More direct routes were available. We can think of the virgin birth in this light. Well, not quite. Hebrew had three words to describe a young woman with no children. The first, bethulah , is what we mean by virgin today. They brought honor to their families, not to mention the best bride price. This child is a God-event. However, even if you went to Catholic school, chances are you might answer a , and you would lose.
The correct answer is: b the birth of Jesus. The Hebrew word, which was translated to virgin, is actually almah. Rather than having physical or moral connotations, it meant autonomy. It was a psychological quality signifying freedom and independence. In other words, gods were born of virgins.
A miracle was taking place. Our Catholic belief, therefore, goes back to the earliest days of the Church and has been a constant belief for almost 2, years. Since the Holy Spirit guides the Church, we can believe that the Holy Spirit led believers to the fact of Mary's perpetual virginity. This fact points to the uniqueness of Jesus as the only Son of God. The tradition of the Church teaches that Mary remained a virgin. Because she and Joseph witnessed the miracle of Jesus' conception and birth.
They realized that God had entrusted them with the greatest treasure in the history of the world, God's only Son. They understood that their task in life was to nurture and protect the Savior of the human race. Many years later, Jesus would speak of those who renounced marriage "for the sake of the kingdom of heaven" Mt It cannot be surprising that Mary and Joseph would have wanted to renounce their right to have other children in order to dedicate their lives to the care of God's Son.
The Church's belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary is significant because of what it says about Jesus and about us. The fact that Jesus was Mary's only child underlines his uniqueness as the only Son of God. The fact that Jesus was Mary's only child results in a special relationship between Mary and us.
Jesus says to us as beloved disciples, "Behold, your mother. These facts, rooted in the Bible and clarified by the Church's tradition, help us to see Christ in the clearest possible light. These beliefs, old as the New Testament and new as today, have enriched the lives of countless generations of Catholics.
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