Hear the words of Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe



Know for certain, smallest of my children, that I am the perfect and perpetual Virgin Mary, Mother of the True God through whom everything lives, the Lord of all things near and far, the Master of heaven and earth. I am your merciful Mother, the merciful Mother of all of you who live united in this land, and of all humanity, of all those who love me. Hear and let it penetrate your heart, my dear little one. Let nothing discourage you, nothing depress you. Let nothing alter your heart, or your face. Am I not here who am your mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not your fountain of life? Are you not in the folds of my mantle? In the crossing of my arms? Is there anything else that you need? Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety or pain.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Theotokos: In Relationship to Christ


The two natures of Christ mean that we can speak of a two-fold sonship of Christ.  As the Son of God, He is eternally generated, begotten, of the Father.  As Son of Mary, He underwent a temporal birth from the Virgin’s womb.   Although having two natures, Christ is One Person.  The Divine Son of God is identically the same as the Human Son of Mary.  The Eternal Word is one and the same as the tiny infant given birth by Mary in Bethlehem.  As such, Mary then truly is the Mother of God.   There are not two Sons of God.  There is only one Son of God.  Jesus, the son of Mary, is the one and same only begotten Son of God.

A question remains about the true nature of Mary’s relation to Christ, the Son of God.  Is this merely a logical relation or is this a real mother – son relation?  The human Jesus’ relationship with His human mother is no doubt as real as any mother-son relationship.  Christ’s relation as a man to His mother Mary then is as real as Mary’s relation to her Son. 
 
But as the Eternal Son of God, Christ’s relation to His human mother is purely logical.  As a self-existing, absolutely independent Being, God cannot stand in any real relation to a creature.  God is really the Lord of His creatures despite the fact that His dominion over them is no real relation.  He is called Lord in a real sense, because of the real power which He exercises.  Similarly Christ is in a real sense the Son of the Virgin because of His real birth from her.

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