. . . for a time
whose precise duration escapes us the Mother of Jesus is alive and lives in the
Church without there being any explicit mention of her. Her prayer and
intercession remain hidden. Mary herself does not seem to be conscious of the
extent of her influence nor is it known by those around her. She is a living
organ of the body of Christ, but is not the object of any teaching. (René
Laurentin, A Short Treatise on the Virgin Mary [6th ed.;
trans. Charles Neumann; Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America
Press, 2022], 5)
Silent
Growth:
The Eve-Mary Antithesis Explored (2nd Century)
After the period of the Scriptures there follows what
could be described as a stretch of fog and mist. In the Christian literature of
the second century, inasmuch as it is known to us, the Virgin Mary occupies
only a tiny place. Texts about her are rare and do little more than repeat in
lustreless terms what Matthew and Luke had with much more relish: Mary is the
Mother of Jesus, she is a virgin in her conceiving. The scriptural information
is reduced almost to its simplest expression and a part of its wealth remains
hidden. Mary’s features concealed in the shadow, almost as in a fog. (Ibid.,
52)
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