It is greater to have been a disciple of Christ for Mary than to have been His mother.
Behold, pay more attention to this, my brothers; pay more attention to this, I beg you, which the Lord Christ said, extending His hand over His disciples: “These are my mother and my brothers; and whoever does the will of My Father who sent Me, he is My brother and sister and mother.” Did not the Virgin Mary do the will of the Father, who believed in faith, conceived in faith, was chosen from whom salvation would be born among men, was created by Christ before Christ was created in her?
Holy Mary indeed did the will of the Father; and for this reason, it is greater for Mary to have been a disciple of Christ than to have been the mother of Christ: it is greater, it is more blessed, to have been a disciple of Christ than to have been the mother of Christ. Therefore Mary was blessed because, even before giving birth, she carried the Master in her womb. See if it is not what I say. While the Lord was passing by with the following crowds and performing
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