“Because she had made a vow of virginity and her husband did not have to be the thief of her modesty instead of its guardian (and yet her husband was not its guardian, since it was God who guarded it; her husband was only the witness of her virginal chastity, so that her pregnancy would... Continue Reading →

“Thus Christ, in being born of a Virgin who, before knowing to whom she was to give birth, had made up her mind to remain a virgin, preferred to show his approval of holy virginity rather than to impose it on her. Even so, in the woman within whom he took the form of a... Continue Reading →

“It was not the visible sun that made this day holy for us, but the sun's invisible Creator, when the Virgin Mother brought to light, out of her fruitful womb and virginal body, the Creator made visible for us, the same invisible God who had also created the Virgin. Virgin in conceiving, virgin in giving... Continue Reading →

“We believe that Christ was born of the Virgin Mary because it is written thus in the Gospel; we believe that he was crucified and died, because it is written thus in the Gospel; and we believe that he was truly born and truly died because the Gospel is the truth. Just why he willed... Continue Reading →

“Nevertheless, if we ask them,"How do you know that Christ said,'Woman, what have you to do with me?' they respond that they believe the Gospel. Why do they not believe the Gospel when it says,"The Mother of Jesus was there" and "He said to his Mother"?If the Gospel is lying about this, why believe it... Continue Reading →