CDF – Christian Faith and Demonology (June 26, 1975): The Magisterial Synthesis on the Devil
The document Fede Cristiana e Demonologia (CDF, June 26, 1975): the magisterial synthesis on the personal existence and the real action of the…
Category: Patristics
How to systematically study the Marian Magisterium at Locus Mariologicus – user’s guide (109+ posts)
Complete guide to using Locus Mariologicus to systematically study the Marian Magisterium: 109+ posts covering 20 centuries of papal and…
John Paul II – con Santa Maria, dall’ascolto di Dio al servizio della vita (2001): Letter to the Servants of Mary
Letter of John Paul II to the Friar Servants of Mary (September 29, 2001), on the occasion of the General Chapter: “With Holy Mary, from…
Catechesi tradendae, n. 73 (1979) – full Latin text: Maria Mater et exemplar catechistarum
Full Latin, Italian, and English text of n. 73 of Catechesi Tradendae (John Paul II, 1979): Mary as “catechismus vivus” and…
John Paul II – Marian catecheses (1995-1997): the largest Marian cycle of the contemporary Magisterium.
The 70 weekly catecheses of John Paul II on Mary (1995-1997): the greatest Mariological synthesis of the contemporary Magisterium, organized in…
Saint John XXIII – the Mariology of the good pope: Mater et magistra, pacem in terris, aeterna dei
The Mariology of Saint John XXIII (1958-1963): the Marian texts of the encyclicals Mater et Magistra (1961), Pacem in Terris (1963), and…
Leo XIII – Octobri mense (1891): Mary, Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of All Graces (Doctrina Pontificia IV, nn. 372-388)
The encyclical Octobri mense (Leo XIII, 1891): the greatest Marian encyclical of the nineteenth century, with the doctrine of Mary’s…
Saint Gregory II, III and the Second Council of Nicaea – the cult of Mary and images (Doctrina Pontificia IV, nn. 62-97)
Popes Gregory II and Gregory III, and the Second Council of Nicaea (787), defend the legitimate cult of images of Mary, distinguishing…
Medieval popes: Leo IX to Innocent III – scholastic Mariology (Doctrina Pontificia IV, nn. 100-121)
From Saint Leo IX to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) and Innocent III: medieval Mariology in 22 documents, from professions of faith to…
Council of Ephesus (431) – Theotokos, Mother of God (Doctrina Pontificia IV, nn. 17-18)
The Council of Ephesus (431) defines Mary as Theotokos - Mother of God. Greek texts with English translation from the greatest Mariological…
Saint Siricius and Saint Celestine I – Ever Virgin and Theotokos (Doctrina Pontificia IV, nn. 15-16)
The popes Saint Siricius and Saint Celestine I establish the pontifical doctrine of Mary’s perpetual virginity and of her divine motherhood…
Mary, the New Eve: the patristic typology that founded Mariology
Mary, the New Eve, is the patristic typology that founded Mariology. Explore the origins of this doctrine in Saint Irenaeus and its enduring…
Evangelii Gaudium – Apostolic Exhortation of Francis – Mary, Mother of Evangelization (Full Text)
Full text of the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (Francis, November 24, 2013), with the Marian chapter in Latin and English. Mary as…
Spe salvi – Encyclical of Benedict XVI – Mary, Star of Hope (Full text)
Full text of the Encyclical Spe Salvi (Benedict XVI, November 30, 2007), with the Latin chapter and English translation on Mary as Star of…
Mulieris Dignitatem – apostolic letter of John Paul II on the dignity of woman (Full text)
Full text of the Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem (John Paul II, August 15, 1988), with excerpts from the Latin original and an English…
Redemptoris Mater – encyclical of John Paul II on the Mother of the Redeemer (Full text)
Full text of the Encyclical Redemptoris Mater (John Paul II, March 25, 1987), with excerpts from the Latin original and an English translation.…
The Paraclete Spirit: Acts 8:1; 1 Pet 3 and the promise of the Spirit in Jn 14
The Paraclete Spirit in Acts 8:16; 1 Pet 3 and Jn 14: three texts of Year A united by the gift promised by Christ. Let us deepen this…
Mary, cooperator in the Redemption: the delicate question of the Co-Redemptrix
Mary cooperator in the Redemption: explore the question of the Co-Redemptrix, Mary's suffering beside the cross, and her unique role in the…
Mary’s Unshakable Faith: Demonic Testimony and Foundation of the Church’s Faith (2026)
I. Mary’s Faith at the Annunciation: Theological Foundation The theological foundation of Mary’s faith lies in the episode of the Annunciation narrated by Luke (Lk…
The Rosary of Mary, Saint Dominic de Guzmán: Demonic Testimony and Contemplation
The theologically richest declaration obtained by Bamonte about the Rosary of Mary describes its function of mediation with an image of rare…
The intercession of Mary at the cross (1987): the demonic testimony, according to Father Giovanni Bamonte
The doctrine of the intercession of Mary constitutes one of the richest and, at the same time, most precisely delimited domains of dogmatic…
Mary’s universal spiritual motherhood (1987): the demonic testimony according to Father Giovanni Bamonte
The doctrine of the spiritual motherhood of Mary constitutes one of the most developed and, at the same time, most disputed chapters of…
The Redemption of Mary and the Immaculate Conception (1854): demonic testimony as theological confirmation
The doctrine of the redemption of Mary constitutes one of the most delicate and precise chapters of dogmatic Mariology. The question is not…
The Exorcism of Anthony of Lyon (1790-1871) and the Demonic Testimony about the Virgin Mary
In the history of Mariology, there are testimonies that come from unexpected sources. Among the most disturbing and theologically rich are the…
Irenaeus of Lyon and Mary: The Eve-Mary Antithesis in the Theology of the Second Century
Irenaeus of Lyon, bishop of Gaul, who died around the year 200 A.D., is one of the most decisive figures for the understanding of patristic…
The Epitaph of Abercius and Mary: the oldest Marian epigraphic testimony
Abercius of Hierapolis, bishop of Roman Phrygia in the second half of the second century, holds a singular place in the history of Marian…
Melito of Sardis and Mary: The Peri Pascha and the Virgin in Second-Century Theology
Melito of Sardis, bishop of ancient Sardis in Lydia, who died around the year 190 A.D., occupies a singular place in the history of Marian…
Pistis Sophia and Mary: Third-Century Gnosticism and the Divine Motherhood
The Pistis Sophia is one of the most extensive and most disturbing Gnostic texts of apocryphal Christian literature. Probably written in the…
Hegesippus and Mary: The Historical Witness Against the Gnosticism of the Second Century
Hegesippus is a second-century Christian theologian whose fragments have come down to us through Eusebius of Caesarea. In the seventh episode…
Saint Justin Martyr and Mary: the Eve-Mary parallel in the apologetics of the second century
Saint Justin Martyr is the first to formulate explicitly the Eve-Mary parallel in Christian literature. In the sixth episode of the Mariology…
The Presentation of the Lord: History, Mariology, and Liturgical Tradition
The Presentation of the Lord is celebrated on February 2 and is one of the oldest feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar. In the second…
Mariology podcast: the science, the method, and the three central arguments
The Mariology podcast is born as a service to the Portuguese-speaking Church, responding to a widely identified need: the absence of…
Ego sum vitis vera: Mary and the Branch That Bears Fruit
Mary as the fruitful branch on the true vine. Explore the Mariological theology of the Johannine discourse and its profound contemplative resonance.
Sedes Sapientiae: Mary as the throne of eternal wisdom
Mary as Sedes Sapientiae embodies the throne of eternal wisdom. Explore the Mariological depth of this title through Scripture and Tradition.
Ever Virgin (Aeiparthenos): the perpetual virginity of Mary
Explore the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary, defined in the tradition as Aeiparthenos. Delve deeper into this central theological…
Ego sum ostium: Mary and the gate that opens to life
A meditation on Mary as Gate of Heaven in the light of Jn 10:9, of the Annunciation, and of the patristic tradition. Let us deepen this…
Holy Maculate, what it means and the difference from the Immaculate.
Holy maculate or Immaculate: what is the difference? Understand the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and the meaning of kecharitôménē.…
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…
Grace in Greek, χάρις (charis), κεχαριτωμένη (kecharitôménē) and the theology of grace
Kecharitōménē in Luke 1:28: the Greek perfect participle reveals the permanent fullness of grace in Mary. Delve deeper into mariological…
Our Lady of Reconciliation, Mary, Mediatrix of Peace
Explore Mary’s role as Mediatrix of Peace: biblical foundations, the theology of LG 62, the Eve-Mary typology, and the reconciling message of…
Jesus Son of Mary, the divine motherhood at the heart of the faith
Mary is the Mother of Jesus and the Mother of God. From the historical motherhood to the Theotókos of Ephesus, the spiritual motherhood in…
Theotokos (Theotókos), Mother of God: the central title of Mariology
Theotókos, Mother of God, is the central title of Mariology. It was defined at Ephesus in 431 and it grounds all Marian reflection. Look more…
The virginity of Mary, the three aspects of the dogma
Study the three aspects of the virginity of Mary, its biblical foundation and the definition of the Magisterium that sustains this central…
Hippolytus of Rome, Mariology and patristic theology
Hippolytus of Rome and pre-Nicene patristic Mariology: the virginity of Mary, the typology of Dan 2:34 and the Roman school. Let us look more…
Oves meae vocem meam audiunt: Mary and the Shepherd who knows His sheep
Mary hears the voice of the Good Shepherd and in her is found the perfect model of the faithful sheep. Deepen this mariological reflection on…
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…
Didascalia Apostolorum, the Syrian document and Mary
Explore the Didascalia Apostolorum, a Syrian document of the third century, and its references to Mary in the Syro-Antiochene tradition. Delve…
Transitus Mariae, the dormition and the Assumption of Mary in the apocryphal tradition
Explore the apocryphal texts of the Transitus of Mary, the dormition of Mary, and the part they played in the dogmatic definition of the…
Ave maris stella: the medieval Marian hymn and its meaning
Explore the hymn Ave Maris Stella, its medieval origin, the etymology of Stella Maris, and the patristic interpretation of Ave as the reversal…
Mother of the Faithful People, Mater populi fidelis: title and iconography
Mother of the Faithful People, united to the Pilgrim Church. Explore the patristic origin, the iconography of Aracoeli, and the articulation…