Maria
Maria, mãe de Jesus, é honrada nas Escrituras como a mulher escolhida por Deus para trazer ao mundo o Salvador. Sua fé, humildade e obediência são exemplo para todos os cristãos.
A escolhida de Deus
O anjo Gabriel anunciou a Maria que ela seria mãe do Filho do Altíssimo. Ela respondeu com fé: 'Faça-se em mim segundo a tua palavra.'
But in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, whose name was Nazareth,
to a maiden [or a virgin], wedded to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the maiden was Mary.
And the angel entered to her, and said, Hail, full of grace; the Lord is with thee; blessed be thou among women.
And the angel said to her, Dread thou not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
Lo! thou shalt conceive in [the] womb, and shalt bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
This [or He] shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give to him the seat of David, his father,
and he shall reign in the house of Jacob [into] without end, and of his realm shall be none end.
But the generation of Christ was thus. When Mary, the mother of Jesus, was espoused to Joseph, before that they came together, she was found having of the Holy Ghost in the womb.
O Magnificat
Maria cantou: 'Minha alma engrandece ao Senhor!' Seu cântico exalta a misericórdia, o poder e a fidelidade de Deus.
And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
and my spirit hath gladded in God, mine health [or mine health-giver].
For he hath beheld the meekness of his handmaid/his handmaiden. For lo! of this all generations shall say that I am blessed.
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and his name is holy.
And his mercy is from kindred into kindreds, to men that dread him.
He made might in his arm, he scattered proud men with the thought of his heart.
He put down mighty men from their seats, and enhanced meek men.
He hath full-filled hungry men with goods [or He hath filled hungry men with good things], and he hath left rich men void.
He, having mind of his mercy, took Israel, his child;
as he hath spoken to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, into worlds.
And Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city [of] Nazareth, into Judea, into a city of David, that is called Bethlehem, for that he was of the house and of the meine of David,
that he should acknowledge with Mary, his wife, that was wedded to him, and was great with child.
And it was done, while they were there, the days were fulfilled, that she should bear child.
And she bare her first-born son, and wrapped him in ‘clothes, and laid him in a cratch, for there was no place to him in no chamber.
But Mary kept all these words, bearing together in her heart.
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, Lo! this is set into the falling down and into the rising again of many men in Israel, and into a token, to whom it shall be against-said.
And a sword shall pass through thine own soul, that the thoughts be showed of many hearts.
And they saw, and wondered. And his mother said to him, Son, what hast thou done to us thus? Lo! thy father and I sorrowing have sought thee.
And he said to them, What is it that ye sought me? knew ye not, that in those things that be of my Father [or that be my Father’s], it behooveth me to be?
And they understood not the word, which he spake to them.
And he came down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept together all these words, and bare them in her heart.
Mãe fiel até o fim
Maria acompanhou Jesus desde o nascimento até a cruz. Ela estava entre os discípulos no Pentecostes, fiel em oração.
And when wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have not wine.
And Jesus saith to her, What to me and to thee, woman? mine hour came not yet.
His mother saith to the ministers, Whatever thing he saith to you, do ye.
But beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and the sister of his mother, Mary Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
Therefore when Jesus had seen his mother, and the disciple standing, whom he loved, he saith to his mother, Woman, lo! thy son.
Afterward he saith to the disciple, Lo! thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his mother.
And his mother and his brethren came, and stood withoutforth, and sent to him, and called him.
And the people sat about him; and they said to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brethren withoutforth seek thee.
And he answered to them, and said, Who is my mother and my brethren?
And he beheld them that sat about him, and said, Lo! my mother and my brethren.
For who that doeth the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Whether this is not the son of a carpenter? Whether his mother be not said Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
and his sisters, whether they all be not among us? From whence then all these things come or came to this? [or to him?]
All these were lastingly continuing [or dwelling together] with one will, in prayer, with women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
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