Blessed Mary's pregnancy of Christ

[TS_Aquinas]

While reading this article about how pregnancy is a health benefit for the mother in rebuttal to pro-abortion baseless claims that mothers are hindered during pregnancy, these quotes struck me:

Science has been studying the phenomena of fetal cell microchimerism for more than 30 years, after researchers at Stanford University were shocked in 1979 to discover a pregnant mother’s blood containing cells with Y sex chromosomes. Since women only have X chromosomes, they concluded that the cells must have entered into her body from the male baby she carried within her.

Drawing on studies in biology, reproductive genetics, and epigenetics, Pincott outlined in her book what science has learned since the Stanford discovery.

“During pregnancy,” she wrote, “cells sneak across the placenta in both directions. The fetus’s cells enter his mother, and the mother’s cells enter the fetus.”

I instantly thought about Blessed Mary and her pregnancy of Christ that not only did she give Him flesh but she also received Him at the cellular level. Thought I’d share an interesting subject (and also this article) to meditate on, perhaps on the first joyful mystery.

 

[Irenejose]

While reading this article about how pregnancy is a health benefit for the mother in rebuttal to pro-abortion baseless claims that mothers are hindered during pregnancy, these quotes struck me:

I instantly thought about Blessed Mary and her pregnancy of Christ that not only did she give Him flesh but she also received Him at the cellular level. Thought I’d share an interesting subject (and also this article) to meditate on, perhaps on the first joyful mystery.

 

[Boulder257]

Wow, that’s pretty interesting. I am looking forward to some of the responses!

 

[Garyjohn2]

That is absolutely fascinating!

 

[robwar]

I read and heard that is true with aborted babies, that their cells never leave the mother and she will carry that pain from the baby. I heard that this also why women who have had abortions feel pain and they don’t know why and that many experience things like fiber myalgia.

 

[Garyjohn2]

I read and heard that is true with aborted babies, that their cells never leave the mother and she will carry that pain from the baby. I heard that this also why women who have had abortions feel pain and they don’t know why and that many experience things like fiber myalgia.

Well, that would certainly be true for some women, but the human body completely replaces its blood cells about every 30 days, so they wouldn’t stay forever.

 

[Megan7]

While reading this article about how pregnancy is a health benefit for the mother in rebuttal to pro-abortion baseless claims that mothers are hindered during pregnancy, these quotes struck me:

I instantly thought about Blessed Mary and her pregnancy of Christ that not only did she give Him flesh but she also received Him at the cellular level. Thought I’d share an interesting subject (and also this article) to meditate on, perhaps on the first joyful mystery.

Awesome!

Thanks!