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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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Where are the scriptures that state that Saint Anne was Mary's mother?
It doesn't, but church tradition teaches that Anna was the mother of the virgin Mary... Thus People prayed to Anna who interceded with Mary who interceded with her Son who interceded with God for sinful men.
Making it all very complicated!!
When was the Virgin Mary beatified?
Mary was not beatified nor canonized. She was assumed, body and soul, into heaven.
Why is Mary called Our Lady of Guadalupe?
The title "Our Lady of Guadalupe" refers to the apparition of the Virgin Mary to the Indian Juan Diego (Quauhtlatoatzin) in Mexico in 1531. She told him that she would be known as "the ever-virgin holy Mary of Guadalupe".
There are many opinions about the reason for this. I like the one that says that this is a Spanish pronunciation of the Nahuatl (an Indian language) word coatlaxopeuh, which means "crushes the serpent", a possible reference to the Virgin Mary herself.
Another possibility is that the Virgin took the name of a venerated statue of the Virgin that was found in Spain near a village named Guadalupe.
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Why does the Church honor Mary as a woman of faith?
We honor Our Blessed Lady as THE woman of faith, because her entire life was lived in faith, and even now, since she has ascended to heaven, we believe that she can assist us in living the faith so as to enable us to share it with others, and to enable ourselves and those around us to enter heaven.
What is Mary's prayer of praise called?
When Mary visted with her cousin Elizabeth, she responded to the greeting of Elizabeth with what is known today as the Magnificat.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children forever.
(Lk 1:46-55)
What color of eyes did the Virgin Mary have?
The blessed Virgin Mary Has a Blue eyes and golden hair, I always saw her every 31st of October 2012, 2013, 2014.
Lastly, She ask me to build for her in 2014 the Hexagon Church and she show me the entire hexagon church view. But I failed to do this task...
When do Catholics bring flowers to the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Catholic bring flowers to Mary during the May Crowning which usually takes place around Mother's Day. The May Crowning is when Mary was crowned Queen of Heaven. We symbolize this by crowning with flowers a statue of Mary representing what took place during the Crowning of Mary.
How did Virgin Mary demonstrate faithfulness to God and the covenant relationship?
Blessed Virgin Mary demonstrated faithfulness to God by saying "YES" to the will of the Father for her to be the mother of Jesus. Her life itself manifested her faithfulness to this covenant relationship wherein she remained faithful and humble, keeping everything in her heart especially in those moments that she cannot fully understand the events that happens in the life her son Jesus.
What month was Virgin Mary born?
It is unclear when Jesus was even born, let alone conceived in Mary's womb.
Catholic Answer:
Catholic Tradition holds that she became pregnant at the Annunciation which is commemorated each year on March 25. At that time the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce that God had chosen her to be the mother of His son.
Where did the Hail Mary come from?
Parts of the Hail Mary come from when Mary went to see Elizabeth and tell her she was pregnant. Read Luke 1:39-56 for more information.
In addition:
The opening was the greeting the Angel gave to Mary when he announced to her she was to be the Mother of God. Luke 1:28
Where or when did the Virgin Mary die?
The Bible never explicitly says when or where the Virgin Mary died. For that, we must look into the traditions of the Orthodox, Coptic, and Roman Catholic Churches.
They all generally agree that she was assumed into heaven, body and soul.
Within this common agreement, two distinctive opinions can be found.
Generally speaking, Orthodox and Coptic Christians hold that she died at Jerusalem and after three days was assumed into heaven.
However, many Roman Catholics, believe that the Apostle John took her to Ephesus with him and that she remained with him there until her assumption into heaven.
Note: While the Roman Catholic Church has never said that she actually died (thus leaving that possibility open), most Roman Catholic theologians believe that she did in fact die.
If I remember correctly Mary died anywhere from 3 to 15 yrs after Christ's ascension (depending on which tradition one holds to).
What is the special feast of Mary do we celebrate on September 8?
The Bible doesn't specify when Mary, mother of Jesus, was born so any assignment of a birth date is simply speculation.
Catholic Answer:
The date of the birth of Mary is not known but her nativity is celebrated on September 8.
Did Virgin Mary the Mother of Jesus have a brother?
from A Biblical Defense of Catholicism, by Dave Armstrong, Sophia Institute Press, © 2003
The Perpetual virginity of Mary
Pope Paul IV, in his Constitution, Cum Quorumdam Hominum, of 1555, expressed the constant teaching of the Catholic Church concerning both the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and the perpetual virginity of Mary:
We question and admonish all those who . . . have asserted, taught, and believed . . . that our Lord . . . was not conceived from the Holy Spirit according to the flesh in the womb of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, but, as other men, from the see of Joseph . . . or that the same Blessed Virgin Mary is not truly the mother of God and did not retrain her virginity intact before the birth, in the birth, and perpetually after the birth. (In Neuner and Dupuis, The Christian Faith, 217. See CCC, pars 484-486, 496-498, 502-506, 510, 723 (for the virgin birth); pars 499-501, 507, 510, 721 (for the perpetual virginity of Mary))
The Greek word for brother in the New Testament is adelphos. The well-known Protestant linguistic reference An Expository Dictionary of the New Testament Words defines it as follows:
1. Male children of the same parents . . .
2. Male descendants of the same parents, Acts 7:23, 26; Hebrews 7:5 . . .
4. People of the same nationality, Acts 3:17, 22; Romans 9:3 . . .
5. Any man, a neighbor, Luke 10:29; Matthew 5:22, 7:3;
6. Persons united by a common interest, Matthew 5:47;
7. Persons united by a common calling, Revelation 22:9;
8. Mankind, Matthew 25:40; Hebrews 2:17;
9. The disciples, and so, by implication, all believers, Matthew 28:10; John 20:17;
10. Believers, apart from sex, Matthew 23:8; Acts 1:15; Romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; Revelation 19:10 (the word sisters is used of believers, only in 1 Timothy 5:2) . . . . (Vine, An Expository Dictionary of New testament Words, Vol. 1, 154-155.)
It Is evident, therefore, from the range of possible definitions of adelphos, that Jesus' "brothers" need not necessarily be siblings of Jesus on linguistic grounds, as many commentators, learned and unlearned, seem to assume uncritically. Be examining the use of adelphos and related words in Hebrew, and by comparing Scripture with Scripture ("exegesis"), one can determine that most sensible explanation of all the biblical date taken collectively. Many examples prove that adelphos has a very wide variety of meanings:
In the King James Version, Jacob is called the "brother" of his Uncle Laban (Gen. 29:15; 29:10). The same thing occurs with regard to Lot and Abraham (Gen. 14:14; 11:26-27). The Revised Standard Version uses "kinsman" at 29:15 and 14:14.
Use of brother or brethren for mere kinsmen: Deuteronomy 23:7; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 9:14, 20:32; 2 Kings 10:13-14; Jeremiah 24:9; Amos 1:9).
In Luke 2:41-51, ... it is fairly obvious that Jesus is the only child....
Jesus himself uses brethren in the larger sense: Matthew 23:8, 23:1; 12:49-50.
The term Firstborn means pre-eminent and nowhere assumes later siblings, etc.
Where in the bible are the names of mother Mary's parents?
The Bible doesn't give the names of Mary's parents. Both books Matthew and Luke give Jesus' genology, and the names don't match-up very well.
Catholic Answer:
Tha apocryphal Gospel of James states that the names of Mary's parents were Joachim and Anne but there is no verification of this. However, the names have been used since the very early years of the Church.
What patron saint was the mother of Mary?
Our Lady has numerous titles. But, her most important one is 'Mother Of God.'
In the Ascension illustration of the Rabbula Gospels, the Virgin Mary represents The Christian Community.
What is the name of Mother Mary in Latin?
Ave Maria
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.
Sancta Maria mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
When is Mary the mother of God's birthday?
The Blessed Virgin Mary has three solemnities (Holy Days of Obligation) throughout the year:
January 1 - The Feast of Mary, Mother of God
August 15 - The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8 - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Is Salome the daughter of Virgin Mary?
All who follow Christ are individually called His bretheren - brothers and sisters. Collectively, we are the Church, who are destined to become His Bride at the marriage feast after His 2nd Coming.
Additional information.There are two Salomes ( 1 mentioned in the New Testament) we are aware of but neither were Jesus' actual sister. Salome, the wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (if one combines Mark 16:1 and Matthew 27:56), was a disciple of Jesus and among the women at the crucifixion who helped prepare our Lord's body for burial. The other Salome was the daughter of Herodias. Her name is not given in the Gospels, but in Josephus.When was st Joseph married to Mary?
It is not known or certain, as they got married early in those days . At 14 or even 16 years.
Why is Lourdes so special for Catholics?
Lourdes is important to Christians because Our Lady appeared to St Bernadette and led her to a spring with healing water. Many people have been healed from the water and many Catholics go on pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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Roman Catholic AnswerThe most important thing about Lourdes is God's message to us, which He sent via the Blessed Virgin Mary: poverty, prayer, penance, and the Church. The healings are just miracles attesting to the fact that this is a genuine miracle and we are to listen to it. In all the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin she has only appeared to reinforce the message of the Scriptures and Holy Church. Below are two links about Lourdes and its message, and the third link is to a book about St. Bernadette's writings.Why is Mary called the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Our Blessed Mother, Mary is full of grace for many reasons. Of all humans after the Fall from grace of Adam and Eve, Mary alone was the only person born without the stain of original sin. This was allowed byGod Almighty in preparation for choosing her to be the Mother of Jesus, Mary still had a choice when the angel appeared to her at the Annunciation, and then she agrred to accept to be the woman that would become the Mother of the Living God. Again she was filled with grace as the shadow of the Holy Spirit came over her to plant the seed that would become Jesus. Next came the acceptance of Joseph in faith and obedience to be her spouse, the earthly"Father" of Jesus and protector of Mary and Jesus. Mary lived by faith her whole life,and faith is a given grace, not an intellectual choice. She was the Mother, but was taught by her Son. Her final grace while still on this earth was the Assumption.Rather than the cold of the grave, she was assumed into Heaven, there to be crowned Queen of Heaven. We also believe Mary to be "ever Vigin" Spotless before birth and pure for all eternity
