Madonna with Child and two Angels by Filippo LippiFilippino Lippi (Italian, Florentine, probably b. 1457–d. 1504). Madonna and Child, ca. 1485.
Join me as I walk with the Mother of God towards the heart of God because
Blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, Most Holy Mother of God is the True Theotokos, the God Bearer – Dei Genitrix.
Adoration of the ShepherdsLIPPI, Fra Filippo Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St Anne (detail) 1452. Oil on panel. Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
Madonna and Child – Fra Filippo Lippi –
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As we begin this New Year let us accompany the Mother of God in following her Son, and fall deeper in love with our Saviour.
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I want to focus on her vocation as the mother of Jesus; she is the “Theotokos,” the Holy Mother of God. The Church, at the Third Ecumenical Council in 431 AD, bestowed that name upon her emphasizing not only who Mary is but also who Jesus is – fully God and fully man. She was not the mother only of His human side but of God Himself in human form.
Nativity 1467-69
Adoration of the Magi c. 1445
Filippo Lippi, Madonna col BambinoMadonna in the Forest c. 1460
Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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Stunning as always June! Thank you for sharing such beauty with us!
joy of nine9 
Stunning as always June! Thank you for sharing such beauty with us!
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