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A Catholic Christian Millennial Renaissance Establishing a Christian Culture in the Pacific Northwest Through God's Divine Grace and Divine Will in the Eternal Light of Jesus Christ: Divine Love and Divine Mercy of God Blessed Mary Of Scripture You have been blessed, O Virgin Mary, above all other women on earth by the Lord the Most High God   A Catholic believes that from Adam's side, in his deep sleep, God removed his rib to form his bride, Eve; from Jesus' side, in His deep sleep of death, came His blood and water, the sacraments of Eucharist and Baptism, to form His Bride, the Church and the new Eve for all Ages; at the foot of His cross in presence of and as part of His Sacramental Body, Blood and Water, He gave His Blessed Mother Mary to the Apostle John to be his mother, and He gave John to Mary as her son, making Mary the Mother of the Church and our mother in Christ and in the Church; as she is the mother of Jesus The Christ, she is the Mother of God in the Second Personage of the Holy Trinity, the spouse of the Holy Spirit in the Third Personage of the Trinity, and the daughter-handmaid of the God the Father, Our Lord, in the First Personage of the Trinity, she in our veneration becomes the Queen of Heaven, the Queen of Revelation; as the Immaculate vessel bringing Divinity into the world, Blessed Mary is the Immaculate Conception, the new Arch of the Covenent, made truly pure by God to contain His Son, Our Lord Jesus the Christ. The Protoevangelium - And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." (Genesis 3:15) THE MAGNIFICAT - MARY’S PRAYER: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever. (Luke 1:46-56)

The Magnificat
And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.
The Lord has exalted me by a gift so great, so unheard of, that language is useless to describe it; and the depths of love in my heart can scarcely grasp it. I offer then all the powers of my soul in praise and thanksgiving. As I contemplate his greatness, which knows no limits, I joyfully surrender my whole life, my senses, my judgement, for my spirit rejoices in the eternal Godhead of that Jesus, that Saviour, whom I have conceived in this world of time.
The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
Mary looks back to the beginning of her song, where she said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. Only that soul for whom the Lord in his love does great things can proclaim his greatness with fitting praise and encourage those who share her desire and purpose, saying: Join with me in proclaiming the greatness of the Lord; let us extol his name together.
Those who know the Lord, yet refuse to proclaim his greatness and sanctify his name to the limit of their power, will be considered the least in the kingdom of heaven. His name is called holy because in the sublimity of his unique power he surpasses every creature and is far removed from all that he has made.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy.
In a beautiful phrase Mary calls Israel the servant of the Lord. The Lord came to his aid to save him. Israel is an obedient and humble servant, in the words of Hosea: Israel was a servant, and I loved him.
Those who refuse to be humble cannot be saved. They cannot say with the prophet: See, God comes to my aid; the Lord is the helper of my soul. But anyone who makes himself humble like a little child is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
The promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever.
This does not refer to the physical descendants of Abraham, but to his spiritual children. These are his descendants, sprung not from the flesh only, but who, whether circumcised or not, have followed him in faith. Circumcised as he was, Abraham believed, and this was credited to him as an act of righteousness.
The coming of the Saviour was promised to Abraham and to his descendants for ever. These are the children of promise, to whom it is said: If you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs in accordance with the promise.
But it is right that before the birth of the Lord or of John, their mothers should utter prophecies; for just as sin began with a woman, so too does redemption. Through the deceit of one woman, grace perished; the prophecies of two women announce its return to life.
A commentary on Luke by the Venerable Bede

At Your right hand stands the Queen (Psalms 45:9-15)
9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
10 Listen, O daughter,
Consider and incline your ear;
Forget your own people also, and your father's house;
11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
13 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.
14 She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;
The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.
15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
They shall enter the King's palace.

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