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1 1, 1, 2, 64 | purest figure among them is Mary.24~
2 1, 1, 3, 144 | Sacred Scripture. the Virgin Mary is its most perfect embodiment.~
3 1, 1, 3, 147 | perfecter of our faith".11~Mary - "Blessed is she who believed"~
4 1, 1, 3, 148 | 148 The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies
5 1, 1, 3, 148 | obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and
6 1, 1, 3, 148 | generations have called Mary blessed.14~
7 1, 1, 3, 149 | her son died on the cross, Mary's faith never wavered. She
8 1, 1, 3, 149 | the Church venerates in Mary the purest realization of
9 1, 1, 3, 165 | against hope";51 to the Virgin Mary, who, in "her pilgrimage
10 1, 1, 3 | Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary~Under Pontius Pilate He
11 1, 1, 3 | he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our
12 1, 2, 1, 273 | Christ's power.113 The Virgin Mary is the supreme model of
13 1, 2, 1, 411 | the "Proto-evangelium" as Mary, the mother of Christ, the "
14 1, 2, 1, 411 | of Christ, the "new Eve". Mary benefited first of all and
15 1, 2, 2, 435 | Jesus Christ". the Hail Mary reaches its high point in
16 1, 2, 2, 437 | conceived as "holy" in Mary's virginal womb.33 God called
17 1, 2, 2, 437 | God called Joseph to "take Mary as your wife, for that which
18 1, 2, 2, 452 | child born of the Virgin Mary is called Jesus, "for he
19 1, 2, 2 | AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"~
20 1, 2, 2, 456 | incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man."~
21 1, 2, 2, 466 | Ephesus proclaimed in 431 that Mary truly became the Mother
22 1, 2, 2, 467 | his humanity of the virgin Mary, the Mother of God.91~ ~
23 1, 2, 2, 469 | Mother of God and ever-virgin Mary, you who without change
24 1, 2, 2, 470 | loved. Born of the Virgin Mary, he has truly been made
25 1, 2, 2 | SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"~I. CONCEIVED BY THE POWER
26 1, 2, 2, 484 | 484 The Annunciation to Mary inaugurates "the fullness
27 1, 2, 2, 484 | promises and preparations. Mary was invited to conceive
28 1, 2, 2, 485 | sanctify the womb of the Virgin Mary and divinely fecundate it,
29 1, 2, 2, 486 | in the womb of the Virgin Mary, is "Christ", that is to
30 1, 2, 2, 486 | II.... BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY~
31 1, 2, 2, 487 | Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes
32 1, 2, 2, 487 | and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith
33 1, 2, 2, 487 | turn its faith in Christ.~Mary's predestination~
34 1, 2, 2, 488 | and the virgin's name was Mary":126~The Father of mercies
35 1, 2, 2, 489 | women prepared for that of Mary. At the very beginning there
36 1, 2, 2, 489 | and many other women.130 Mary "stands out among the poor
37 1, 2, 2, 490 | the mother of the Saviour, Mary "was enriched by God with
38 1, 2, 2, 490 | In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free
39 1, 2, 2, 491 | become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through
40 1, 2, 2, 491 | The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment
41 1, 2, 2, 492 | unique holiness" by which Mary is "enriched from the first
42 1, 2, 2, 492 | The Father blessed Mary more than any other created
43 1, 2, 2, 493 | By the grace of God Mary remained free of every personal
44 1, 2, 2, 494 | power of the Holy Spirit, Mary responded with the obedience
45 1, 2, 2, 494 | her consent to God's word, Mary becomes the mother of Jesus.
46 1, 2, 2, 494 | disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience: what the virgin
47 1, 2, 2, 494 | bound through her disbelief, Mary loosened by her faith."142
48 1, 2, 2, 494 | her with Eve, they call Mary "the Mother of the living"
49 1, 2, 2, 494 | through Eve, life through Mary."143~Mary's divine motherhood~
50 1, 2, 2, 494 | life through Mary."143~Mary's divine motherhood~
51 1, 2, 2, 495 | Gospels "the mother of Jesus", Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth,
52 1, 2, 2, 495 | the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (
53 1, 2, 2, 495 | of God" (Theotokos).145~Mary's virginity~
54 1, 2, 2, 496 | in the womb of the Virgin Mary, affirming also the corporeal
55 1, 2, 2, 497 | the angel to Joseph about Mary his fiancee.149 The Church
56 1, 2, 2, 498 | witness to this connection: "Mary's virginity and giving birth,
57 1, 2, 2, 498 | accomplished in God's silence."153~Mary - "ever-virgin"~
58 1, 2, 2, 499 | led the Church to confess Mary's real and perpetual virginity
59 1, 2, 2, 499 | of the Church celebrates Mary as Aeiparthenos, the "Ever-virgin".156~
60 1, 2, 2, 500 | other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, "
61 1, 2, 2, 500 | are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom
62 1, 2, 2, 500 | significantly calls "the other Mary".158 They are close relations
63 1, 2, 2, 501 | 501 Jesus is Mary's only son, but her spiritual
64 1, 2, 2, 501 | with a mother's love."160~Mary's virginal motherhood in
65 1, 2, 2, 502 | mission, and on the welcome Mary gave that mission on behalf
66 1, 2, 2, 503 | 503 Mary's virginity manifests God'
67 1, 2, 2, 504 | Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary's womb because he is the
68 1, 2, 2, 505 | is fulfilled perfectly in Mary's virginal motherhood.~
69 1, 2, 2, 506 | 506 Mary is a virgin because her
70 1, 2, 2, 506 | mother of the Saviour: "Mary is more blessed because
71 1, 2, 2, 507 | once virgin and mother, Mary is the symbol and the most
72 1, 2, 2, 508 | Eve, God chose the Virgin Mary to be the mother of his
73 1, 2, 2, 508 | his Son. "Full of grace", Mary is "the most excellent fruit
74 1, 2, 2, 509 | 509 Mary is truly "Mother of God"
75 1, 2, 2, 510 | 510 Mary "remained a virgin in conceiving
76 1, 2, 2, 511 | 511 The Virgin Mary "co-operated through free
77 1, 2, 2, 528(212)| Antiphon at the Canticle~ of Mary.~
78 1, 2, 2, 529 | of sorrow predicted for Mary announces Christ's perfect
79 1, 2, 2, 532 | obedience of Jesus to Joseph and Mary both announced and anticipated
80 1, 2, 2, 534 | about my Father's work?"227 Mary and Joseph did not understand
81 1, 2, 2, 534 | accepted them in faith. Mary "kept all these things in
82 1, 2, 2, 564 | 564 By his obedience to Mary and Joseph, as well as by
83 1, 2, 2, 583 | the Temple that Joseph and Mary presented him forty days
84 1, 2, 2, 641 | 641 Mary Magdalene and the holy women
85 1, 2, 2, 660 | his mysterious words to Mary Magdalene: "I have not yet
86 1, 2, 3, 695 | as "Christ."32 The Virgin Mary conceived Christ by the
87 1, 2, 3, 697 | Spirit comes upon the Virgin Mary and "overshadows" her, so
88 1, 2, 3, 717 | himself, whom the Virgin Mary had just conceived by the
89 1, 2, 3, 717 | conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary's visitation to Elizabeth
90 1, 2, 3, 721 | 721 Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin
91 1, 2, 3, 721 | on wisdom in relation to Mary.101 Mary is acclaimed and
92 1, 2, 3, 721 | in relation to Mary.101 Mary is acclaimed and represented
93 1, 2, 3, 722 | The Holy Spirit prepared Mary by his grace. It was fitting
94 1, 2, 3, 722 | thus of the Church, which Mary in her canticle104 lifts
95 1, 2, 3, 723 | 723 In Mary, the Holy Spirit fulfills
96 1, 2, 3, 724 | 724 In Mary, the Holy Spirit manifests
97 1, 2, 3, 725 | 725 Finally, through Mary, the Holy Spirit begins
98 1, 2, 3, 726 | this mission of the Spirit, Mary became the Woman, the new
99 1, 2, 3, 744 | Holy Spirit completes in Mary all the preparations for
100 1, 2, 3, 773 | gift of the Bridegroom."193 Mary goes before us all in the
101 1, 2, 3, 829 | they turn their eyes to Mary":306 in her, the Church
102 1, 2, 3, 867 | shines in the saints; in Mary she is already all-holy.~
103 1, 2, 3 | Paragraph 6. MARY - MOTHER OF CHRIST, MOTHER
104 1, 2, 3, 963 | 963 Since the Virgin Mary's role in the mystery of
105 1, 2, 3, 963 | the Church. "The Virgin Mary . . . is acknowledged and
106 1, 2, 3, 963 | members of its head."500 "Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother
107 1, 2, 3, 963 | Mother of the Church."501~I. MARY'S MOTHERHOOD WITH REGARD
108 1, 2, 3, 964 | 964 Mary's role in the Church is
109 1, 2, 3, 965 | After her Son's Ascension, Mary "aided the beginnings of
110 1, 2, 3, 965 | several women, "we also see Mary by her prayers imploring
111 1, 2, 3, 967 | Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church's model of
112 1, 2, 3, 969 | 969 "This motherhood of Mary in the order of grace continues
113 1, 2, 3, 970 | 970 "Mary's function as mother of
114 1, 2, 3, 971 | this devotion to the Virgin Mary.515~III. MARY - ESCHATOLOGICAL
115 1, 2, 3, 971 | the Virgin Mary.515~III. MARY - ESCHATOLOGICAL ICON OF
116 1, 2, 3, 972 | conclude than by looking to Mary. In her we contemplate what
117 1, 2, 3, 973 | consent to the Incarnation, Mary was al ready collaborating
118 1, 2, 3, 974 | The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, when the course of her
119 1, 2, 3, 1014 | of our death" in the Hail Mary; and to entrust ourselves
120 1, 2, 3, 1020 | be with God in Zion,~with Mary, the virgin Mother of God,~
121 1, 2, 3, 1020 | dust of the earth.~May holy Mary, the angels, and all the
122 1, 2, 3, 1024 | Trinity, with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the
123 1, 2, 3, 1053 | gathered around Jesus and Mary in Paradise forms the Church
124 2, 1, 2, 1172 | Church honors the Blessed Mary, Mother of God, with a special
125 2, 2, 1, 1370 | commemorating the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, the
126 2, 2, 1, 1370 | the foot of the cross with Mary, united with the offering
127 2, 2, 1, 1391 | as when the angel said to Mary Magdalene, "Christ is risen!"
128 2, 2, 1, 1419 | heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.~
129 2, 2, 2, 1477 | works of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They are truly immense,
130 2, 2, 3, 1655 | holy family of Joseph and Mary. the Church is nothing other
131 2, 2, 4, 1676 | and the human, Christ and Mary, spirit and body, communion
132 3, 1, 1, 1717 | the lives of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.~
133 3, 1, 3, 2030 | source in the all-holy Virgin Mary; he discerns it in the authentic
134 3, 1, 3, 2043 | of the Lord, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.85~The fifth
135 3, 2, 1, 2097 | and to humble oneself, as Mary did in the Magnificat, confessing
136 3, 2, 1, 2146 | but also of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.~
137 3, 2, 1, 2162 | Jesus Christ, of the Virgin Mary, and of the saints in an
138 3, 2, 1, 2177 | of Christi, ~the feast of Mary the Mother of God, ~her
139 4, 1, 1, 2616 | The prayer of the Virgin Mary~
140 4, 1, 1, 2617 | 2617 Mary's prayer is revealed to
141 4, 1, 1, 2618 | Gospel reveals to us how Mary prays and intercedes in
142 4, 1, 1, 2618 | foot of the cross,90 that Mary is heard as the Woman, the
143 4, 1, 1, 2619 | That is why the Canticle of Mary,91 The Magnificat (Latin)
144 4, 1, 1, 2622 | The prayers of the Virgin Mary, in her Fiat and Magnificat,
145 4, 1, 2, 2674 | 2674 Mary gave her consent in faith
146 4, 1, 2, 2674 | is the way of our prayer; Mary, his mother and ours, is
147 4, 1, 2, 2675 | 2675 Beginning with Mary's unique cooperation with
148 4, 1, 2, 2676 | twofold movement of prayer to Mary has found a privileged expression
149 4, 1, 2, 2676 | in the Ave Maria: ~Hail Mary [or Rejoice, Mary]: the
150 4, 1, 2, 2676 | Hail Mary [or Rejoice, Mary]: the greeting of the angel
151 4, 1, 2, 2676 | as intermediary, greets Mary. Our prayer dares to take
152 4, 1, 2, 2676 | take up this greeting to Mary with the regard God had
153 4, 1, 2, 2676 | shed light on one another. Mary is full of grace because
154 4, 1, 2, 2676 | God is in your midst."31 Mary, in whom the Lord himself
155 4, 1, 2, 2676 | with men."32 Full of grace, Mary is wholly given over to
156 4, 1, 2, 2676 | generations who have called Mary "blessed."33 "Blessed is
157 4, 1, 2, 2676 | she who believed...."34 Mary is "blessed among women"
158 4, 1, 2, 2676 | nations of the earth.35 Mary, because of her faith, became
159 4, 1, 2, 2677 | 2677 Holy Mary, Mother of God: With Elizabeth
160 4, 1, 2, 2677 | gives us Jesus, her son, Mary is Mother of God and our
161 4, 1, 2, 2677 | of our death: By asking Mary to pray for us, we acknowledge
162 4, 1, 2, 2679 | 2679 Mary is the perfect Orans (prayer),
163 4, 1, 2, 2679 | sustained by the prayer of Mary and united with it in hope.40~
164 4, 1, 2, 2682 | 2682 Because of Mary's singular cooperation with
165 4, 1, 2, 2682 | communion with the Virgin Mary, to magnify with her the
166 4, 2, 0, 2853 | Most Holy Mother of God, Mary, ever virgin). "Then the
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