What do we know about Mary's
life from apocryphal sources?
There are a number of ancient texts not in the
canon of Sacred Scripture which claim to present details about the life of
Mary. The Protevangelium Jacobi [First Gospel of James] (ca. 150) examines. .
.
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq05.html
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. It speaks only to the essentials of her
religious vocation and role. . .
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq28.html
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. . http://www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq03.html
Marian Feasts Past and Present
Includes a brief explanation of celebration of the September Marian days.
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/dogmas.html
A Meditation on the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The History of the Liturgical Celebration of Mary's Birth - The Churches of
Constantinople in the East and Rome in the West celebrate liturgies in honor
of Mary’s birth. . .
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/birthday.html
September 8: Our Lady's Birthday
Day Blessing G.E. Mullan
The feast of the
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated each year on the eighth of
September. Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/Sept97.html
Information on the Divina
Infantita (since Vatican II called the little Immaculate Mary) or in Italy
called Maria Bambina
The devotion to Maria Bambina (in the city of Milan) can be traced back to 1007.
. . http://www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq133.html
Mary Garden, Annapolis, Maryland Dedicated on Mary's Birthday
September 8, 1988, the Mary Garden in Annapolis,
Maryland, is located behind St. Mary's Church, in the quadrangle formed by the
church, the rectory and the historic John Carroll House. . .
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/m_garden/annap.html
Mary Garden, Episcopal Convent of the Transfiguration
in Cincinnati, Ohio Located on a shady hillside on
the grounds of the Episcopal Convent of the Transfiguration in suburban
Glendale, [includes flowers blooming in time for Our Lady’s birthday or
dedicated to her. . .
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/m_garden/cqu.html
Garden of Our Lady St. Joseph's Church, Woods Hole, Cape Cod, Mass.
The Garden of Our Lady established in 1932 in Woods
Hole on Cape Cod is thought to be the first U.S. Mary Garden. [Includes: Our
Lady's Birthday Flower (Italian aster)].
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/m_garden/woodshl.html
September Poetry
September poetry is a collection of poems that
concentrates on two of the month's Marian feasts: the Nativity of Our Lady
(September 8) and the Holy Name of Mary (September 12). There are also several
poems which utilize summer-time images. . .
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/poetry/september.html
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