Mary was no mere instrument in God’s dispensation. The Word of God did not merely pass through her, as He may pass through us in Holy Communion. It was not heavenly body which the Eternal Son assumed. No, He imbibed, He sucked up her blood and her substance into His Divine Person. He became man from her, and received her lineaments and her features as the appearance and characters under which He should manifest Himself to the world. He was known, doubtless, by His likeness to her, to be her Son. Was it not fitting that the Eternal Father should prepare her for this ministration by some preeminent sanctification? -- Cardinal John Henry Newman
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:26:52 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015