She is our Mother, who brings our petitions, our needs, to the throne of Christ, the King. The queen mother was an advocate, “someone who intercedes on behalf of someone else … while Our Lady is speaking on our behalf. In another, Miravalle proves biblically, from the Old Testament illustration of the relationship of a king and queen mother (1 Kings 2:19), how and why Mary is our mother who brings our needs and petitions to the throne of her Son, Christ the King, and at the same time why she is queen mother and where and how far her queenship extends. Therefore, this is clearly the Blessed Virgin Mary.” And then right after that, he sees a vision of a woman with 12 stars around her head, and with the moon under her feet, and she is the one who gives birth to the Savior. The Ark of the Covenant is a symbol for the Blessed Virgin Mary. John has a vision of heaven: He actually sees the Ark of the Covenant. Furthermore, in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 12, St. “Elijah was carried up into heaven, without dying (2 Kings 2:11). “The assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not contradictory to the Bible,” he says.

In one instance, Father Longenecker gives a simple biblical connection to explain the Blessed Mother’s Assumption.

Neither Father Longenecker nor Miravalle leave the Bible on the bookshelf. “She’s so humble he doesn’t want to be crushed by a woman.”Īnd there is plenty of scriptural proof in the offing. Jude Catholic Church in Tequesta on Florida’s east coast, who emphasizes that “the evil one is trying to convince us not to look toward Mary because he knows the power of her intercession - that she has a direct connection to Christ our Lord.”Īltomare explains that Satan knows that she can and will crush him.

Others who join in the conversation include Ann-Marie Altomare of Maria Vision USA, also based in Ave Maria, Florida, and Father Frank D’Amato of St. The interview style makes for engaging viewing. Miravalle challenges viewers not to think of this as “two separate rooms: There’s the Jesus room, and there’s the Mary room. The opposition “comes from the adversary, to have us see Mary as an obstacle to Jesus,” he explains. Miravalle underscores that Marian theology is not a “competition between Jesus and Mary.” On the contrary, Son and Mother go together.

The sacred woman