She [the Virgin Mary] was normal. She had already had....

“ She [the Virgin Mary] was normal. She had already had other children. The Bible tells us that Jesus had two brothers. Virginity, as it relates to Jesus, is based on a different thing: Mary initiated a new generation of grace. A new era began. She is the cosmic bride, Earth, which opens to the heavens and allows itself to be fertilized. ”

Paulo Coelho

From : By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept