Ephrem beautifully writes of how Eve led Adam to clothe himself in the stain of sin, while Mary brings to him the clothes of salvation which is Christ himself. (“Hymn on the Church,” 26:1-5: Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, 199:87-88). He skipped over the mountain, shone in the maternal womb, was resplendent in His rising, was radiant as He rose to the heavens. Light in the river, splendor in the tomb. In the chaste womb of the river recognize the Daughter of man, who conceived without knowing man and gave birth without the seed of man. The moist womb of the water conceived Him in purity, bore Him in splendor and made Him ascend in glory. The river in which He was baptized conceived Him symbolically. It shines with its light, gleams with its brilliance, is adorned by its beauty.Īs though on an eye, the light dwelt in Mary and purified her spirit it cleansed her thoughts, sanctified her conscience and perfected her virginity. Due to his verses on the interior beauty of the Holy Virgin, many theologians have come to see him as the first expositor of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception: Ephrem the Syrian, the “Harp of the Holy Spirit,” is possibly the greatest example of the poet-theologians of the Syriac tradition. The theology of the Syriac Fathers was often expressed in poetic form and Mary was often the person used by them to express the beauty of God’s creation and its redemption in Christ. May it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) These words of Mary are spoken for the Church, and with the Church, that the People of God will have total trust (faith), and total devotion towards God our Father. The Church never ceases to gain strength from those words of Mary in response to the Angel Gabriel, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Mary is the symbol of human single-mindedness at the service of God. The Council of Ephesus in 431 declared the Catholic belief that Mary is the Theotokos, the Mother of God. Devotion to Mary as the Mother of God and acknowledgment of her perpetual virginity remained a common element in the faith of the Catholic, Oriental Orthodox and Orthodox Churches despite the other disagreements over other aspects of Church belief. The spiritual devotion given to the Holy Virgin, along with the doctrinal and theological reflections on Mary, also reveal to us the beauty of the ancient Church.
The theological reflections of Mariology give us moral, dogmatic, and spiritual insight into the great gift of salvation bestowed on us by the Father, through his Son and Holy Spirit. In the same way, her life was a constant affirmation of what the power of faith in Christ can accomplish in a human life. Mary never ceases to enlighten us about the gift of salvation that is given to the world in her Son and Savior, Jesus the Christ.
Mariology is the title given to the theological discipline concerning the Holy Theotokos, Mary the Virgin Mother of Our Lord Jesus.
The Theological Significance of the Virgin Mary And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? - Luke 1:41-43 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
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