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HOW OLD IS MARY TODAY ?

 



This question was raised during the celebration of the Nativity of mother Mary in 2021 at mass.


Let's go into history to unravel how old she would had celebrated if she was physically with us today 8th September 2024.




 Some apocryphal accounts state that at the time of her betrothal to Joseph, Mary was 12–14 years old. According to ancient Jewish custom, Mary could have been betrothed at about 12. Hyppolitus of Thebes says that Mary lived for 11 years after the death of her son Jesus, dying in 41 AD.


Some ancient authors said that she gave birth to Jesus at 16.


Now let's calculate 

Jesus lived 30 years with Mary and worked for 3 years with his apostles meaning he died at 33.


Hence 16 +33 + 2024 = 2073


So we arrived at her age with historical information from the Sacred tradition that could only be found in the Catholic Church 


Am proud to be a Catholic 


Happy 2073th  birthday to mother Mary



Fr law SDV

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  1. Unknown9 September 2021 at 04:07

    So refreshing and historical I have learned so much from your blog Padre. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the Church at large.
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