Liturgical Only Favorite title for Mary?
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of God.
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I don't know why, but the title of the Blessed Virgin never was attractive to me, even though that's what she is considered.
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Theologically, I affirm the titles of Theotokos and Mater Dei (the first more than the second) but as several threads here at CH prove (one of those threads being mine to boldly uphold the theology of these titles) the titles are confusing to many, and seem to have had the effect of causing hundreds of millions of Christians to largely ignore Mary. Thus, unless I'm speaking where no "Evangelical" is present, I don't use these historic titles - I use the term Scirpture does: Mary.
Theologically, I affirm the titles of Theotokos and Mater Dei (the first more than the second) but as several threads here at CH prove (one of those threads being mine to boldly uphold the theology of these titles) the titles are confusing to many, and seem to have had the effect of causing hundreds of millions of Christians to largely ignore Mary. Thus, unless I'm speaking where no "Evangelical" is present, I don't use these historic titles - I use the term Scirpture does: Mary.
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It seems to make virginity itself her most important attribute.
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I held off posting at first in here until I thought about it for a bit but I do believe I think of her as Mother of God for title.