Catechism Paragraph 502
Part 1:
THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
Section 2: THE CREEDS
Chapter 2: I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
Article 3: HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY
Section 2: THE CREEDS
Chapter 2: I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
Article 3: HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY
The eyes of faith can discover in the context of the whole of Revelation the mysterious reasons why God in his saving plan wanted his Son to be born of a virgin. These reasons touch both on the person of Christ and his redemptive mission, and on the welcome Mary gave that mission on behalf of all men.