solemnity: January 1
- This solemnity comes from around 500 AD and was originally celebrated in the Eastern Churches.
about:
- Mariam: Aramaic: ܡܪܝܡ; c. 18 BC – c. 41 AD
- born: Nazareth, Israel
- identified in the Bible as the mother of Jesus
- parents: Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
- also known as Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, Mother Mary
- Theotokos (/ˌθiəˈtɒkəs/; Greek: Θεοτόκος, transliterated (Greek) Theotókos, translation (Syriac-Aramaic): ܝܳܠܕܰܬ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ, transliterated (Syriac): Yoldath Alloho; Latin: Mater Dei) is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include "God-bearer", "Birth-Giver of God" and "the one who gives birth to God." Less literal translations include "Mother of God."
The ancient use of this term is emphasised in Churches of the Syriac Tradition, which have been using this title in their ancient liturgies for centuries. The Anaphora of Mari and Addai (3rd Century) and the Liturgy of St James the Just (60 AD).
- Roman Catholics and Anglicans use the title "Mother of God" more often than "Theotokos." The Council of Ephesus decreed in 431 that Mary is Theotokos because her son Jesus is both God and man: one Divine Person with two natures (Divine and human) intimately, hypostatically united.
quote:
“The Blessed Virgin was eternally predestined, in conjunction with the incarnation of the divine Word, to be the Mother of God. By decree of divine Providence, she served on earth as the loving mother of the divine Redeemer, an associate of unique nobility, and the Lord’s humble handmaid. She conceived, brought forth, and nourished Christ” (Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 61). - http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1247
links/ sources:
- "Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church" (source: Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a9p6.htm
- "The Blessed Virgin Mary" (source: Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15464b.htm
- "Mary (mother of Jesus)" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_%28mother_of_Jesus%29
- "Theotokos" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theotokos
- "Mary, Mother of God" (source: Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/mary/
- "Mary, Mother of God" (source: American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1247
- "Mary: Mother of God" (source: Catholic Answers):
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/mary-mother-of-god
- "Mary, Mother of God" (source: Mary Pages):
http://www.marypages.com/catholics_and_mary.htm
