John 2:1 – 5 And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee:
and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was invited, and his
disciples, to the marriage. And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus
saith to him: They have no wine.
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 “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, (the third part of the “stars
of heaven” are fallen angels) slaughtering innocent babies in order to eliminate
the newborn Lord, Jesus.
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.
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