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In Luke 11:27-28, a woman yells to Jesus, “Blest is the womb that bore you and the breats that nursed you” according to the New American Catholic Bible. In the NIV it says “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” The King James says “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” Jesus replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Here the woman cries out in praise to Mary and Jesus says that it is better to keep the Word of God. Why do we still pray to Mary today, then?
 
Christ_is_King said:
In Luke 11:27-28, a woman yells to Jesus, “Blest is the womb that bore you and the breats that nursed you” according to the New American Catholic Bible. In the NIV it says “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” The King James says “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” Jesus replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Here the woman cries out in praise to Mary and Jesus says that it is better to keep the Word of God. Why do we still pray to Mary today, then?
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There have been many, many threads addressing the issue of prayer to Mary and there are many good documents on this website and others that explain the Church’s teaching on this far better than I could even begin to touch on it. If you are really interested in an answer, check out the Catholic Answers website.
 
[27-28] The beatitude in Luke 11:28 should not be interpreted as a rebuke of the mother of Jesus; see the note on Luke 8:21. Rather, it emphasizes (like Luke 2:35) that attentiveness to God’s word is more important than biological relationship to Jesus.
7 [21] The family of Jesus is not constituted by physical relationship with him but by obedience to the word of God. In this, Luke agrees with the Marcan parallel (Mark 3:31-35), although by omitting Mark 3:33 and especially Mark 3:20-21 Luke has softened the Marcan picture of Jesus’ natural family. Probably he did this because Mary has already been presented in Luke 1:38 as the obedient handmaid of the Lord who fulfills the requirement for belonging to the eschatological family of Jesus; cf also Luke 11:27-28.
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usccb.org/nab/bible/luke/luke11.htm
 
My initial thought when reading the question introducint this thread was to add a post sharing, with anyone who would care to read it, my deep insights. But I don’t any any original thoughts but I do have a suggestion.

My sugestion is for all to read a work by our Pope, written as Cardinal Ratzinger, co aurthored with Hans Urs Von Balthasir.
The work is, “Mary. The Source of the Church” (Ignatius press)
I think it would serve as an excellent meditation for this season of Advent (a traditionally Marian Season) as well as an excellent source to answer this thread’s question.
 
Christ_is_King said:
In Luke 11:27-28, a woman yells to Jesus, “Blest is the womb that bore you and the breats that nursed you” according to the New American Catholic Bible. In the NIV it says “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” The King James says “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” Jesus replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Here the woman cries out in praise to Mary and Jesus says that it is better to keep the Word of God. Why do we still pray to Mary today, then?
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Jesus is saying it is more important that Mary heard and obeyed God than the fact that she is His biological mother. It has nothing to do with any slight toward Mary as some seem to think. It makes perfect sense to me that Jesus would point this out–it is not the physical relationship of Mary to Jesus that is important. The fact that she heard the Word of God and obeyed it is precisely why she is honored today.

You ask why we pray to Mary today and I always answer that the prayers of the righteous availeth much. Who is more righteous than Mary, who is alive in Christ in heaven? Her prayers (intercessions) are very efficacious because of her righteousness.
 
Christ_is_King said:
In Luke 11:27-28, a woman yells to Jesus, “Blest is the womb that bore you and the breats that nursed you” according to the New American Catholic Bible. In the NIV it says “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” The King James says “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” Jesus replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Here the woman cries out in praise to Mary and Jesus says that it is better to keep the Word of God. Why do we still pray to Mary today, then?
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Short answer. Our interaction with Mary is not what you think it is. We aren’t asking her to grant us anything, we are asking her to pray to Jesus for/with us.
 
Prayer_Warrior said:
Jesus is saying it is more important that Mary heard and obeyed God than the fact that she is His biological mother. It has nothing to do with any slight toward Mary as some seem to think. It makes perfect sense to me that Jesus would point this out–it is not the physical relationship of Mary to Jesus that is important. The fact that she heard the Word of God and obeyed it is precisely why she is honored today.

You ask why we pray to Mary today and I always answer that the prayers of the righteous availeth much. Who is more righteous than Mary, who is alive in Christ in heaven? Her prayers (intercessions) are very efficacious because of her righteousness.
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👍 That makes more sense that anything I have heard in quite a while.

Gabe
 
Christ_is_King said:
In Luke 11:27-28, a woman yells to Jesus, “Blest is the womb that bore you and the breats that nursed you” according to the New American Catholic Bible. In the NIV it says “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” The King James says “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” Jesus replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Here the woman cries out in praise to Mary and Jesus says that it is better to keep the Word of God. Why do we still pray to Mary today, then?
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Jesus would not be contradicting the proclamation (by the power of the Holy Spirit, and recorded in Luke, no less!) of Elizabeth:

Lu 1:41-45 And it came about that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. And she cried out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. And **blessed is she who believed **that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”

The Lord spoke to Mary. She heard. She obeyed in her faith. Blessed is she among women!

rusty
 
Christ the King, if you take a literalist approach to everything you read in the Bible, you’d also come to the conclusion that Jesus is not God: “Why do you call me good? Don’t you know that no one is good but God?” (paraphrasing).

Dig a little deeper. The Bible is so much deeper than just taking verses out of context.
 
“]1. Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Through this reply by Jesus Mary is highly Praised and Honoured!
Dis Mary hear the word of God and obey it?
Without the shadow of a doubt it is “Yes”. Without her “Yes” to God we can only speculate on the Incarnation of the God-man, the one begotton Son of God, in the fullness of time.
  1. We must understand the common language – “**Praying to” **. I think this is your main difficulty due to the understanding of it.
    Which really carries a difference in Roman Catholic understanding.
**Latria **(Worship & Adoration) – to the Blessed Trinity Alone.
**Hyperdulia **(Higher Honor & Veneration) – to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dulia (
Honor & Veneration) of the Saints.
  1. In your own life, in times of need would you ever ask
    a Pastor, Priest or a friend (anyone we deed “holier” than yourself) to intercede or to Pray for “Pray” to God or to "storm heaven’ fro you?
  2. rom a human perspective, if you respect a frind you will certainly call his mother (in respect for an elder person or a friend’s mother) if you visit your friend don’t you?
5 Anyway as Mary says “DO WHATEVER HE TELL YOU” cf John 2- The wedding at Cana.

Keep on Praying for the Truth and the Truth will set you free.
God Bless
 
NotWorthy said:
Christ the King, if you take a literalist approach to everything you read in the Bible, you’d also come to the conclusion that Jesus is not God: “Why do you call me good? Don’t you know that no one is good but God?” (paraphrasing).

Dig a little deeper. The Bible is so much deeper than just taking verses out of context.
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Here is a verse I’m sure Christ the King would take literally: “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed” :rolleyes:

Unfortunately, many people pick and choose what or what isn’t literal using their own private interpretations despite what St. Peter said in his second epistle.
 
Jesus said this to show that one’s station in life is not what makes a person good to God, but hearing and obeying God. Of course if she were not holy, it would seem a dismissal of her. But Mary is one of the ones who hears and obeys God, and so she is blessed. In fact, in the beginning of Luke she is said to be blessed among women, which indicates that she stands above other women in holiness. I don’t see how this passage is abour prayer to Mary, though. It simply speaks of true holiness.
Christ_is_King said:
In Luke 11:27-28, a woman yells to Jesus, “Blest is the womb that bore you and the breats that nursed you” according to the New American Catholic Bible. In the NIV it says “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” The King James says “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” Jesus replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Here the woman cries out in praise to Mary and Jesus says that it is better to keep the Word of God. Why do we still pray to Mary today, then?
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