." St. Jerome ( +420 ) succinctly stated, "Death through Eve, Life through Mary." (Epist. 22,2 I ). St. Peter Chrysologus ( +450 ) picked up on this theme in his writings, "Christ was born of a woman so that just as death came through a woman, so through Mary, life might return." In our own century. Pope Pius XII is responsible for the principle papal contributions on this theme. In the Encyclical, Ad Caeli Reginam. dated Oct. 11, 1954, he wrote: "Mary, in the work of Redemption was by God's will, joined with Jesus Christ, the cause of salvation, in much the same way as Eve was joined with Adam. the cause of death."

There are several feasts and solemnities regarding Mary. The following are Holy Days of Obligation: the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Jan 1), the Solemnity of the Assumption (Aug 15), and the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 8).

Mother Teresa was a human and subjected to the same temptations as all humans and probably had her share of minor infractions during her life, but no mortal sins. Nevertheless some who venerate Mother Teresa see a person who must be kept above criticism, which is consequently labelled "lies."

Perhaps one of her more unfortunate sins resulted from misplaced loyalty, which would result in great harm and suffering to the victims of a paedophile priest. Documents said to have been obtained by SF Weekly suggest that Mother Teresa knew one of her favourite priests, Donald McGuire, was removed from ministry for sexually abusing a Bay Area boy in 1993. Her first duty and compassionate urge should have been to inform the authorities so that justice could be done for the child. Yet Mother Teresa actually urged that Father McGuire be returned to active ministry as soon as possible. Eight additional complaints were lodged against him in the coming years by various families, leading to his eventual arrest on sex-abuse charges in 2005. In some jurisdictions, Mother Teresa's actions might have constituted a crime, but they were at the very least a serious sin against those children.

Yes. It is one of the titles associated with Mary, so it does get capitalized as Blessed Virgin.

There is none. Our Lady of Mejugoria is not recognized by the Church.

Revelation chapter 12 is all about Mary.

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She is recorded only four times in the New Testament with the last being John 2:5.

The Virgin Mary was born in Nazareth, Galilee. It is said that she also conceived Jesus in Nazareth, so I think she also grew up in Nazareth.

We do not know when Mary died or if she died. Some believe that when her days on Earth were over, she was assumed - body and soul - into Heaven. Others believe that she did die and then, 3 days later, her body was taken into Heaven. Roman Catholic teachings leave open either possibility. We do know that she was not subjected to corruption and that her body did not have to wait for the end of time to be reunited with her soul as do the other saints.

The Bible doesn't say. However, reading 'between the lines' we can come up with a likely age range. We are told that Mary was a virgin at the time of her conception. In those days, once a girl began menstruating she became a woman in Jewish law (as did a boy at his Bar mitzvah around the age of 14) and would be expected to be married off to a young gentleman, not only for financial reasons, but so that the descendent line could be maintained (a very important part of Jewish culture in those days). Therefore, girls as young as 13 or 14 could marry, as, in those days, menstruation began, on average, a little later then than these days because of our modern lifestyle and better health. Also in those days, life expectancy was much lower, a man or woman of 45 or so being regarded as old. We are told that Mary was present at the Cross during the crucifixion, (Joseph wasn't implying that he had already died) and that Jesus was 33 when he was crucified. We are also told that Mary went to live in John's (Jesus beloved disciple) house after the Crucifixion, implying that she was 'old' then and needed taking care of - possibly in her late 40s. Considering this evidence, this means that Mary was likely to have given birth to Jesus when she was no older than 15 or 16 - or, more likely, a couple of years younger. We are also told that Mary married Joseph during her pregnancy placing her marriage even further back. Therefore, it is likely that Mary was around 13-15 during the time of her marriage, with her giving birth to Jesus from around 14 to 16 years of age.

The Purification of Mary is observed on February 2 but under the name of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple or Candlemas Day.

The Virgen de Guadelupe is a Roman Catholic icon in Mexico representing an appearance by the Virgin Mary. It is a very important cultural symbol for Mexicans. This icon is also known as Our Lady of Guadalupe and as La Virgen Morena, the brown-skinned Virgin.

The Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Islamic religions all honor Mary to some extent, some more than others. Other eastern religions, such as Hinduism, do not honor her nor do they honor Jesus.

Mary is a busy saint and has many patronages, too many to list here. I have placed a link below where you can find a comprehensive listing of Mary's responsibilities.
Because Mary is Our Chief Saint, she has **NUMEROUS** Patronages.

In 1858 a peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have received miraculous apparitions of a lady in a grotto near a waste dump beside a river. She first saw the woman while gathering wood with her sister. The lady appeared several times and identified herself as the "Immaculate Conception" a title reserved for the Blessed Virgin Mary who was conceived without original sin. The lady gave messages to Bernadette and verified them and her authenticity by a miracle where a rose bloomed in winter and showing Bernadette where to dig into the ground with her hands which yielded forth a spring the water of which was soon discovered to contain miraculous properties, even bring back a dead boy, curing cancer, healing the crippled and blind, etc. After careful scrutiny and testing the Church declared the apparitions authentic and recognized their miraculous character. The lady is thus received for who she claimed to be, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ.

Finding the picture does not mean anything, but looking at the picture will remind you that Jesus Christ was born of an earthly mother and sired by our father in heaven, not by the Holy Ghost as some believe. How? We do not know, but God is the father of Jesus Christ.