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2 days ago · Mary’s resounding “yes” to God at the annunciation, her identity as an unmarried pregnant woman prior to her marriage to Joseph, and the untimely and horrific death of her son, endears her ...
1 day ago · James and his siblings were not children of Mary but were Joseph's children from a previous marriage. After Joseph's first wife died, many years later when he was eighty, "he took Mary (mother of Jesus)".
2 days ago · Although not a word was spoken by Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. John during the silent apparition at Knock, the vision spoke louder than words with an eloquent message uniting earth and heaven. Father Stan Smolenski, August 22, 2021
4 days ago · The basilica contains an icon of the Virgin Mary titled Mater Ecclesiae, which means “Mother of the Church.” The original image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child was painted on a column in old St. Peter’s Basilica, built by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century.
1 day ago · The first word of the angel Gabriel is, “Rejoice, full of grace,” (Luke 1:28) and only after the silence of the Virgin of Nazareth does he pronounce her name: “Do not be afraid, Mary.” (Luke 1:30) By her family she is called Mary, but in the heart of God she is known, more profoundly, as “full of grace.”. Hence, in the early ...
3 days ago · Jesus' divine lineage is jointly attributed to Mary and Joseph. Through Joseph, the evangelists Matthew and Luke trace Jesus' genealogy as "son of David, son of Abraham" (Mt 1:1) and "son of...
4 days ago · The Saint Damiano Cross also includes figures of five witnesses of the crucifixion: The Blessed Mother, St. John, St. Mary Magdalene, Mary, Mother of James; and the officer who in Matthew’s Gospel account asks Christ to heal his son. In addition, six angels are present at the Lord’s pierced palms.
