All Generations Will Call Me Bless-ed

[OneTrueCathApos]

Mary, like every creature was called into existence out of nothingness. An infinite distance seperates her from the infinite, from Father, Son, and holy Spirit. And she has no grace, no virtue, no privilege, which she does not owe to the Divine Mediator. Both in her natural and in her supernatural being, she is wholly the gift of God, “Full of grace”–(Luke 1:28).
There is nothing, therefore, so misguided and so preposterous as to decry the Mother of God as some “mother goddess”, and to talk of Catholicism having a polytheistic character. There is but one God, the Triune God, and every created thing lives in awe of his mystery.
The key to understanding Mary is this: We do not start with Mary. We start with Christ, the Son of the Living God!
The less we think of Him, the less we think of Her; the more we think of her; the more we adore His Divinity, the more we venerate her Motherhood; the less we adore His Divinity, the less reason we have for respecting Her.
One can say “Our Lord is enough for me. I have no need of her.” BUT HE NEEDED HER, whether we do or not. And what is more important, Jesus gave us His Mother.
Genisis 3:15 is the Scriptural evidence of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

 

[Ag_not]

offtopic OTCA - Ive just read 2 of your posts in quick succession.



Calm down

Breathe in, hold, and out… fully expelling the air.

And Breathe in … hold… and out … fully expelling the air …

Now :hug1:

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

offtopic OTCA - Ive just read 2 of your posts in quick succession.



Calm down

Breathe in, hold, and out… fully expelling the air.

And Breathe in … hold… and out … fully expelling the air …

Now :hug1:

Huh??? What is off-topic about the Blessed Mother, and why would I calm down if I am not upset?? Don’t patronize me with this stuff.

 

[Ag_not]

Huh??? What is off-topic about the Blessed Mother,

I was referring to what I was about to say being off topic to your thread, not the Blessed Mother.

and why would I calm down if I am not upset??

Immediately before reading this thread I had just literally read this post from you:

**Listen, I am so tired of Protestants making false accusations **that Christ had brothers or even sisters. This is **totally absurd **and **ignorant **of the Scriptures. Protestants tend to take things so litrally because it isn’t what it means at all. People were called brothers back then, just like priests call other priests their brothers.
What is wrong with you people? Christ was Divine, his mother Mary was a Virgin, she was chosen to be the Mother of Christ and Christ only. He was here for one purpose and one purpose only, to die for me and you. THAT’S IT! Not to have sex with Mary Magdalen as some nitwits think, neither to come and fulfill a family of his own. But to die for the forgiveness of sin.
Stop interpreting Scripture literally and realize Jesus Christ was Divine. The Blessed Mother had NO other children. **Good grief… **

The tone and language seemed to suggest, to me at least, you were a bit exasporated.

Don’t patronize me with this stuff.

Hey. I obviously read you wrong. I thought you were a bit exasperated as I said and was just giving you a virtual hug. I know how wearing some of the same old same old stuff going around can get.

As for patronising you - yeah right. Get over yourself.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

I was referring to what I was about to say being off topic to your thread, not the Blessed Mother.

Immediately before reading this thread I had just literally read this post from you:

The tone and language seemed to suggest, to me at least, you were a bit exasporated.

Hey. I obviously read you wrong. I thought you were a bit exasperated as I said and was just giving you a virtual hug. I know how wearing some of the same old same old stuff going around can get.

As for patronising you - yeah right. Get over yourself.

I apologize Ag not, I am just very tired…thank you for the hug. Your right, :hug1: I was exasperated, that is why I will quit now while I am ahead. God Bless…(can I give you the hug back? Please? :hug1:

 

[Ag_not]

I apologize Ag not, I am just very tired…thank you for the hug. Your right, :hug1: I was exasperated, that is why I will quit now while I am ahead. God Bless…(can I give you the hug back? Please? :hug1:

:hug1: good night friend, sleep well, and God Bless :hug1:

 

[Steadfast]

Well, shall we start a thread on traducianism and creationism?

Because she wasn’t “created out of nothing”. She was created from the substance of her human parents.

I agree with a lot of Catholic doctrine about Mary. She is the Mother of God and she remained a virgin all her life.

However,

Genesis 3:15 refers to the coming of one who would crush the serpent’s head; i.e. Jesus.

It says absolutely nothing about Mary being “conceived without stain of original sin in anticipation of the merits of Christ”.

I suppose I’ll be accused of bashing her now.

 

[SIA]

Mary, like every creature was called into existence out of nothingness. An infinite distance seperates her from the infinite, from Father, Son, and holy Spirit. And she has no grace, no virtue, no privilege, which she does not owe to the Divine Mediator. Both in her natural and in her supernatural being, she is wholly the gift of God, “Full of grace”–(Luke 1:28).
There is nothing, therefore, so misguided and so preposterous as to decry the Mother of God as some “mother goddess”, and to talk of Catholicism having a polytheistic character. There is but one God, the Triune God, and every created thing lives in awe of his mystery.
The key to understanding Mary is this: We do not start with Mary. We start with Christ, the Son of the Living God!
The less we think of Him, the less we think of Her; the more we think of her; the more we adore His Divinity, the more we venerate her Motherhood; the less we adore His Divinity, the less reason we have for respecting Her.
One can say “Our Lord is enough for me. I have no need of her.” BUT HE NEEDED HER, whether we do or not. And what is more important, Jesus gave us His Mother.
Genisis 3:15 is the Scriptural evidence of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

I believe that it was Jesus himself who responded to someone in a crowd he was preaching to when he said, “even more blessed are those who haven’t seen but still believe.” Scripture depicts many throughout Christian history as blessed.

 

[Gottle_of_Geer]

Well, shall we start a thread on traducianism and creationism?

Because she wasn’t “created out of nothing”. She was created from the substance of her human parents.

I think the OP was talking about her metaphysical status - not about her material origin. Of herself, she is indeed nothing, just like all other creatures. God alone is Being; whereas creatures, of whom the BVM is one, have being, but are-not Being. **What creatures are made of, is not the same as what they are; which is why certain bunches of chemicals have human rights **​

I agree with a lot of Catholic doctrine about Mary. She is the Mother of God and she remained a virgin all her life.

However,

Genesis 3:15 refers to the coming of one who would crush the serpent’s head; i.e. Jesus.

It says absolutely nothing about Mary being “conceived without stain of original sin in anticipation of the merits of Christ”.

I suppose I’ll be accused of bashing her now.

**Agreed - it’s not about the BVM at all. **​