Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? My hour is not
yet come. His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.
John 19:25 – 27 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his
mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore
had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his
mother: Woman, behold thy son. After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy
mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
Let’s also take a look at the Book of Revelation, where St. John once again
speaks of a “woman”:
Rev 11:19 – 12:5 And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his
testament was seen in his temple. And there were
lightnings and voices and an earthquake and
great hail. And a great sign appeared in heaven: A
woman clothed with the sun, and the moon
under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve
stars. And being with child, she cried travailing in
birth: and was in pain to be delivered. And there
was seen another sign in heaven. And behold a
great red dragon, having seven heads and ten
horns and on his heads seven diadems. And his
tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and
cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood
before the woman who was ready to be
delivered: that, when she should be delivered, he
might devour her son. And she brought forth a
man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron
rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his
throne.
Various Semitic (Middle Eastern, Jewish and otherwise) traditions associate Satan
with the moon, which is under the woman’s feet (heel). We also have the historic
fact of King Herod, doing the devil’s work by slaughtering innocent babies in order
to eliminate the newborn Lord, Jesus. The third part of the “stars of heaven” are
fallen angels.
Only one woman is the mother of the ruler of all nations who was taken up to God
and His throne. Only one woman carried Jesus in her womb, becoming the true
Ark of His (new) Testament. Certainly, the “woman” spoken of throughout the
ages is Mary and certainly, our Catholic doctrine of her Assumption is proved by
the presence of Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, in God’s heavenly temple.
One additional note: the famous apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal
in 1917 left us with numerous modern prophecies, many of which have been (in
this writer’s opinion) fulfilled in recent times, as well as a spectacular miracle of
the sun, witnessed by thousands. You should also understand that Catholics are
not required to believe in these types of things.
I do (as does our Pope, John Paul II) because I’ve examined the evidence and
believe it to be sound. You can decide for yourself. Try this internet link:
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