Mother of God – the ladder on which the incarnate Son of God descended into this world. Pastoral letter to the Nativity – 2022 Cover Image
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Maica Domnului – scara pe care a coborât în această lume Fiul lui Dumnezeu întrupat. Pastorală la Naşterea Domnului – 2022
Mother of God – the ladder on which the incarnate Son of God descended into this world. Pastoral letter to the Nativity – 2022

Author(s): Petroniu Florea
Subject(s): Biblical studies, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Renaşterea Cluj
Keywords: Nativity; Mother of God; Incarnation; Church; human nature re-created;

Summary/Abstract: Since the Mother of God was the ladder on which the incarnate Son of God descended into this world to save us humans from the slavery of the devil, sin and death and to unite us with God, this pastoral letter will refer to the Mother of God. The Virgin Mary gave birth to the Son of God incarnate, through whom the world was re-created, that is, redeemed from the devil’s slavery and reconciled with God. With Ana’s deliverance from barrenness, manifested by the conception and birth of the Holy Virgin Mary, it was proved that divine grace began to work again in humanity, even if not in an absolute way. The miracle of Christ’s incarnation required this preliminary miracle, an integral part of a process of gradual preparation, in which human nature would increasingly give way to divine grace. The Holy Virgin Mary is the sacrifice for the purification of humanity before the supreme sacrifice of Christ on the cross perfectly reconciles us with God the Father. The Holy Virgin Mary is the first human being who, through her pure life, entirely dedicated to God, showed what true human nature really is. Through the birth of the Son of God from the immaculate womb of the Holy Virgin Mary, a “new world” and a “foreign paradise” were revealed, from which a new Adam was conceived, Who replaces the old Adam and renews the world. The incarnation was not only the work of God, but also the work of the will and faith of the Holy Virgin Mary. We believe that the Holy Virgin Mary is the mother of all Christians who honor her. Also, since the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, as the Mother of God, the Holy Virgin Mary is also the Mother of the Church.

  • Issue Year: XVII/2023
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 16-20
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian