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Mary, Theotokos
 


Let us learn from Mary, our Mother in faith, to recognize in the humanity of Christ the perfect revelation of God.

 
Angelus Address
Castel Gandolfo
8 July 2012

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


At Bethlehem, in the fullness of time, Jesus was born of Mary; the Son of God was made man for our salvation, and the Virgin became the true Mother of God. This immense gift that Mary has received is not reserved to her alone, but is for us all. In her fruitful virginity, in fact, God has given to men the goods of eternal salvation... because by means of her we have received the Author of Life. Mary, therefore, after having given flesh to the Only-Begotten Son of God, became the mother of believers and of all humanity.

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
1 January 2008

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


Let us entrust ourselves to the Virgin Mary, who generated the Word of God in faith and in the flesh, so that we may immerse ourselves – just as she did – in the death and resurrection of her Son Jesus, and possess eternal life.

 
Lenten Message
22 February 2011

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


“Do not be afraid, Mary…. The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you” (Lk 1:30, 35). It was the Spirit who gave her the strength and courage to respond to the Lord’s call. It was the Spirit who helped her to understand the great mystery that was to be accomplished through her. It was the Spirit who enfolded her with his love and enabled her to conceive the Son of God in her womb.

 
Angelus Address
Randwick Racecourse
Sydney Australia
20 July 2008

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


The title of 'Mother of God', as emphasised in today's liturgy, underlines the Holy Virgin's unique mission in the history of salvation; the mission which lies at the basis of the veneration and devotion Christian people show towards her. Mary, in fact, did not receive God's gift for herself but to bring it into the world.

 
Homily
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
Vatican Basilica
1 January 2011

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


The Christian community, which in these days has remained in prayerful adoration before the crib, looks with particular love to the Virgin Mary, identifying itself with her, while contemplating the newborn Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.

 
Angelus Address
1 January 2007

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


The Virgin Mother, is the "way" that God prepared for himself in order to come into the world. With all her humility, Mary walks at the head of the new Israel in its exodus from all exile, from all oppression, from all moral and material slavery, toward the "new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells" (2 Pt 3: 13).

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
7 December 2008

 
 
 
Mary, Theotokos
 


Let us turn to Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd. May she who responded promptly to God's call, saying: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord", help all of us to accept with joy and willingness Christ's invitation to be his disciples, always motivated to be "of one heart and soul".

 
Regina Caeli
St Peter's Square
29 April 2007

 

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