virgin mary
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28And upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.”
38Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her.
42And she cried out with a loud voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
48For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.
34Then Mary said to the Angel, “How shall this be done, since I do not know man?”
43And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
35And in response, the Angel said to her: “The Holy Spirit will pass over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. And because of this also, the Holy One who will be born of you shall be called the Son of God.
27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
45And blessed are you who believed, for the things that were spoken to you by the Lord shall be accomplished.”
14For this reason, the Lord himself will grant to you a sign. Behold, a virgin will conceive, and she will give birth to a son, and his name will be called Immanuel.
27And it happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.” 28Then he said, “Yes, but moreover: blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
19But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.
26Therefore, when Jesus had seen his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” 27Next, he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple accepted her as his own.
21And in response, he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
30And the Angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God.
1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.