Magisterial Documents:
Theme: The Life of Mary: Annunciation
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What are the aspects of Mary’s person and life, which are related by the various apocryphal writings?
Scripture is tight-lipped regarding details of Mary’s personality and life...
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Who are Mary's parents?
The story of Mary's birth and details about her aging parents, Joachim and Anne, come from apocryphal writings known as the Protoevangelium of James....
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Did Mary have any brothers or sisters?
As it stands the sources dealing with the life of Ann, Joachim and Mary do not mention brothers and sisters of Our Lord's mother...
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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary and Annunciation of the Lord
www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/bvmtext1.htm

Marian Feasts Past and Present
The following feature points to the evolution of Marian Feasts in the recent past.
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Does the liturgy give us any hints about Mary's life?
Several events concerning Mary's life are commemorated during the yearly liturgical cycles of the Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian Churches.
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Icons: Kinds of Marian Icons
Refers briefly to types of icons appropriate to the liturgical feastday.
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Joachim and Ann: Presentation of Mary, work of Robert F. McGovern
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November 21: Presentation of Mary
The Scriptures tells us nothing of Mary's hidden life. The inspired Word of God gives us no word about her Presentation in the Temple, the feast which we celebrate each year on November 21. However, we do have the testimonies of tradition which is based on accounts which come to us from apostolic times.
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Bible Meditations on Mary
www.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/memoirs.html

 

Poetry

November Poetry
Includes the following poems: "November Eleventh," "November Memories," "Our Lady of the Eucharist," "The Queen of Purgatory," "Our Lady of Mercy," "Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament," "Our Lady--Skyscraper in the Night," "Our Lady Compared to a Space Ship," "Mary On Her Way to the Temple," "Mother of Mercy," "Thanksgiving," "Thanksgiving Day Grace," "Family Portrait," "After Holy Communion," "Mary, Shield Us From Danger," "Mother of Grace"
www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/poetry/november.html

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