Is this acceptable to have?

[subject97]

So recently, my mom gave me a bunch of old Catholic prayer cards and pictures and what not. She also gave me a statue of our lady of medjugorje. I heard that medjugorje is unapproved by the church, so what should i do with the statue? Should i keep it, and just not identify it as our lady of medjugorje, but simply as Our Lady? or should i put it away untill medjugorje is approved (and if it doesn’t get approved, then what?)

 

[david_friol_1]

So recently, my mom gave me a bunch of old Catholic prayer cards and pictures and what not. She also gave me a statue of our lady of medjugorje. I heard that medjugorje is unapproved by the church, so what should i do with the statue? Should i keep it, and just not identify it as our lady of medjugorje, but simply as Our Lady? or should i put it away untill medjugorje is approved (and if it doesn’t get approved, then what?)

Good question! I don’t know the answer to this question but I would say that private devotion is fine unless the Church tells us that even private devotion is not allowed. The approval of devotion to our lady of medjugorje would be for public devotion. At least that is how I understand it. So you could keep it in my opinion.

 

[Edmundus1581]

Good question! I don’t know the answer to this question but I would say that private devotion is fine unless the Church tells us that even private devotion is not allowed. The approval of devotion to our lady of medjugorje would be for public devotion. At least that is how I understand it. So you could keep it in my opinion.

I agree. Private devotion is permitted until such time as it is actually prohibited, or discouraged.

I understand that the statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje is just a modern artistic Marian statue, so, even if private devotion to no permitted, one could keep the statue as an aid in Marian devotion without reference to Medjugorje.

In short - keep it.

 

[Evania]

I have one. I just keep it with the rest of my other Marian statues.

 

[JamesCaruso]

These posts make me feel better about the rosary I have made from the stones where Mary was supposed to have appeared.

 

[scoobydoo6v92]

My Aunt has one and she is a devout Catholic. I think it is more important to pray to Mary than having or not having a statue My opinion

 

[JamesCaruso]

My Aunt has one and she is a devout Catholic. I think it is more important to pray to Mary than having or not having a statue My opinion

I agree. Prayer is the number one thing. A statue may help a person pray since we can’t see the person we’re praying to except in out hearts. To me it’s like looking at photographs of people; it seems to bring them nearer to me.

 

[perro_sarnoso]

So recently, my mom gave me a bunch of old Catholic prayer cards and pictures and what not. She also gave me a statue of our lady of medjugorje. I heard that medjugorje is unapproved by the church, so what should i do with the statue? Should i keep it, and just not identify it as our lady of medjugorje, but simply as Our Lady? or should i put it away untill medjugorje is approved (and if it doesn’t get approved, then what?)

Don’t be silly,

Medjugorje is not only the unapproved apparitions. Our Lady of Medjugorje is also a Catholic Church and the statue is in the church.

There is no danger in you keeping Our Lady’s statue visible in a devout and reverent way.

Gospa Mir !