Mary, the Mother of God

"Mary, the Mother of God,...being pre-ordained by the eternal prescient
counsel of God and imaged forth and proclaimed in diverse images and
discourses of the prophets through the Holy Spirit, sprang at the
pre-determined time from the root of David, according to the promises
that were made to him. 'For the Lord hath sworn, He saith in truth to
David, He will not turn from itof the fruit of Thy body will I set upon
Thy throne' (Ps. 132:11). And again, 'Once have I sworn by My holiness,
that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure forever, and His
throne as the sun before Me. It shall be established for ever as the
moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven' (Ps. 139:35-37). And Isaiah
says'And there shall come out a rod out of the stem of Jesse and a
branch shall grow out of his roots' (Isaiah 11:1)."

St. John of Damascus.

"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall
reap if we do not lose heart."  Galatians 6:9

Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.
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bob young (07.11.2009 04:33)