“Thus was fulfilled the mystery ordained before all ages and announced of old by the prophets: "Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her womb and bear a son and shall call his name Emmanuel, which translated means: God-with-us" (Is 7:14). This ancient name also contains the revelation of the whole mystery, namely, that God will... Continue Reading →
"You marvel at what has happened. Did she not also marvel who gave him birth, seeing that she said to Gabriel: "How will this happen since I do not know man?"
“Let us reject those who say that the Savior's birth was the accomplishment of a man and a woman; those who dare to say that he was born of Joseph and Mary, solely because it is written: "And he took (her as) his wife" (Mt 1:24). Let us remember Jacob, who before taking Rachel, said... Continue Reading →
Mary’s birth makes women equal to men, and makes them equal partners in the new creation, Christ and God himself. “At first, the feminine sex was obligated to give thanks to men, because Eve, born of Adam but not conceived by a mother, was in a certain sense born of man. Mary, instead, paid off... Continue Reading →
“Let us respect our bodies, which ought to shine like the sun. Let us not stain the body, which is so beautiful and so great, through brief pleasures. Sin is brief and lasts but a little while; the shame of sin lasts a long time, forever.” Cyril of Jerusalem, Catecheses 12, 34; PG 33, 768... Continue Reading →
“It was fitting that he who is all pure and the master of virginity should come forth from a virginal bridal chamber.” Cyril of Jerusalem, Catecheses 12, 25; PG 33, 757 A. If you are interested in more quotes on Virgin Mary, you can find them in Mary and the Fathers of the Church on... Continue Reading →
“Dear friends, we possess many true witnesses about Christ. The heavenly Father bears witness through the Son; the Holy Spirit bears witness, descending bodily in the form of a dove; the archangel Gabriel bears witness, bringing the glad tidings to Mary; the Virgin Theotókos bears witness to him; the blessed place of his manger bears... Continue Reading →
“Let us all, by God's grace, run the race of chastity, young men and maidens, old men and children, without abandoning ourselves to lust, but praising the name of Christ. Let us not disregard the glory of chastity, which is the crown of the angels and a superhuman state of life!” Cyril of Jerusalem, Catecheses... Continue Reading →
“If a man who is functioning worthily as a priest of Jesus abstains from women, how could Jesus himself have come by means of a man and a woman?” Cyril of Jerusalem, Catecheses 12, 25; PG 33, 757 A. If you are interested in more quotes on Virgin Mary, you can find them in Mary... Continue Reading →
“We accept that the Word of God truly became man, not by the will of a man and woman, as the heretics say, but in conformity with what the Gospel says: "He became man by the Virgin and the Holy Spirit", and that this happened not in appearance but in reality. He became man of... Continue Reading →
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