Tag: Daughter Zion
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The Time Came for Her to Be Delivered
THE VIRGINITUS IN PARTU Before she was in labor she gave birth;before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son.Who ever heard of such a thing, or who ever saw the like?Can a land be brought forth in one day,or a nation be born in a single moment?Yet Zion was scarcely in…
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My Soul Glorifies the Lord
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,and my soul shall be joyful in my God:for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation:and with the robe of justice he hath covered me,as a bridegroom decked with a crown,and as a bride adorned with her jewels.Isaiah 61, 10 And Mary said,“My soul…
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Blessed Are You Who Believed
MOTHER OFTHE CHURCH Already you knew my soul;my body held no secret from youwhen I was being fashioned in secretand molded in the depths of the earth.Your eyes saw all my actions;they were all of them written in your book;every one of my days was decreedbefore one of them came into being.Psalm 139, 14-16 “Blessed…
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Most Blessed Are You Among Women
The Immaculate Conception I will put enmities between thee and the woman,and thy seed and her seed:she shall crush thy head,and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.Genesis 3, 15 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,the infant leaped in her womb,and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,cried out in a loud voice and said,“Most blessed…
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Behold the Handmaid of the Lord
New Eve “I, your servant, have never eaten at the table of Haman, nor have I graced the banquet ofthe king or drunk the wine of libations. From the day I was brought here till now, yourservant has had no joy except in you, Lord, God of Abraham. O God, whose power is overall, hear…
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The Power of the Highest Shall Overshadow Thee
Spouse of the Holy Spirit And I passed by thee, and saw thee:and behold thy time was the time of lovers:and I spread my garment over thee,and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee,and I entered into a covenant with thee,saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.Ezekiel 16, 8 And in the sixth…
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The Lord Is With Thee
Co-Redemptrix “I AM WITH YOU and will watch over you wherever you go,and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave youuntil I have done what I have promised you.”Genesis 28:15 And the angel being come in, said unto her:Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:blessed art thou among…
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Hail, Full of Grace
The Immaculate Conception One is my dove, my perfect one is but one,she is the only one of her mother,the chosen of her that bore her…Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,fair as the moon, clear as the sun,and terrible as an army with banners?Song of Solomon 6, 9-1 Fear not, for I…
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She Shall Crush Thy Head
New Eve inimicitias ponam inter te et mulieremet semen tuum et semen illiusipsa conteret caput tuumet tu insidiaberis calcaneo eius God said to the serpent:‘I will put enmities between thee and the woman,and thy seed and her seed:she shall crush thy head,and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.’Genesis 3, 15 {DRB} The Protoevangelium,…
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I Will Put Enmity Between Thee and the Woman
The Immaculate Conception I will put enmities between thee and the woman,and thy seed and her seed:she shall crush thy head,and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.Genesis 3, 15 (DRB) The Protoevangelium, often referred to as the First Gospel, is found in the Book of Genesis and is recognized as the earliest recorded…
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