Vatican II In A Year Day 89: LG 55-56: The history of Mary's role up to the incarnation
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Mar 30, 2025 A clear reading of Lumen Gentium paragraphs on Mary’s place in salvation history. Short reflections link Old Testament types and Isaiah’s virgin prophecy to the incarnation. Discussion covers Mary’s predestination, her free consent at the Annunciation, and her cooperative role in redemption. Patristic comparisons between Mary and Eve are also explored.
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Old Testament Foreshadows Mary
- The Old Testament prophetically prepares for Mary's role as Mother of the Redeemer through images like the queen mother and Isaiah's virgin who will bear a son.
- Fr. Matthew P. Schneider explains these texts are read together with the New Testament so Mary emerges gradually from promises to fulfilled reality in Christ's coming.
Key Old Testament Motifs Point To Mary
- Specific OT motifs point to Mary: the queen as king's mother, the promised victor over the serpent, and the virgin with a son called Emmanuel.
- Fr. Matthew highlights Isaiah 7 as the clearest prophecy, noting Greek tradition reads it explicitly as 'virgin', making the birth unprecedented.
Mary's Free Consent Precedes Incarnation
- God respected Mary's freedom by seeking her free consent before the Incarnation, so a woman who contributed to death now contributes to life through her yes.
- Lumen Gentium and Fr. Matthew portray Mary as predestined and enriched by God to give humanity Christ, 'life itself'.