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In the fraction of advent, the priest says 'She being virgin, gave birth to Him, and her virginity is sealed.' We believe that St. Mary's virginity existed before, during and after the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ezekiel prophesied regarding her virginity and said "Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces toward the east, but it was shut. And the Lord said to me; this gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered by it, therefore it shall be shut." (Ez 44:1-2). This closed gate is a symbol of St. Mary's perpetual virginity. She is therefore referred to as..
What is the Ever Virgin