he image of Mary has inspired some of the loftiest architecture, some of the most moving poetry, some of the most beautiful paintings in the world. She has filled women and men with deep joy and fervent trust; she has been an image of the ideal, inspiring women and men to their noblest emotions of love and awe. In Her will be realized the final glorification of the human community and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth, in cooperation with the redemptive work of God in Christ.

As told in the Gospels, Mary was a virgin, probably in her teenage years, when she conceived Jesus through the intercession of the Holy Spirit ( Luke 1:26-35 ). Mary was greeted by the Archangel Gabriel as "full of grace, the Lord is with you." This is a unique phrase, in that it reflects the holiness of the person addressed. This occured just prior to her choosing to accept her mission in Christ's birth. This reveals the pre-existing holiness given to her by the grace of God.

In the Gospel of Luke, chapter one, verse thirty five, we read, 'And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also that Holy One who is to be born, will be called the Son of God." Why is God spoken of as Holy Spirit 'and' Highest? Is this dramatic speech by the angel or is it something more? Is it perhaps to be seen as two elements of the Divine, joining in union? What is the meaning of the usage of 'upon' and 'overshadow'? In the ancient Greek, 'come upon' derives from the words epe' erchomai, meaning, upon 'and operating in' a person. The ancient Greek term for overshadow is epe' skiazo, meaning, upon yet over. Is there a deeper implied meaning or nuance within the words 'therefore, also that Holy One who is to be born'? 'Therefore, also' can also be read as 'for that reason'. For what reason? Is it only because of supernatural agency being involved, or is it also because the miracle spoken of was to be seen as a nuptial union, resulting in birth? By understanding the Holy Spirit as female this scripture becomes clear.

By understanding the Holy Spirit as female and operating within her chosen vessel, Mary; we can understand one of the great mysteries of the Church. Namely that, Mary is the mother of Jesus, Jesus is God, therefore She is the Mother of God. As the chosen vessel of a female Holy Spirit this is not an impossibility. It is not blasphemous to speak of Holy Spirit as being the Mother of God; and although Mary is a creature like the rest of God's creatures, and all her dignity comes from God, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, Mary is become a second Eve and the spiritual mother of all humanity; and this by the grace of the Spiritual Mother of all creation. And just as Jesus is the image of his Heavenly Father, Mary is the image of her Holy Mother. The Holy Spirit Who is the Love of God, will descend into her, and He that will be born of Her will be the Son of God. If God's wisdom is female cannot God's love be also seen as a mother's love. This is also a theologically correct interpretation of the text.

the Gospel of Philip, a Valentinian writing, says "The Father united with the Virgin who came down (i.e. descended)"; and states that Mary did not conceive *by* the Holy Spirit, since it is feminine as herself, but *in* the Holy Spirit, being part of her own nature..

The idea that the Holy Ghost intervened in Jesus' virgin birth is met with open hostility in the gospel of Phillip, where Phillip the Apostle even says: "when did a woman ever conceive of another woman?", which is a clear reference to the Ruach, or Holy Spirit. This is the one time in the Christian scriptures where the Holy Ghost is refered to clearly and directly as a 'woman'. It is no wonder that Phillip's gospel is excluded from the patriarchal canon, which was organized by the Pauline School. Phillip, who walked with the historical Jesus, was in fact adamantly rejecting the view of the Pauline School and other Christians on the Holy Ghost and the fathering of Jesus by this agent, because Ruach is a female.

The term 'Ruach', which is the word used by Jesus to refer to the Spirit, is a feminine Aramaic term translated as the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost in English, which came through Latin as the Spiritus Sanctus. The (Pauline influenced) Romanization of Christianity brought about the masculinization of the Ruach, whose feminine gender is central to the Christian mystery

God chose Mary in the begining to bring forth are Redeemer (Gen. 3:15). Mary mother of Jesus gave us a picture of holiness in her obedence to the Lord. Mary was the first Christian to say yes to Jesus, and he loved Mary as his mother and as one of his special children. Mary, a beautiful humble child of God, bore the perfect gift to mankind. She was Mary the mother of Jesus our Lord. She was a humble servant that God gave a special task to do. Our Father God trusted Mary enough to bring his only Son into the world and to raise him. Mary nurtured are Lord from birth and had a big influince on him. Mary held a unique place in the erly Christian Church. God came into Mary not once, but twice. God came into Mary the first time when the Holy Spirit created Jesus Christ in her (Luke 1:35). God came into Mary the second time at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit filled her with the Spirit along with all her Christian brothers and sisters (Acts 2:1–4). Jesus loves his mother, Mary, with a special love, and she is are sister in Christ. The Scriptures say that she’s blessed. I am sure that she holds a high place in the Kingdom of Heaven, because she is the King’s mother. Moses and the profits gave us the Word in the OT. The desciples wrote the Word in the NT. Mary gave us Jesus, the True Word of God.

Woman was created in the image of God along with man. Women are baptized with the Holy Spirit as well as men. The revolt of woman against her inequalities with man is at bottom a protest against the restraints of a culture without faith, one that has chained her God given talents. One of the most beautiful lessons in the world emerges from the Annunciation, namely, the vocation of woman to supreme religious values.
 

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