The maternity of mary the mother of god holloway nancy 9781540458643 books amazonca skip to main contentca hello sign in account lists account returns orders try prime cart books go search hello select your address . Feast of the divine maternity october 11 feast of the divine maternity of our lady this feast observed throughout the western church on october 11 honors mary as mother of god and bears the same sort of relation to the annunciation and to christmas as does the synaxis of our lady in the byzantine rite. October 11 today is the feast of the maternity of the blessed virgin mary ora pro nobis to the mother of god glory be to thee o holy mother of god masterpiece of the universe shining star luster of virginity scepter of faith indestructible temple in whom he dwelt whom immensity cannot contain. Mary was the mother of jesus in both of these senses because she not only carried jesus in her womb but also supplied all of the genetic matter for his human body since it was through her not joseph that jesus was descended from david according to the flesh rom 13