This Sunday the lectionary invites us to revisit the wonderful song of praise that Luke says that the young, pregnant Mary offered (Luke 1:46–55; see https://johntsquires.com/2021/12/07/magnificat-the-god-of-mary-luke-1-is-the-god-of-hannah-1-sam-2-advent-4c/) This follows soon after the account of how an angel appeared to Mary and informed her of God’s plan for her, a virgin, to be overshadowed by the Holy … Continue reading More on Mary (from the Protoevangelium of James)