Praying-with the Saints-to God Our Mother
Praying--with the Saints--to God Our Mother celebrates the feminine characteristics of God by uncovering a treasury of texts that have been overlooked for centuries. Over 150 scriptural passages, both from the original biblical languages and other ancient translations, radiate the warmth and vitality of the maternal face of God. Additionally, passages from five Ecumenical Councils, all thirty-three Doctors of the Church, another thirty-six Fathers, and a total of seventy-one saints from every century reveal a vast richness of feminine images of God. Stramara's in-depth scholarship, presented in a format of prayer and meditation, makes this book inviting for all readers. Praying-with the Saints-to God Our Mother will be the standard reference for Christians of any tradition for years to come.
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Praying-with the Saints-to God Our Mother
Praying--with the Saints--to God Our Mother celebrates the feminine characteristics of God by uncovering a treasury of texts that have been overlooked for centuries. Over 150 scriptural passages, both from the original biblical languages and other ancient translations, radiate the warmth and vitality of the maternal face of God. Additionally, passages from five Ecumenical Councils, all thirty-three Doctors of the Church, another thirty-six Fathers, and a total of seventy-one saints from every century reveal a vast richness of feminine images of God. Stramara's in-depth scholarship, presented in a format of prayer and meditation, makes this book inviting for all readers. Praying-with the Saints-to God Our Mother will be the standard reference for Christians of any tradition for years to come.
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by Daniel F. Stramara Jr.
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by Daniel F. Stramara Jr.

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Praying--with the Saints--to God Our Mother celebrates the feminine characteristics of God by uncovering a treasury of texts that have been overlooked for centuries. Over 150 scriptural passages, both from the original biblical languages and other ancient translations, radiate the warmth and vitality of the maternal face of God. Additionally, passages from five Ecumenical Councils, all thirty-three Doctors of the Church, another thirty-six Fathers, and a total of seventy-one saints from every century reveal a vast richness of feminine images of God. Stramara's in-depth scholarship, presented in a format of prayer and meditation, makes this book inviting for all readers. Praying-with the Saints-to God Our Mother will be the standard reference for Christians of any tradition for years to come.

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ISBN-13: 9781621893653
Publisher: Cascade Books
Publication date: 04/01/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 458
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Daniel F. Stramara Jr. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. He is the author of God's Timetable: The Book of Revelation and the Feast of Seven Weeks (Pickwick, 2011) and has over twenty articles published in international journals.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations x

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

Scriptural Readings and Doxologies 13

Select Psalms in Greek as Used by the Apostles 15

Christian Scriptures That Use Feminine Imagery 75

Suggested Alternative Doxologies 115

Thematic Readings for Non-Feast Days 117

God Is beyond Human Description 119

The Divine Nature Possesses Feminine Qualities 126

God Almighty 162

God the Second Person: Wisdom 176

God the Third Person: The Holy Spirit 181

God Almighty Eternally Gives Birth to the Second Person 202

Relationships in the Trinity Can Be Expressed in Feminine Terms 229

The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Faith 235

Wisdom Delighted in the Children of the Earth and Became Incarnate 242

Christ Is Our Mother 251

God Provides Us with Life-Giving Milk 262

God as Maternal Bird or Animal 276

Christ as the Woman Searching for the Lost Coin 293

Sacramental Life in Christ: Mystery of the Church 297

The Mystery of Baptism 299

The Mystery of Chrismation/Confirmation 304

The Mystery of Eucharist 306

The Mystery of Matrimony 314

The Mystery of Religious Profession (Male) 315

The Mystery of Religious Profession (Female) 317

The Mystery of Holy Orders 318

The Mystery of Anointing of the Sick 320

The Mystery of Last Rites 321

The Grieving Process 322

The Mystery of the Final Resurrection 324

Liturgical Calendar: Fixed Feast Days 325

January 1-Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 327

January 6-Solemnity of the Epiphany 328

January 25-Feast of Paul's Conversion 329

February 2-Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 331

February 22-Feast of the Chair of St. Peter 332

March 19-Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary 333

March 25-Solemnity of the Annunciation 335

June 25-Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist 337

June 29-Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul 338

June 30-Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles 339

July 22-Feast of Mary Magdalene 341

August 6-Solemnity of the Transfiguration 342

August 15-Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary 343

August 29-Feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist 345

September 8-Feast of the Birth of Mary, Mother of God 346

September 14-Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 347

September 29-Feast of the Archangels 348

November 1-Solemnity of All Saints 349

November 2-Feast of All Souls 351

November 21-Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple 352

December 8-Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (West): Feast of the Conception of St. Anna of Mary (East) 353

December 25-Solemnity of the Birth of Christ 355

Christmas Week 356

December 27-Feast of John the Apostle and Evangelist 363

Liturgical Calendar: Moveable Feast Days 365

Baptism of the Lord 367

Christian Unity Sunday-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (West) 368

Ash Wednesday (West)-First Day of the Great Fast (East) 369

Sunday of Orthodoxy-First Sunday of Lent (East) 371

Lenten Daily Readings 372

Palm Sunday 387

Holy Thursday 388

Good Friday/Great and Holy Friday 389

Great and Holy Saturday 392

Easter/Great and Holy Pascha 393

Feast of Divine Mercy-Second Sunday after Easter (West) 394

Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord 395

Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council-Sunday before Pentecost (East) 398

Solemnity of Pentecost 399

Feast of the Holy Spirit-Monday after Pentecost (East) 400

Solemnity of the Holy Trinity-First Sunday after Pentecost (West) 402

Solemnity of Corpus Christi-Thursday after Holy Trinity (West) 403

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus-Friday after Second Sunday after Pentecost (West) 404

Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (East) 406

Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (East) 407

Solemnity of Christ the King-Last Sunday in Ordinary Time (West) 409

Advent Daily Readings / Nativity Fast (East) 410

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (West) 417

Afterword 420

Appendix A Chronological List of Authors and Church Writings 421

Appendix B Alphabetical List of Authors and Their Critical Sources 425

Appendix C Liturgical Hours 441

Compline-Night Prayers 441

Morning Prayer-Abbreviated Format 443

Evening Prayer-Abbreviated Format 444

Bibliography 445

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