“Now, human gender is either male or female. And if, in becoming a man, he had not been born of a woman, exactly as it had to happen, women would have lost the hope of being saved, recalling their first sin, when the first man was ensnared by the woman, and they would have believed... Continue Reading →

“Instead, by being born of a woman, he had to show us a great mystery. In truth, brothers, we too admit that, if the Lord had wanted to become man without being born of a woman, it surely would have been easy for his majesty. For just as he was able to be born of... Continue Reading →

“To fulfil this plan, our Lord Jesus Christ became the Son of man, precisely by being born of a woman. If, instead, he had not been born of the Virgin Mary, what would have been lost? "He wanted to be man", someone will say. I agree, but he could have been a man without being... Continue Reading →

“We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was born of a Virgin named Mary. But what is a virgin, what does it mean to be born, and what is a proper name these things we do not believe; rather, we know them. Whether Mary's face was just as we imagine it when we speak of... Continue Reading →

“In fact, we do not know what the face of the Virgin Mary looked like, she who was unstained and untouched, even in giving birth, or by any contact with man, she from whom he was born in a wonderful way. Nor do we know the appearance of Lazarus' body, nor that of Bethany, nor... Continue Reading →

“It is on the basis of this notion that we structure our thought, that we believe that God became man for us, to give us an example of humility and proof of God's love for us. Yes, it is good for us to believe and hold with a firm and unshakeable heart that the humility... Continue Reading →

“Because Mary says: How will this happen, since I do not know man?" (Lk 1:34), calumniators might accuse her of having little faith.But she is inquiring about the "how" and does not doubt the power of God. Zechariah, on the other hand, who spoke more or less in the same way, is reproved as an... Continue Reading →

“With the exception of the holy Virgin Mary, in whose case, out of respect for the Lord, I do not wish there to be any further question as far as sin is concerned, since how can we know what great abundance of grace was conferred on her to conquer sin in every way, seeing that... Continue Reading →

“Holy virgins ought not to be disappointed that, keeping their virginity, they cannot become mothers in the physical sense. The only case in which it was fitting for a virgin to give birth was the case of him who, in his birth, can have no equal. Further, the birth from that one holy Virgin is... Continue Reading →

“Perhaps you will say to me: If she is a virgin, how can she bear children? Or, if she does not bear children, why have we given her our names, in order to be reborn from her womb? I answer: She is a virgin, and she bears children. Imitate Mary, who gave birth to the... Continue Reading →