Mary our mother?

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Hi , i was wondering why people refer to mary as our mother and how can mary do somthing for us when she is not god if you see what i mean ?
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She said “yes” to God’s invitation that she become the mother of Christ. Her “yes” brought salvation to all mankind, so she became the mother of all of us. Also, the Lord Jesus said “son, this is your mother, mother - this is your son” to Mary and St. John when the Lord was on the cross. The implication was that she was to be the spiritual mother of all the disciples.

Also, anybody in heaven is there because they wanted what God wanted in their lives, and still do. God wants us all to come to salvation, so they want that too, and they are happy to pray for us in heaven.

We do not honor Mary the same way as God - God alone deserves worship and adoration. But we “honor” Mary, and we are her to pray for us to God. The Bible says that the prayer of a righteous man [/woman] has great value in God’s sight. So - even more so if one is in heaven, yes?
 
Kl thankyou for clearing that up for me i get it now 🙂
thanks again chuck
 
When I was attending my RCIA classes, our priest also told us that Jesus gave Mary to ALL of us that would follow Him.

If we are followers of Jesus Christ as JOHN was, then She is our Mother too!

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Mary doesn’t have powers like God. She prays for us. She’s like the person in heaven who prays for you while you are living your everyday life. She loves us so much that when we get into trouble, she takes care of us by praying to God on our behalf. It’s quite awesome! 👍
 
Mary will always be our spiritaul mother. For when Jesus was dieding on the Cross, Jesus said to Mary ,behold your son,and than Jesus said John ,behold your mother. At that time Mary ,Jesus Mother was to guide us,protected us,and keep us closed to her son Jesus and to pray for us sinners.She is the one that will lead us to her son. So always pray the Rosary, it the best salvation for us sinners.
 
I love the fact that Mary is our spiritual mother.I grew up with a very strong Marion devotion.It is important,especially for those converting from another faith to understand the relationship Catholics have with Mary.First and foremost,Mary is all about leading us to her Son.The rosary recitation is a meditation on the life of Christ,with His mother Mary in full cooperation with His mission. I am a Mama’s Girl for sure!🙂 Jeanne
 
According the New Testament, the Church is composed of Jesus as the head, and Christians as the body. The head of the Church has a mother, Mary. The mother of the head of the Church is likewise the mother of the body of the Church (i.e., Christians). If someone says otherwise, then such a person is, consequently, denying the union between the head and the body.

Jesus is the only true child of God, and everyone else is a creature. Nevertheless, through the sacrament of Baptism we become brothers and sisters of Christ, and therefore his Father becomes our Father as well. According to the language of the New Testament, we cease being mere creatures and become “adopted” children of our heavenly Father. If the Father of Christ becomes our Father, then the mother of Christ becomes our mother as well.

Because Mary is our mother, she can provide things to us that is in the nature of a mother to provide, such as nurturing, protection, guidance and instruction. Ultimately, her role is to help us know Jesus better. Mary has a two-fold role according to God’s plan of salvation for the world. Her first role was to be the one through whom Christ came into the world. Her second role is to help the world come to know Christ. It is according to this second role that Mary’s spiritual motherhood manifests itself.
 
Chuck1 said:
how can mary do somthing for us when she is not god if you see what i mean ?
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How were the prophets and apostles able to healed the sick, raised the dead, and do other miraculous things? Because God was pleased to perform miracles through them. The same goes for the Blessed Virgin Mary; she is able to do miraculous things because God is pleased to perform miracles through her.
 
As a protestant I acknowledged that everything Jesus told the disciples applied to me. When he told them to spread the gospel, I took that as a personal command. When he told them to ‘shake their feet’ off if someone didn’t listen, I also took that as a personal command. Every time he said something to one disciple, or to many, I immediately said that applies to me! Then I always made an exception… at the cross.

[bibledrb]JOHN 19:26-27[/bibledrb]

Once I realized my inconsistency it made perfect sense to me that Mary was to be my mother, and I to be her son.
 
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