Tag: Holy Spirit
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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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That the Mother of My Lord should Come to Me?
NEW ARK OF THE COVENANT And David was afraid of the Lord that day,saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?2 Samuel 6, 9 And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul,looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and…
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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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Be It Done to Me
New Eve Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear.Psalm 119, 38 And Mary said:Behold the handmaid of the Lord;be it done to me according to thy word.And the angel departed from her.Luke 1, 38 In Catholic theology, the Divine plan of salvation is centered around the birth of Jesus Christ, who is regarded…
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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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I Know Not Man
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse;a spring dried up, a fountain sealed.Song of Solomon 4, 12 Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call hisname Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest;…
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