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In this reading, Saint Ambrose reflects on the account of the visitation in Luke’s Gospel, where Mary goes to Elizabeth after the annunciation. He begins by explaining why the angel Gabriel mentioned Elizabeth’s pregnancy. It served as confirmation of God’s promise, not because Mary doubted, but to show that what God wills cannot be limited by age or circumstance [ … ]
This reading explains why the true humanity of Jesus Christ is essential for salvation. Saint Leo insists that it is not enough to say that Jesus was human in a general sense. Jesus must be recognised as truly belonging to human history, descended from the line traced in the Gospels [ … ]
The poem explores themes of worship, reverence, and obedience to divine authority. The poem religious tensions of the Reformation era. It expresses Herbert’s struggle with the practice of venerating saints and Mary, this with an unwavering commitment to Christ’s commands. Herbert knows truth, and yet refrains from seeking angels’ and saints’ intercession, with the thought that all worship belongs solely to God [ … ]
