Mary in the Old Testament, the prefigurations of the Virgin in the Hebrew Scriptures
Explore the prefigurations of Mary in the Old Testament: from the Protoevangelium to the Marian types in Eve, Judith, and the Ark of the…
Category: Biblical Mariology
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, the typology of the New Eve, and…
Luke 2:22-40, the Presentation of Jesus and the Purification of Mary
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and Purification of Mary in Lk 2:22-40: Simeon, the Nunc Dimittis and the sword in the soul. Delve deeper…
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Mary and Pentecost
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Mary in the Upper Room and Pentecost: Marian pneumatology from the Annunciation to the nascent Church. Delve…
Rejoice, Mary, the chaire of the Annunciation and the Akathist.
Explore the meaning of the “Chaire” of the Annunciation, the Greek Akathist, and the theology of Marian joy in the Eastern and Western…
Mary in the Bible, presence, typology, and key texts
Explore the presence of Mary in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, with an analysis of the key texts and of the Mariological typology that…
Kecharitôménē, “Full of grace”: the Greek title of Mary in Lk 1:28
Kecharitôménē, the Greek title of Lk 1:28, reveals Mary as fully transfigured by divine grace. Delve into the biblical exegesis of this…
Archangel Gabriel: the messenger of the Annunciation
Gabriel the Archangel, messenger of the Annunciation, unites angelology and Mariology in the mystery of the Incarnation. Explore the name, the…
Mary in the Bible: from Genesis to Revelation
Explore the biblical foundation of Mariology, from Gal 4:4 to Revelation 12, passing through the Four Gospels. Delve deeper into Mary in the Bible.
Visitation: Mary Visits Elizabeth
The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth reveals an act of charity and the context of the Magnificat. Delve into the theological meaning of this…
Magnificat: The Canticle of Mary
The Magnificat, Mary’s canticle at the Visitation, reveals its theology, structure, and place in Christian liturgy. Delve deeper into this…
Calvary: Mary at the Foot of the Cross
Mary stood at the foot of the Cross on Calvary. Explore the theological meaning of her presence at the Crucifixion and the contemplative…
New Testament and Mary: An Overview
The New Testament presents Mary from various perspectives. Explore the synthesis of the Marian presence in Luke, John, Mark, Matthew, Acts, and…
The Annunciation: The Moment of the Fiat
Discover the theological and biblical meaning of the Annunciation, the moment of the “Fiat” in which Mary welcomes the announcement of the…
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple: Mary and Simeon
Discover the theological meaning of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Mary’s encounter with Simeon and Anna, and the prophecy of the…
The Wedding at Cana, Mary, the first sign and the exegesis of Jn 2:1-12
At the Wedding at Cana Mary intercedes and Jesus works the first sign. An exegesis of Jn 2:1-12 and the foundation of Marian mediation. Delve…
Mary in the Old Testament: prefigurations and typology
The Old Testament prefigures Mary in Eve, in the Ark of the Covenant, and in the Daughter of Zion. Explore the richness of Marian typology in…
Mary in Sacred Scripture: the biblical foundations of Mariology
Biblical foundations of Mariology: from the Protoevangelium to the Book of Revelation, by way of the Annunciation, the Magnificat, and Calvary.…
Mary’s Fiat, the Word That Changed History: A Theology of the Annunciation
Mary’s Fiat at the Annunciation is salvation’s most decisive act of faith. Discover the profound theology of this word, which made the…
Magnificat, the Canticle of Mary: A Theological and Spiritual Analysis
A theological and spiritual analysis of the Magnificat, Mary’s canticle in Lk 1:46-55. Humility, prophecy, and eschatology. Delve deeper into…
I did not shrink back: Is 50, Phil 2, and the Passion according to Matthew on Palm Sunday
Isaiah, Philippians, and Matthew converge on Palm Sunday: obedience to the cross reveals the redemptive paradox of the Passion. Let us delve…
The disciple’s path passes through Calvary
Mary at the cross teaches the disciple to walk the way of Calvary, uniting suffering to Christ. Deepen this paschal spirituality in Locus Marianus.
The face of Mary in the writings of Saint John of the Cross
Discover how Mary appears in the writings of Saint John of the Cross and the Marian dimension that sustains the whole mystical spirituality of…
Behold the Lamb of God: Is 53, 1 Cor 1 and John’s testimony in Jn 1
John proclaims the Lamb of God, uniting Isaiah 49, 1 Corinthians 1 and John 1 into a theology of Christ’s identity. Delve deeper into this…
The Word Became Flesh: Is 52, Heb 1 and the Prologue of John at the Nativity of the Lord
In the Christmas Mass during the Day, Is 52, Heb 1 and Jn 1 converge in the mystery of the Word made flesh. Delve deeper into this Mariological…
The Desert Blooms: Is 35; the Patience of Jas 5 and Jesus’ Answer to John in Mt 11
The desert blooms in Isaiah 35, and Matthew 11 reveals the signs of the Messiah. Advent, patience, and hope converge in this theological…
The shoot of Jesse and the baptism of fire: Is 11, Rom 15 and John the Baptist in Mt 3
The shoot of Jesse, the baptism of fire and John the Baptist: a reading of Advent in Year A between Isaiah, Romans and Matthew. Delve deeper…
Visitation: the mother of the living Gospel
In the Visitation, Mary becomes Mother of the living Gospel by bringing Christ to Elizabeth. Discover this model of the evangelizing mission of…
Hope in the Non-Canonical Jewish Scriptures
Explore how the non-canonical Jewish Scriptures bear witness to the hope of Israel, fulfilled completely in Mary and in Christ. Delve deeper…
Hope in the Old Testament and Pre-Christian Judaism: Origins
Explore the roots of hope in the Old Testament and in pre-Christian Judaism, which culminated in Mary, the full personification of the…
Biblical Mariology of the Old Testament
Explore the biblical foundations of Mariology in the Old Testament. An inaugural lecture on Mary in the Hebrew Scriptures. Delve deeper into…
Totus tuus: Mary and Saint John Paul II
Totus Tuus guided the pontificate of Saint John Paul II in a total devotion to Mary, Mother of God. Let us go deeper into this transformative…
Mary among the Queens of the Bible
Mary fulfills the typology of the queens of the Bible, as Queen Mother of the Messiah. Explore her singular royal dignity within the horizon of…
Wedding at Cana and Calvary archaeology and truth
The archaeology of the wedding at Cana and of Calvary reveals Mary's presence at crucial moments in the life of Jesus. Explore the discoveries…
The Historical Sources on Mary: Bible and Apocrypha
Explore the historical sources on Mary in the Bible, in the apocrypha, and in the patristic tradition. Deepen your knowledge of the life and…
The Presentation of the Lord (Lk 2:21-40)
A theological analysis of Lk 2:21-40: the role of Mary and Joseph, Simeon’s prophecy, and the liturgical meaning of the February 2 feast.…
“A wedding was held at Cana” (Jn 2:1)
At the wedding at Cana, Mary intercedes for the bride and groom and reveals her maternal role in salvation. Explore in depth the Mariological…
Mary, image of God’s tenderness in the Magnificat
Discover how the Magnificat reveals Mary as the image of God’s tenderness and His mercy toward the little and the humble in the Mariological…
Mary at the wedding at Cana
Biblical and Mariological analysis of Jn 2:1-12 on Mary at the Wedding at Cana and her role as intercessor and mediatrix of grace. Go deeper…
Does the Rosary exist without the Bible?
Discover the biblical foundations of the Rosary and how this prayer is deeply rooted in the Word of God. Deepen your faith.
From the Annunciation to the Eucharist: Faith and Revelation
From the “fiat” of the Annunciation to the Eucharist, Mary reveals faith as total self-giving. Explore Mary’s active presence at the…
The Depth of Mariology in the Christian Faith: Reflections and Perspectives
Explore Mariology and Mary’s place in the Christian faith: disciple, the Visitation, and contemporary theological perspectives. Delve deeper…
The Celebration of the Visitation: A Mosaic of Symbolism and Theology
Discover the theological symbolism of Mary's Visitation to Elizabeth and the role it plays in Advent, as a prelude to redemption and a call to…
The Liturgical Journey of Advent through the Psalms
The liturgical journey of Advent in the Psalms unites Mary and messianic hope. Explore how these texts illuminate the Christian path toward the…
King, Kingdom, and Reign of God in Mariology
Explore the relationship between Mary and the kingship of Christ in Catholic Mariology. The King, Kingdom, and reign of God revealed in the…
From John the Baptist to Mary: The Poor of YHWH
From John the Baptist to Mary: explore the place of the poor of YHWH in the Scriptures and Mary’s profound rootedness in this biblical…
The Mariological Psalms of Advent
Discover how the Mariological Psalms of Advent announce Mary and her unique mission in the history of salvation, in the light of Scripture and…
Holy Mary, Disciple of the Lord: A Dogmatic-Liturgical Analysis
Mary, disciple of the Lord, listened to the Word and kept it with exemplary fidelity. Delve deeper into this dogmatic-liturgical analysis of…
Mary at the Annunciation: A Dogmatic-Liturgical Analysis
A dogmatic-liturgical analysis of the Annunciation: Mary’s “fiat” inaugurates the Incarnation of the Word. Let us explore this founding…
Iconography of Mary: Catacombs of Priscilla, the Annunciation
In the Catacombs of Priscilla rests the oldest iconography of Mary. Contemplate the Annunciation, which bore witness to the early faith of the…