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15 hours ago · Some traditions suggest Mary might be the same person as Mary, mother of John Mark. Though this connection remains unproven, it underscores her potential influence within key Christian circles. Overall, Mary’s dedication and hard work exemplify how lesser-known disciples significantly contributed to spreading Christianity despite remaining ...
1 day ago · The synoptic Gospels name Mary as the mother of Jesus. The gospels of Matthew and Luke describe Mary as a virgin [c] who was chosen by God to conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit. After giving birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, she raised him in the city of Nazareth in Galilee, and was in Jerusalem at his crucifixion and with the apostles after his ...
3 days ago · After His Resurrection, Jesus Appeared First to His Mother Mary, Say the Saints Daniele Monteleone, “The Risen Christ Appears to His Mother,” 1600 (photo: Public Domain) “Mary’s role in the Resurrection of Christ,” said Pope St. John Paul II, “was the completion of her mission at the Annunciation in Nazareth.”
4 days ago · The Gospel of Mark [a] is the second of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to his death, the burial of his body, and the discovery of his empty tomb. It portrays Jesus as a teacher, an exorcist, a healer, and a miracle worker, though it does ...
3 days ago · Mary (flourished beginning of the Christian era) was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favourite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography. The development of the doctrine of Mary can ...
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5 days ago · This was a very vivid role for the queen mothers of the Old Testament,” who were “the principal means of intercession for the people to get something to the attention of the king. Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings. But it also means this: Mary’s queenship is as extensive as the kingdom of God, as the kingdom of Jesus ...
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3 days ago · The first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, titled Deus Caritas Est, that is, “God Is Love,” ends with the late pope calling on Mary, the Mother of the Lord, to show us as the Church how to live God’s love in the world: Holy Mary, Mother of God, you have given the world its true light, Jesus, your Son — the Son of God.
