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“It appears that even today many hold that Mary, after the birth of Her Son, was found to be in …

“What ought we to think? That while the apostles were scandalized, the Mother of the Lord was immune from scandal? If she had …

“Every incorrupt and virgin soul, having conceived by the Holy Spirit in order to give birth to the will of …

“I ask myself why God, after having decided that the Lord was to be born of a virgin, did not …

“There is no child of Mary except Jesus, according to the opinion of those who think correctly about her.” Origen, Commentary …

Here, Origen explains the importance of believing in the virginal birth of Jesus: “If someone believes that he who was …

“I do not consider it worth the trouble to contest accusations offered without seriousness and as a joke [by Celsus]: “Was the Mother of Jesus …

“Thus we should be bold and say that while the Gospels are the firstfruits of Scripture as a whole, the firstfruits of the Gospels …

“Those who believe in Jesus who was crucified in Judea under Pontius Pilate, but do not believe that he was …

Origen offers a very interesting application to the Virgin Mary’s praise: “My Soul Magnifies the Lord” (Lk 1:46), and it …