The Blessed Virgin Mary? Perpetually a Virgin?? Why yes. Yes she was. And so, using biblical imagery, the Church is both virgin and mother. As mother, the Church gives spiritual birth to children who are brought into the life of Christ (Galatians 4:26). The Church is our mother because she brings forth children through the Holy Spirit. Yet, the Church is also a perpetual virgin, for she keeps the purity of the faith of her spouse, Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 7:34, the Apostle Paul teaches that unmarried women and virgins are “concerned about the things of the Lord.” In this way, the perpetual virginity of Mary represents the Church always being “concerned about the things of the Lord.”
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:15:56 +0000
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