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ISSUE 3 OCTOBER 2021

All About

Mother

Mary

“Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”-

Luke 1:38

Our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, was born (without original sin) on

September 8 to Saints Joachim and Anne. Mary was raised in Nazareth, where

she later met and was engaged to Joseph. In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s

pregnancy, the angel Gabriel appeared to our mother and informed her of the

awe-inspiring news that the Messiah was to be born from her womb, and she
was to name him Jesus. In spite of her fear and confusion, Mary accepted the

words of the Lord. When Joseph learned she was pregnant, he wanted to

divorce her quietly, but was prevented from doing so by a dream sent to him by

God that explained everything about her future child. Because of Caesar

Augustus’s decree of a census, Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem, the
town of David (they were required to do so because Joseph belonged to the line

of David) but no inn would give them lodging. Jesus was ultimately born in a

humble stable, surrounded by animals.

But Mary’s story doesn’t stop after Jesus' birth. She was a central part of His
childhood, His public ministry, and even His death.

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