The Universal Spiritual Maternity of Mary (1987): The Demonic Testimony According to Father Giovanni Bamonte

The doctrine of Mary's spiritual motherhood constitutes one of the most developed and at the same time most disputed chapters of dogmatic mariology. I…

07/05/2026

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The Redemption of Mary and the Immaculate Conception (1854): The Demonic Testimony as Theological Confirmation

The doctrine of Mary's redemption constitutes one of the most delicate and precise chapters in dogmatic mariology. The question is not whether Mary wa…

07/05/2026

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The exorcism of Anthony of Lyon (1790-1871) and the demonic testimony about the Virgin Mary

In the history of Mariology, there are treasures that come from unexpected sources. Among the most disturbing and theologically rich are statements ma…

07/05/2026

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Sonnet on the Immaculate Conception: Divine Maternity as a Theological Argument

The sonnet, as a poetic form, has a mathematical structure of two quatrains and two tercets that makes it a privileged instrument for...

07/05/2026

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Irineus of Lyon and Mary: The Eva-Maria Antithesis in 2nd Century Theology

Irineus of Lyon, bishop of Gallia, who died around the year 200 AD, is one of the most decisive figures for understanding patristic mariology...

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The epitaph of the apple tree and Mary: the earliest Marian epigraphic testimony

Hierapolis' Abas, bishop of Roman Phrygia in the second half of the 2nd century, occupies a unique place in the history of Marian testimony. His epita…

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Meliton of Sardis and Mary: The Paschal Mystery and the Virgin in Second-Century Theology

Melitus of Sardis, bishop of the ancient city of Sardis in Lydia, who died around the year 190 A.D., holds a unique place in the history of Marian the…

07/05/2026

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Saffic Pact and Mary: Gnosticism of the 3rd century and divine motherhood

Pistis Soptia is one of the most extensive and disturbing Gnostic texts in Christian apocrypha literature. Likely written in the 3rd century, in Copti…

07/05/2026

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Salomonic Odes and Mary: The Hymns of the Fourth Century and Virgin Maternity

The Odes of Solomon constitute one of the oldest and most intriguing testimonies to early Christian devotion to Mary. Likely composed in the 2nd centu…

07/05/2026

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Our Lady of Lourdes: The 18 Appearances, Bernadette, and the Mariological Significance

On February 11, 1858, at the Grotto of Massabielle, by the River Gave in Lourdes, a fourteen-year-old girl named Bernadette Soubirous saw...

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Sibyllic Oracles and Mary: The Pagan Prophecy in Service of Christian Faith

The Sibylline Oracles are a collection of Jewish-Christian prophetic texts that circulated in the early centuries of the Christian era under the names…

07/05/2026

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Hegesip and Mary: The Historical Testimony Against Second-Century Gnosticism

Hegesippus is a 2nd-century Christian theologian whose fragments have reached us through Eusebius of Caesarea. In the seventh episode of the Mariology…

07/05/2026

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Saint Justin Martyr and Mary: The Parallel of Eve-Mary in 2nd Century Apologetics

Saint Justin Martyr is the first to explicitly formulate the Eve-Mary parallel in Christian literature. In episode six of the Mariology Podcast, Prof.…

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Aristides of Athens and Mary: The Hebrew Virgin in Early Christian Apologetics

Aristides of Athens is the earliest substantial written Christian apologist on record. In Episode Five of the Mariology Podcast, Professor...

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Ignatius of Antioch and Mary: The First Father of the Church and Emerging Marian Doctrine

Ignatius of Antioch is one of the earliest Church Fathers and one of the earliest Christian testimonies to mention Mary within the mystery of faith. .…

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Mary in the Apostolic Symbol: Christ, faith, and the presence of the Virgin

The Apostolic Symbol is the oldest profession of faith in the Christian Church, and Mary occupies a place therein that is not accidental. In the third…

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The Presentation of the Lord: History, Mariology, and Liturgical Tradition

The Presentation of the Lord is celebrated on February 2nd and is one of the oldest feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar. In the second episode…

07/05/2026

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Mariology Podcast: Science, Method, and Three Central Arguments

The Mariology podcast is born as a service to the Portuguese-speaking Church, responding to a very identified need: the absence of mariological conten…

07/05/2026

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cinco bloqueios espirituais — libertação interior pela Misericórdia Divina

The five blocks hindering life: psychology, spirituality, and divine mercy.

"I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly" (John 10:10). I. The Five Blocks: The Issue and the Adversary's Action Human life is call…

07/05/2026

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Qui diligit me sermonem meum servabit: Maria e a palavra que habita

He who loves me will keep my word: Mary and the Word that dwells

Mary keeps Christ's Word in full uniqueness. Explore the relationship between love, divine habitation, and the Marian fiat as a living dwelling place …

07/05/2026

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Si mundus vos odit: Maria e o testemunho na perseguição

If the world hates you: Mary and the testimony in persecution

Mary witnessed the world's hatred at the foot of the cross. Discover how her example illuminates the persecuted Christian in light of John 15:18-25.

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Maiorem hac dilectionem nemo habet: Maria e o amor que oferece a vida

Greater is this dilemma: Mary and the love she offers to life.

Mary participates in the love that offers life, reflected in John 15:13. Deepen the Marian dimension of the redeeming sacrifice in this contemplative …

07/05/2026

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Manete in dilectione mea: Maria e a morada no amor de Cristo

Stay in my love: Mary and the dwelling place in Christ’s love

Mary dwells fully in Christ's love, a living model of "*Manet in dilectione meae*." Deepen this contemplative dwelling in Marian theology.

07/05/2026

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Mary as Mediator: Mediation subordinate to Christ’s unique mediation

Mary as mediator plays a subordinate role to Christ's unique mediation. Deepen Marian theology in light of Scripture and Tradition. Explore this study…

07/05/2026

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Ego sum vitis vera: Maria e o ramo que dá fruto

I am the true vine: Mary and the branch that bears fruit

Mary as a fertile branch on the true vine. Explore the Mariology of John's discourse and its profound contemplative resonance.

06/05/2026

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Seat of Wisdom: Mary as the Throne of Eternal Wisdom

Mary as the Seat of Wisdom incarnates the throne of eternal wisdom. Explore the depth of Mariology through this title in Scripture and Tradition.

06/05/2026

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A Virgem Maria, Estirpe Escolhida de Israel

The Virgin Mary, chosen stock of Israel

The Virgin Mary, as the chosen stock of Israel, fulfills the promise made to Abraham. Explore the depth of Mariology in the *Magnificat* and the divin…

05/05/2026

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Pacem relinquo vobis: Maria e a paz que o mundo não pode dar

Peace be with you: Mary and the peace that the world cannot give

Mary and the peace that the world cannot give: A Mariological reflection on John 14:27 and the unique gift of Christ's peace. Let us deepen this conte…

04/05/2026

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Paraclitus docebit vos omnia: Maria e o Espírito que ensina tudo

The Sweet Paraclete will teach you all things: Mary and the Spirit who will teach all things

Mary and the Holy Spirit who teaches all: a reflection on Jn 14:26 and Mary's role in the work of the Paraclete. Deepen this Marian meditation.

04/05/2026

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Ever Virgin (Aeiparthenos): the perpetual virginity of Mary

Explore the doctrine of Mary's perpetual virginity, defined in tradition as *Aeiparthenos*. Delve into this central theological mystery of Catholic fa…

04/05/2026

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Eu sou o caminho: At 6, 1Pt 2 e o caminho a verdade e a vida em Jn 14

I am the way: At 6, 1; Pt 2 and the way to truth and life in Jn 14

Explore how Christ reveals himself as the way, truth, and life in John 14, read in conjunction with Acts 6 and 1 Peter 2, on the Fifth Sunday of Easte…

03/05/2026

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Mandatum novum: Maria e o amor que identifica os discípulos

New Commandment: Mary and the Love That Identifies Disciples

Mary lived Christ's new commandment like no other disciple. Discover how love, which identifies the disciples, finds in Mary its perfect model.

29/04/2026

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Qui vidit me vidit patrem: Maria e a face do Deus visível

He who has seen me has seen the Father: Mary and the visible face of God

Mary contemplates the visible face of God made flesh. Explore how divine motherhood reveals the Father through the incarnate Son in this mariological …

29/04/2026

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Ego sum via veritas et vita: Maria e o caminho que conduz ao Pai

I am the way, the truth, and the life: Mary as the path leading to the Father.

Mary as the path that leads to the Father in Christ. Explore the relationship between Marian mediation and Jesus' words in John 14:6. Deepen this Mari…

29/04/2026

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Non est servus maior domino suo: Maria e o serviço que exalta

She is not greater than her Lord: Mary and the service that exalts

Mary serves without ever surpassing the Lord who sends her. In this mariological study, service reveals itself as a path to exaltation. Deepen this re…

29/04/2026

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Qui credit in me: Maria e a fé que ilumina o mundo

Who believes in me: Mary and the faith that illuminates the world

Mary, a model of faith that illuminates the world through her total adherence to Christ. Deepen the mariological reflection on "qui credit in me" from…

29/04/2026

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Ego et pater unum sumus: Maria e a unidade do Filho com o Pai

I and the Father are one: Mary and the unity of the Son with the Father

Discover how Jn 10:30 grounds the Trinitarian doctrine, the title Theotokos, and Mary's divine motherhood in Church life. Deepen this mystery.

28/04/2026

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Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montford, apostle of the true devotion.

Apostle of true Marian devotion, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort leads to the total consecration to Mary. Deepen this path of sanctity.

28/04/2026

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Ego sum ostium: Maria e a porta que abre para a vida

I am the door: Mary as the gate that opens to life

Meditation on Mary as the Gate of Heaven in light of John 10:9, from the Announcement and patristic tradition. Let us deepen this Marian and eschatolo…

27/04/2026

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Nossa Senhora de Hrushiv — ícone mariano ucraniano da tradição oriental

Our Lady of Hrushiv, the Ukrainian apparitions of 1987

Apparitions of Our Lady of Hrushiv in 1987, Ukraine, with messages of conversion. Learn about the visionary Marina Kizyń and the spiritual context of…

26/04/2026

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Angels in the Bible, how are angels according to Scripture?

Discover how angels are described in the Bible: seraphims, cherubims, Gabriel and Michael. The biblical image surpasses artistic representations. Deep…

26/04/2026

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Immaculate Conception, what does it mean and the difference to the Pure Conception.

Immaculate Conception vs. Perpetual Virginity: Understanding the Dogma and the meaning of *kecharitôménē* in Marian theology.

26/04/2026

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Mary, the 2024 film about Mary, mother of Jesus: a mariological analysis

A Mariological Analysis of the Netflix film *Mary* (2024): Biblical Fidelity, Cinematic Tradition, and the Figure of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Deepen thi…

26/04/2026

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Mary in the Old Testament, the prefigurations of the Virgin in Hebrew Scripture

Explore the prefigurations of Mary in the Old Testament: from the protoevangelium to Marian types in Eve, Judith, and the Ark of the Covenant. Delve i…

26/04/2026

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Salve Regina: Origin, History, and Marian Theology

Origin, history and theology of the antiphon *Salve Regina*: disputed authorship, commented Latin text, and liturgical use since the 12th century. Let…

26/04/2026

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John 19:27, “Behold your Mother”: explanation and Mariology

Analysis of John 19:27 and the meaning of "Behold your Mother": Mary's spiritual motherhood, typology of the New Eve, and Mariological foundations. De…

26/04/2026

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The admirable heart of Mary, Saint John Eudes, and devotion to the heart of Mary

Saint John Eudes and the Admirable Heart of Mary: Twelve Volumes; Lk 2:19-51, Fatima 1917 and the Consecration of 1984. Let us delve deeper into this …

26/04/2026

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Mary’s iconography, the representation of Mary in Christian art

Explore the iconography of Mary from the catacombs of the 2nd century to Byzantine types and the doctrine of Nicaea II on the legitimacy of sacred ima…

26/04/2026

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Luke 2:22-40, The Presentation of Jesus and the Purification of Mary

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and Purification of Mary in Luke 2:22-40: Simeon, the Nunc Dimittis, and the Sword in Her Soul. Deepen the Mariolo…

26/04/2026

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Blessed is she who believed, Luke 1:45; and the benediction of Mary.

Lk 1:45 reveals Mary's blessedness through faith. Elizabeth proclaims it; John Paul II deepens this theme in *Redemptoris Mater*. Explore the pilgrima…

26/04/2026

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