Mary Spouse of the Holy Spirit

[Zackeera]

I have never heard of Mary as the “spouse of the Holy Spirit” and I was going to Catholic schools in 1954.

I’d say the phrase is inaccurate and meaningless.
One more excuse for Protestants to attack us.

I have to agree. It’s great to see someone who will think for themselves and not fall for every belief that many blindly cling to without reason. If the Holy Spirit was truly Mary’s spouse, they would have had to divorce before Mary could marry Joseph. The conception of Jesus was a one time event, a miracle of God. It did not alter Mary’s marital status at all.

 

[garysibio]

I have never heard of Mary as the “spouse of the Holy Spirit” and I was going to Catholic schools in 1954.

I’d say the phrase is inaccurate and meaningless.
One more excuse for Protestants to attack us.

It’s in the Litany of the Holy Name of Mary.

I do agree with your assessment. It’s excessive Mary-veneration, bordering on worship but not quite crossing the line, in my opinion.

 

[joe371]

I have to agree. It’s great to see someone who will think for themselves and not fall for every belief that many blindly cling to without reason. If the Holy Spirit was truly Mary’s spouse, they would have had to divorce before Mary could marry Joseph. The conception of Jesus was a one time event, a miracle of God. It did not alter Mary’s marital status at all.

Divorce…LOL…It’s just a word that describes the mystical union that ineffably took place between the second person of the Trinity and Mary.