520

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 168. 

521

 Janice T. Connell, The Visions of the Children, (New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992), p. 89. See 

also: Michael O'Carroll, CSSp,  Medjugorje: Facts, Documents, Theology, (Dubin, Ireland: Veritas Publications, 

1986), p. 42. 

522

 Steve & Ana Shawl, Medjugorje Web,  Messages From Our Lady 1984 1989, Our Lady Of Medjugorje: 

Additional Messages and Conversations Between Our Lady and the Visionaries From 1984 1989, 

. 

523

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 207. 

524

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 140. 

525

 Butler's Lives of the Saints, Complete Edition, ed. Herbert J. Thurston, S.J. and Donald Attwater, (Westminster, 

Maryland: Christian Classics, 1990), Vol. 3, August 5, p. 265. 

526

 O'Carroll, Medjugorje: Facts, Documents, Theology, p. 42. See also: Shawl, Messages From Our Lady 1984 1989, 

. 

527

 Shawl, Messages From Our Lady 1984 1989, . 

528

 Finegan, Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, no. 217 218, p. 113. 

529

 O'Carroll, Medjugorje: Facts, Documents, Theology, p. 42. See also: Shawl, Messages From Our Lady 1984 1989, 

. 

530

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 75. 

531

 This booklet, originally titled, the Virginity of Mary and Jesus, was revised and expanded, then re titled as: the 

Virginity of Jesus and Mary. It is available from CatholicPlanet.com. 

532

 Days of the week determined using Universal Calendar Calculator software. The days of the week determined 

by that software and used in this book are in agreement with the determinations of other scholars. For 

example, April 7 of 

A.D.

 30 was a Friday. 

533

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 74. 

534

 Days of the week determined using Universal Calendar Calculator software. 

535

 August 5 of 30 

B.C.

 was Av 26, determined by calculation. The new moon of July 11 at 04:58 hours JST 

made July 11 the first day of Av. New moon data from RedShift 3 astronomy software. 

536

 The lengths of time for the birth of a female child are doubled because there are two females to account for, 

the mother and the daughter. 

537

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 207, 219. 

538

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 81. 

539

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 1, p. 151. Cf. The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 

p. 76. 

540

 Jewish custom was to count days, months, and years inclusively. Finegan, Handbook of Biblical Chronology, 

revised edition, no. 165, p. 78. 

541

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 81 82. 

542

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 82. 

543

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 26, 32, 74, 114. 

544

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 86.  

545

 This date was determined by calculation. The new moon of Oct. 8 at 06:41 hours JST in 30 

B.C.

 marked the 

beginning of the month of Heshvan. New moon data from RedShift 3 astronomy software. 

546

 Melkite Greek Catholic Information,  Great Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, 

. See also: Saint Therese Byzantine Catholic 

Church web site,  The Eastern Catholic Church, A Short Explanation,