| We read in Genesis, chapter 3, that He said to the serpent: "Upon thy breast shalt thou go." And then in the same place we read about the serpent and the woman: "She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel." Now this is fulfilled in the annunciation of Blessed Mary the Glorious Virgin. |
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We read in the book of Judges, chapter 6, that Gideon asked for a sign of victory in the fleece made wet by dew, which figured the Glorious Virgin Mary impregnate without corruption by the infusion of the Holy Spirit. | ||||||
| Isaiah 7.14 | Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son | Psalms 133.3 | The Lord shall descend like dew upon the fleece. | |||||
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Image: Eve and the Serpent Genesis 3.14-15 |
Image: the Annunciation
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Image: Gideon's Fleece Judges 6.36-38 |
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| The viper loses its power, for a maiden bears without violence. | The fleece is wet with dew; the earth remains dry. | |||||||
| Ezekiel 44.2 | This gate shall be shut, and it shall not be opened. | Jeremiah 31.22 | The Lord hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall compass a man. | |||||
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The Virgin is saluted; remaining unmarried, she becomes
pregnant.
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