FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY - CONTINUING MARY'S SPIRITUAL MATERNITY

Mary’s true spiritual maternity is linked to her Divine maternity, to her role in the Redemption, particularly by the cross on Calvary.

An excellent resource for continuing the Christmas treatment of Mary’s maternity, both her Divine Maternity and her spiritual maternity, can be found in Fr. Juniper Carol’s seminal work Mariology, where both topics are dealt with thoroughly.  Building upon the lines drawn from St. Alphonsus Ligouri, the concept of Mary’s spiritual maternity can thus be …