The Christian name of each soul is "Mary"

Saint Augustine (354-430) said that Mary first conceived the Word in her heart through faith, before she conceived Him in her womb. This birth of the Word by faith announced the birth of Jesus in the souls of those who believe in Him as the messenger of the Father.

This is why Saint Ambrose of Milan (d. 397) gave the faithful the name of Mary at their baptism. He knew that Jesus is born in each Christian soul by faith, following the example of Mary: "Every soul that believes (like Mary), conceives and gives birth to the Word of God... According to the flesh there is only one Mother of Christ; according to faith, Christ is the fruit of all… When this soul begins to convert to Christ, it is called Mary: that is to say, it receives the name of the one who gave birth to Christ. It has become a soul that generates Christ in a spiritual way."

Through faith, the Christian soul becomes the Mother of God under the action of the Holy Spirit. The soul also has a Christian name: Mary.

Brother Manuel Rivero o.p

February 10, 2020

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