"Awake, O My Harp, Your Chords,
In Praise of the Virgin Mary!
Lift Up Your Voice and Sing
The Wonderful History of this Virgin,
The Daughter of David,
Who Gave Birth to the Life of the World!"
-- St. Ephram the Syrian
As Biblical history has recorded, St. Mary is the central figure in the two Gospel accounts of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The "Mother of God" is seldom mentioned in the New Testament outside of the birth narratives in the opening chapters of St. Matthew and St. Luke. The name of St. Mary is mentioned only once in the Holy Gospel of St. Mark and the Holy Book of Acts. The Blessed Virgin is never explicitly named in the New Testament Letters. The name of St. Mary is only "referred to" in two episodes written by St. John in his Holy Gospel.
In Praise of the Virgin Mary!
Lift Up Your Voice and Sing
The Wonderful History of this Virgin,
The Daughter of David,
Who Gave Birth to the Life of the World!"
-- St. Ephram the Syrian
As Biblical history has recorded, St. Mary is the central figure in the two Gospel accounts of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The "Mother of God" is seldom mentioned in the New Testament outside of the birth narratives in the opening chapters of St. Matthew and St. Luke. The name of St. Mary is mentioned only once in the Holy Gospel of St. Mark and the Holy Book of Acts. The Blessed Virgin is never explicitly named in the New Testament Letters. The name of St. Mary is only "referred to" in two episodes written by St. John in his Holy Gospel.