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Here is a quote from the Catechism of the CotE:
>32) Who is this Virgin Mary?
>The holy Virgin of the lineage and The House of Abraham and David; (that is from the same line), the Redeemer Jesus Christ, was to come according to the Promise of God, this blessed Mary was betrothed to Joseph, a man from the same lineage, so that he might fulfill his ministry to the Holy Family as its guardian. She had dedicated her entire life unto God through her vow of preserving her perpetual virginity. “… the book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Son of Abraham … Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, out of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ…” [ Matthew 1:1-17 ] [ see also the genealogy of Jesus in the 3rd chapter of St Luke’s Gospel ]
>33) Did the Blessed Virgin Mary remain pure and untouched following the birth of Christ?
>Yes! The Virgin Mary was pure and virginal for the rest of her life, we will use these points for our examples of this unique role of the perpetual Virgin Mary: the Old Testament example of the creation of Eve from the rib of Adam, he remained a complete man; the sun when entering into the window reflects light, undivided; and, again the rock in the desert land, which Moses struck for giving water to the thirsty… it always was and continues to be a stone. The Second Eve was not distressed by the birth giving of Him who is her Lord.
>34) What names, other than the Perpetual Virgin Mother, are the possession of St Mary?
>We have named her with these titles: The Mother of Christ, The Mother of our Lord, The Second Heaven, The Mother of The Church, The Daughter of Zion, The Burning Bush, The Mother of Immanuel, The New Ark of the Covenant, The Second Ark, The Second Eve, etc. In the Prophets it is written: “… therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign, behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel…” ( Isaiah 7:14 ) “ … and she shall bring forth a Son, and Thou shall call His Name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sin…” (Matthew 1:21) Then, again, Elizabeth states: “… whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord shall come to me?” (Luke 1:43) In the Church of the East we recognize her as bearing and bringing forth Him who is God with us; however, we prefer to say: “Mother of Christ, perfect God and perfect man…”