Paragraph 2. “CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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People
are sometimes troubled by the silence of St. Mark’s Gospel and the New
Testament Epistles about Jesus’ virginal conception. Some might wonder if we
were merely dealing with legends or theological constructs not claiming to be
history. To this we must respond: Faith in the virginal conception of Jesus met
with the lively opposition, mockery or incomprehension of non-believers, Jews
and pagans alike;¹⁵¹ so it could hardly have been motivated by pagan
mythology or by some adaptation to the ideas of the age. the meaning of this
event is accessible only to faith, which understands in it the “connection
of these mysteries with one another”¹⁵² in the totality of
Christ’s mysteries, from his Incarnation to his Passover. St. Ignatius of
Antioch already bears witness to this connection: “Mary’s virginity and
giving birth, and even the Lord’s death escaped the notice of the prince of
this world: these three mysteries worthy of proclamation were accomplished in
God’s silence.”¹⁵³

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
  - Article 3 “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
    - Paragraph 2. “CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”

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