July 26th is a feast day within the church. Today we remember two very important people who are not mentioned in Sacred Scripture, yet we know they existed.
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A Memorial Feast for Mary’s Parents
It’s strange to think of God as having a family history. Yet He does. He came down from Heaven and became man – Jesus Christ. His mother, Mary also had parents. They were His earthly grandparents. Let that sink in for a moment.
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One of the things that I like about the Catholic Church is that while remaining true to scripture and God’s Holy Word, it is not the only source of our faith and dogma. Oral traditions, oral teachings that have been handed down and eventually recorded in written word are also a part of our faith, our practices and traditions.
Continue reading “Saint Anne, Mother of Mary”A Feast to Honor Saint Anne
While the canonical books of the New Testament never mention the mother of the Virgin Mary, traditions about her family, childhood, education and eventual betrothal to Joseph developed very early in the history of the church. Of course Mary had a mother. She was the maternal grandmother of our Lord.
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So often in our Christian Faith, we forget about the human side of Christ’s divine life. He was born to Mary, just as Mary was born to Saint Anne. Saint Anne was the Lord’s maternal Grandmother, and is considered our Heavenly Grandmother, too.
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