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January 5, 2021
Happy New Year!
Taking a Scientific Look at WHERE the Word Became Flesh
On Jan. 1st, Catholics celebrate Mary as the Mother of God with a special Solemnity. A few years ago, I wrote an article ( https://prebornjesus.com/news/whether-a-child-goes-off-to-pre-school-or-college-moms-cry) introducing the reader to the incredible scientific process called Fetal Microchimerism.
Today, as Mary is celebrated worldwide with the title, Mother of God, it is noteworthy to take a closer look at what takes place in Mary's uterus, with the intermingling of Mary’s and Jesus’ cells in an unbreakable bond called Fetal Michrochimerism.
Mary's uterus is a sacred, holy, sanctified space because it contained Preborn Jesus.
As I stated in the article,
"The fetal microchimerism phenomena occurs when stem cells from the baby in a mother’s womb cross the placenta and take up residence in other parts of the mother. Decades of research has proven that some cells from every child a woman carries in her womb remain in her body for the rest of her life! This is true whether the mother carries to term or not. The cells never absorb or mutate, but continue to exist with their distinct characteristics. How amazing is it that (my son) Joseph is literally a part of me! Each of my sons is a part of me in this astoundingly intimate way!
Personally, for me, the intellectually sounding word fetal microchimerism loses its aloof, biological meaning and moves my soul to its deepest sanctuary where a union so profound takes place as this mother realizes that she also carries the living cells of her daughter she miscarried 30 years ago! Cells of that child, (my son Seth’s twin), who I named Melissa Marie, remain in my body - the body of her mother, for life! How amazingly astounding is the role of Motherhood! Think of it. Your living cells remain in your mother’s body for as long as she lives! And there is more. Do you know what the infant’s living cells do when a mother has an illness? Now they are finding that the cells of the children rush to the site of the mother’s body that is sick. Even in the case of abortion, the living cells of the baby remain in the mother and fight for her illnesses in her body!"
As the Church celebrates Mary as Mother of God today, we can consider, more assuredly, that some of Jesus’ cells transferred across the placenta in Mary’s womb into the Blessed Mother. What we could deduce from this is that EVEN WHEN JESUS PHYSICALLY LEFT HIS MOTHER, PART OF HIM REMAINED IN HER AND REMAINS IN HER FOREVER.
This further magnifies her position as The Mother of God, Theotokos!
From the article,
"Contemplating all that has been presented thus far about fetal microchimerism must give us pause! What of the living, sacred cells of Jesus in Mary? Across the placenta, Jesus’ infant cells became one with His Holy Mother, whose body, the Ark of The New Covenant, is truly the dwelling place of God. Her Body was not a type of incubator that housed the Savior of the World for nine months, and then shoved to the side. Rather, hers was the body containing the Living Cells of Jesus! Her body would not suffer corruption, but by Our Heavenly Father’s choosing, would be assumed into heaven!"
Microchimerism reveals the scientific proof of this powerful relationship of the most intimate bond ever known to mankind, that we celebrate today with the Solemnity of the Mother of God.
Among the many saints who speak of this, St. Francis de Sales quote, in my opinion is the most profound:
“The chaste womb resembles the Ark in which were the manna, the rod of Aaron which had blossomed, and the tablets of the Law of Moses (Heb 9:4). ”Oh, how blessed then is this womb,” our Lord seems to say, “since it is more precious than the Ark of the Covenant; and, therefore, how blessed is this Woman because she is my Mother. And certainly this happiness belongs only to her inasmuch as no other creature, whoever she might be, can or will ever be honored with the title of Mother of God.”
Blessed Solemnity and Happy New Year 2021!