The Mother of God

By M. M. Philipon, O.P. “Behold thy mother. Behold thy son.” These words from Christ on the Cross provide the key to the mystery of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Everything in and about Mary, as M. M. Philipon, O.P., declares, flows from her divine motherhood, whether by way of preparation, association, or consequence. In this succinct and well-documented compendium, Philipon follows the revelation of the Marian mystery in Sacred Scripture and its providential development in salvation history, and surveys the extensive train of graces and privileges surrounding the divine motherhood and its supporting docu­mentation from the Fathers, saints, and popes. The end result is proper instruction for both head and heart to embrace a filial veneration of the one who is the Mother of God and Mother of mankind.  The focal point of all the privileges and pre-eminence of Mary, the center from which radiate all her other glories, is her divine motherhood. (M. M. Philipon, O.P.) In the words of Pope Leo