Tag: Jesus Christ
-
The Time Came for Their Purification
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.The first offspring of every womb among the Israelitesbelongs to me, whether human or animal.”Exodus 13, 2 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they broughthim up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as…
-
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…
-
All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed
THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY 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 At that time,…
-
My Spirit Rejoices in God My Savior
DAUGHTER ZION 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 magnifies…
-
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…
-
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…
-
The Voice of Thy Salutation
MEDIATRIX OF GRACE And when the ark of the Lord came into the city of David,Michol the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window,saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord.2 Samuel 6, 16 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should cometo me? For behold as soon…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
Handmaid of the Lord 