"The Son is the firstborn of all: firstborn of God, so that it would be clear that He is the Son of God and the second after the Father; firstborn before the angels, so that it would be clear that He is Lord of the angels; firstborn of the Virgin, so that it would be... Continue Reading →
"Tell me, O blessed Mary, whom did you conceive in your virginal womb? Yes, even the firstborn Word of God, who came down from heaven into you and was formed, the firstborn man, in your womb, so that the firstborn Word of God might appear united with the firstborn man." Hippolytus, Eranistes, Dial. 1: PG 83,88 Believing... Continue Reading →
"Let us believe, blessed brothers, according to the tradition of the apostles, that God the Word came down from heaven and entered into the holy Virgin Mary. Thus, receiving his flesh from her and taking a human (that is, rational) soul and becoming everything that man is, except for sin, he might save fallen man... Continue Reading →
"Being outside of the flesh, the Word of God took upon himself the holy flesh from the holy Virgin: like a bridegroom, He prepared for Himself that garment which He would weave together with His suffering on the Cross... In this way, he intended to obtain salvation for man, who was perishing" Hippolytus, Christ and Antichrist 4;... Continue Reading →
"In calling Him who descended from Judah and David ", the lion's cub", the prophet [Jacob] indicated the Son of God become a man; and by saying, "From a sprout, my son, you went up" (Gen 49:9), he foretold the fruit that flowered from the Holy Virgin, not generated by David's seed, but conceived by... Continue Reading →
Virgin Mary 