Today, October 11, the Church once celebrated one of the most radiant Marian feasts: the Feast of the Divine Maternity of Our Lady.
Forgotten by many.
Needed more than ever.
Let’s bring it back.
A thread 🧵 👇
In 431, at the Council of Ephesus, the Church declared that Mary is truly the Theotokos.
The word means “God-Bearer” because the one she bore is fully Divine and fully human.
That decision is not optional. 👇
Nestorius had dared to divide Christ, claiming Mary was mother only of His humanity.
The Church at Ephesus replied clearly: No.
The Person she bore is One, Jesus Christ, God Incarnate.
Henceforth, she is Mother of God. 👇
Fifteen centuries later, in 1931,
Pope Pius XI marked that great anniversary with the encyclical Lux Veritatis
In it, he instituted the Feast of the Divine Maternity for the entire Church. 👇
But after 1969, this feast was quietly absorbed into January 1…
“The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.”
Beautiful, yes. But something was lost.
The mystery of her Divine Maternity deserves its own day and its own fire. 🔥 👇
Because Mary’s motherhood is not sentimental.
It’s metaphysical.
The infinite God chose to dwell in a woman’s womb.
Her flesh became His flesh.
Her blood His blood.
No theology of Christ stands without the truth of Mary’s Divine Maternity. 👇
Mystics call her Mater Divinae Vitae, meaning Mother of Divine Life.
In her womb was the first tabernacle.
In her arms, the first monstrance.
In her heart, the Church was already alive. 👇
Imagine this feast restored with
roses and candles at the altar,
homilies on Ephesus, Benediction under her title of Divine Motherhood.
Let her motherhood enfold the world again. 👇
O Mary, Mother of God,
Mother of the Word Incarnate,
Mother of all who believe.
Pray for us, that your Son may be born again in every heart. 💙
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