Mary in the Catholic Church is probably, if not the, most influential woman of the Church. She is the Mother of Our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, and conceived without the mark of Original Sin. In fact, both of the defined dogmas of the Catholic faith are about Her. There's more, but I'm talking about the ones defined under papal infallibility.
One of my favorite parts of the Gospels actually involves Mary, and is in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke. It's the Gospel reading at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and one of the greatest events of history. The day Masses have the part after...what a travesty. Still the day of Our Lord's Nativity, nonetheless.
The Gospels, if one doesn't really know, are 4 accounts of the life of Jesus by four different people - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They have differing accounts of Our Lord's life, ministry, death and Resurrection, but some events are different than others.
Matthew's version includes the procession into Jerusalem, which was read on Palm Sunday.
Luke's version includes more, such as the good thief, "Father, forgive them, for they know what they do" and is read on the Celebration of the Lord's Passion.
St. Luke's version also has the virgin birth, and seems to be more concise, as if there were a presence recording every moment. A woman would certainly want to be near her dying Son. St. Luke's is the only one of the four to mention the Virgin Mary, really, at all. The first two chapters could easily be the Gospel of Mary, as they focus on her being filled with the Holy Ghost, to be born as Christ in Luke 2:1-14. Luke 1 has the Angel Gabriel announce to the Virgin of the incoming birth. It's where the Church gets the Hail Mary prayer from: The angel telling Mary She is full of grace, and of St. Elizabeth telling her "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb".
With that being said, is it possible that Mary wrote St. Luke's Gospel? I mean, the first couple of chapters, yes. It's not entirely implausible that Luke 1-2 could have been written by Her. Really, it's not. Luke 1 includes the announcement, celebrated on Ascension Sunday.
(Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae, et concepit de Spiritu Sancto)
Luke 2 includes the birth and the child Jesus being brought into the temple.
With all those events, does it make sense? Somewhat. I need more accounts and evidence before I'll take it as gospel, no pun intended.
Cor Iesu Sanctissima sit vobis,
Carlos.
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