11. Born to save us

11. Born to save us
Born of the Virgin Mary, Jesus brings new life to the world
Compendium 98-105 Ephesians 1:3-14
1. The eternal Son of the Father was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
This was a "new beginning" for humanity.
2. Jesus is the only Savior of the entire human race. Including those who seek God with a sincere heart even without knowing Jesus.
3. He is truly the Son of God in both his human and divine natures because he is only one Person, who is divine.
4. He is the Son of God in his divine nature and son of Mary in his human nature.
5. Mary's pure love and spiritual motherhood are extended to all who are saved and she has an essential role in God's plan of redemption. She is the ultimate model of the Church in her purity and motherly love. Mary, spouse of the Holy Spirit and mother of Jesus, the Son of God, for this reason remained a perpetual virgin and his "brothers and sisters" were actually close relatives. We do not think of Mary as the mother of God the Father or God the Holy Spirit but only as the mother of Jesus, who is fully God and fully man, one and the same person with two inseparable natures. His human nature began at the Annunciation while his divine nature always was. Mary is not the mother of his divine nature but she is the Mother of the child she named Jesus, who is always God. That is why we can call her the mother of God. She has a unique role as the new Eve, just as Jesus is the new Adam. Jesus assumed our humanity thereby making us his brothers and therefore true children of Mary. Joseph is the Patron (protector) of the Church just as he was the Patron of the Holy Family.
6. We can learn much by meditating on the"hidden life" of the Holy Family in its simplicity,  purity and obedience.
7. Jesus received the baptism of repentance by John the Baptist, although he was sinless, he identified with us, sanctified the waters and prefigured our baptism by the Holy Spirit and water through which we begin to participate in the eternal life Jesus won for us by his life, death and resurrection.