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Our Lady in the New Testament |
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"And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted: And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed." - St. Luke 2: 34-35 Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it" Luke 11:27-28. While Jesus was hanging on the cross, "there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son. After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own" - John 19:25-27. After Christ's Ascension into Heaven the apostles "went up into an upper room", and: "all these were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren". - Acts 1:14 "But when the fulness of time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law".Galatians 4:4 "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation? - Hebrews 1:14 "And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: - Apocalypse 12: 1 "And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God and to His throne." - Apocalypse 12:5 "And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman, who brought forth the man child.": - Apocalypse 12: 13 "And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." - Apocalypse 12: 17 "I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel." - Genesis 3: 15 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel." Isaias 7: 14 " And Thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda; out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity. Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth; and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel. - Micheas 5: 2 -3 "Hear my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's teaching..." - Proverbs 1:8 "If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure: Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God. - Proverbs .2: 4-5 "She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her; and he that shall retain her is blessed. Proverbs, 3: 15 - 18 "Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her, and she shall preserve thee. Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her. She shall give to thy head increase of graces and protect thee with a noble crown.:" Proverbs 4: 6-.9 |
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"And the angel being come in, said unto her: 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. - St. Luke 1: 28 When St. Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation the infant leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Ghost. She cried out saying: "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord." - St. Luke 1: 41-45 |