[Magdalen] Images and words about Mary

[Marion Thompson]

"We older folks are a whole lot more cynical."

You're speaking purely for yourself in this?

Marion, a pilgrim

On 1/30/2016 10:17 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> Blessed Mary "ever virgin"? Not on yer life, bud! Especially not if she was
> a good Jewish wife, with all that entails! And it irks me no end to see
> Joseph portrayed as an old man. I have always figured they were both fairly
> young and confused by it all, but willing to be led by the holy spirit.
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> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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>> In a message dated 1/29/2016 10:14:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> cervus51 at gmail.com writes:
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>> I have  always found it interesting that the phrase "Blessed Mary, Ever
>> Virgin",  popular among those of a highly Catholic bent, and the more
>> generally  accepted and biblical "Ever Blessed Virgin Mary" use exactly the
>> same words  in a different order.
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>> Actually, I prefer such terms as Maris Stella (Star of the Sea)
>> or even Virgo Virginis (Virgin of Virgins).
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>> David Strang.
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