The writing, even with an expert translator, of von Balthaser makes the language daunting.
At last the music rings bells in this section III 3, The teacher (Mary) of the Church.
The browsing is with over chewing - and even helped with the inscribed image.
Hans-Urs von Balthasar
MARY FOR TODAY
III 3. The teacher of the Church
... Certainly it is characteristic that the first apparition of Our Lady about which we learn from trustworthy sources is the vision of Origen's pupil Gregory the Wonder-worker, recounted by Gregory of Nyssa, which he had when preparing to be ordained as a bishop.
While one night he was pondering on the words of faith, a form appeared to him, an old man in the attitude and dress of a priest, who told him he would show him the divine wisdom in order to remove his uncertainty.
Then he gestured sideways with his hand and showed him another form ofmore than human dignity and almost unbearable splendour.
This said to John the Evangelist that he should expound the mystery of faith to the young man, whereupon John said he would gladly comply with the wishes of the mother of the Lord, and explained the mystery of the Trinity to Gregory in clear words.
Gregory wrote what was said down at once and later preached on this to the people (Patrologia graeca vol. 10 cols 984-988, vol. 46 cols 909-913). It is one of the finest and clearest credal formulae that we have. ...
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