What was the relationship between Mary and Jesus?
Mary is the mother of Jesus. Matthew 1:16; Luke 2:7
What the Bible says
Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
What the Church teaches
Elizabeth called Mary “the mother of my Lord.” Since Jesus is the eternal Son of God, the Church professes that Mary is truly the Mother of God.
Catechism 495 · Catechism of the Catholic Church
Did you know?
Jesus’ first sign was at a wedding in Cana, and it was Mary who told him that the wine had run out. John 2:1-11
If someone told it to you in today’s words
Mary is the mother of Jesus. Matthew 1:16
She gave birth to him in Bethlehem and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:4-7
Luke says that she kept all these things in her heart. Luke 2:19, 51 Years later, at a wedding in Cana, she told Jesus that the wine had run out.…
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