Was it not fitting … that the Eternal Father should prepare her for this ministration by some preeminent sanctification?” The ...

When we celebrate the presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we give honor and respect to the Virgin, who is an example for ...

A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as the “Virgin of Paris,” has returned to Notre Dame cathedral, five ...

St. Athanasius, "The Incarnation of the Word of God," c. 365 A.D. "And to holy Mary, [the title] 'Virgin' is invariably added, for that holy woman remains undefiled." St. Epiphanius of Salamis ...

Praying for the Virgin Mary’s intercession and being devoted ... Muslims as well as Christians consider her to be holy above all women, and her name “Maryam” appears more often in the ...

The Apostles' Creed: He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. The Nicene Creed: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. 437 ...

We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of heaven and earth, the Mother of Mercy. The object of the feast is the Holy ...

Anna was of the priestly tribe of Levi, a daughter of the priest Matthan and Mary, his wife. Your birth ... Abolishing death, He granted us eternal life. In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim ...

The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15 each year. The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in the Greek kimisis) or ...

We know from the Old Testament that virgins wove themselves Cinctures, and when the official wedding day arrived, a virgin would give this Cincture to her husband as a symbol of her virginity. The ...