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I have been pondering this for some time, I know the holy trinity is father, son, and holy ghost but I have developed a great respect for the virgin mary, is she in some ways considerd a Goddess in way,
she is chosen to be divine, so is there mother, father, and son, a holy family, God greated us in it’s image, male and female-the human race, then is it possible for god to exist in a femine divine state, thanks and please let me know, take it easy. 👍
 
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Absolutely not!
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she is chosen to be divine
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No she is not. She was chosen to be the bearer of God (Theotokos).
 
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I have been pondering this for some time, I know the holy trinity is father, son, and holy ghost but I have developed a great respect for the virgin mary, is she in some ways considerd a Goddess in way,
she is chosen to be divine, so is there mother, father, and son, a holy family, God greated us in it’s image, male and female-the human race, then is it possible for god to exist in a femine divine state, thanks and please let me know, take it easy. 👍
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Mary is in no way a goddess. There is no such thing as a goddess. Mary was simply chosen to bring God into this world. That was her function, and she performed it well. She is the Queen of heaven, as Jesus proclaimed her the mother of the Chruch. This does not make her a God. It does make her special. This is why we respect her and why we take her presence so seriously…because Jesus did it first.

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I have been pondering this for some time, I know the holy trinity is father, son, and holy ghost but I have developed a great respect for the virgin mary, is she in some ways considerd a Goddess in way,
she is chosen to be divine, so is there mother, father, and son, a holy family, God greated us in it’s image, male and female-the human race, then is it possible for god to exist in a femine divine state, thanks and please let me know, take it easy. 👍
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As the others have written, Catholics do not regard Mary as any type of goddess. However, she is entitled “Spouse of the Holy Spirit,” a theme St. Maximilian Kolbe explored in depth. He said something very similar to your thought, but without making Mary a divine person, which she decidedly isn’t.

According to St. Maximilian Kolbe Mary can be thought of, in the strictly spiritual sense of the word, a pseudo-incarnation of the Holy Spirit since the whole of her being was given over to the Holy Spirit to work God’s will in her life. This is a profound teaching that many might misunderstand as claiming divinity for Mary. But, the saint isn’t saying that–he’s merely showing how intimately Mary was joined to the Holy Spirit within the will of God.
 
Mary is the daughter of the eternal Father.
Mary is the mother of the begotten Son.
Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.

She is full of grace.
She is blessed.
She is the bridge between heaven and earth.
She deserves honor and veneration.
She is our mother.
She is an example for all Christians.

But she is not divine.
 
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Mickey:
Mary is the daughter of the eternal Father.
Mary is the mother of the begotten Son.
Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.

She is full of grace.
She is blessed.
She is the bridge between heaven and earth.
She deserves honor and veneration.
She is our mother.
She is an example for all Christians.

But she is not divine.
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Amen!
 
BUT she is also Queen of Heaven, Queen of the Angels, and Queen of the Universe.

God has bestowed her upon every gift possible, and raised her above every human, and given her every honor as befits the mother of His Son.

But she is still human, and still our Mother as well.
 
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k.Decker:
I have been pondering this for some time, I know the holy trinity is father, son, and holy ghost but I have developed a great respect for the virgin mary, is she in some ways considerd a Goddess in way,
she is chosen to be divine, so is there mother, father, and son, a holy family, God greated us in it’s image, male and female-the human race, then is it possible for god to exist in a femine divine state, thanks and please let me know, take it easy. 👍
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I think that what is confusing you is that you are thinking of God as male and therefore, conclude that there must be a corresponding female force. Even though we often refer to God in masculine terms, God is not either male or female. So there is no need to balance God with a feminine other. God is already balanced.

I am glad that you are asking questions and seeking. This forum is a great place to get your answers.
 
Mary is the New Eve.
Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant.
Mary is the New Queen Mother of the rebuilt House of David.

Mary is our intercessor and always points us to her Son as she did the servants at Cana.
 
I think St. Louis de Montfort does a good job in explaining this simply. He says “In comparison to God, Mary is nothing, nah less than nothing. But, things being as they are, if the almighty chose to come to us through her, who are we that we should not go to Him through her.”
 
I am a programmer, my mother is the mother of a programmer. She had trouble turning a computer on and had no idea how to write a program. She most definately was not a programmer.

Jesus was God, Mary was his mother. She is not God but she is the mother of God.
 
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k.Decker:
I have been pondering this for some time, I know the holy trinity is father, son, and holy ghost but I have developed a great respect for the virgin mary, is she in some ways considerd a Goddess in way,
she is chosen to be divine, so is there mother, father, and son, a holy family, God greated us in it’s image, male and female-the human race, then is it possible for god to exist in a femine divine state, thanks and please let me know, take it easy. 👍
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There is a holy family. Yet, the Father is Divine. The Mother is human. The Son is human & Divine.
 
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k.Decker:
I have been pondering this for some time, I know the holy trinity is father, son, and holy ghost but I have developed a great respect for the virgin mary, is she in some ways considerd a Goddess in way,
she is chosen to be divine, so is there mother, father, and son, a holy family, God greated us in it’s image, male and female-the human race, then is it possible for god to exist in a femine divine state, thanks and please let me know, take it easy. 👍
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In no way is Mary a “goddess”. The “reason” why Catholics call Mary “Mother of God” is because Jesus Christ is God and man and a human being can only give birth to a “person”. A human being cannot give birth to a “nature”. We humans have a “human nature”, God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit have existed always with no beginning and no end and have “Divine Nature”.

Jesus Christ, God the Son, born of the Virgin Mary was born a “Divine Person” with a human and divine nature not seperate but combined.

A human being, the Virgin Mary CANNOT, the same way any female on this plannet CANNOT give birth to a “nature”. She can only give birth to a PERSON.

Therefore this “Divine Person”, born in our existance here in time, was born of the Virgin Mary.

This “Divine Person” is GOD.

Mary is Mother of God.

The reason for this is for those who claim the Virgin Mary gave birth only to Jesus human nature, which is impossible for a human to do.

More here newadvent.org/cathen/05491a.htm
 
Loren 1of6:
Mary is the New Eve.
Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant.
Mary is the New Queen Mother of the rebuilt House of David.

Mary is our intercessor and always points us to her Son as she did the servants at Cana.
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If she points us to her Son …then why not to directly to Him ?
 
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Huguenot:
If she points us to her Son …then why not to directly to Him ?
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We can always go directly to Him. But we can go through our blessed mother also. Jesus came to us through Mary–we can go to Him through Mary. He would not be angry about that. 😃
 
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Mickey:
We can always go directly to Him. But we can go through our blessed mother also. Jesus came to us through Mary–we can go to Him through Mary. He would not be angry about that. 😃
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Well then I prefer going directly to Him : if there’s an elevator why use the stairs ??? 😛 😃
 
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Huguenot:
Well then I prefer going directly to Him : if there’s an elevator why use the stairs ??? 😛 😃
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Mary is not a detour on the way to God. Since we are all one in Christ, we go God hand-in-hand with all the Saints, among whom Mary is the foremost. Mary, in her earthly life, was more perfectly united to the will of God than any other creature. In the saints, she has thousands who share the perfection of her charity and who, in their love, encourage us on our way.

Where Jesus is, Mary is. Where Mary is, there is the Holy Spirit. Where any Person of the Holy Trinity is, there are the others.
 
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Mickey:
God bless you!

Sometimes the stairs are good for your heart. 👍
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True…the expression was not coined by me, that’s what a Catholic told me on a French forum ( You Protestants take the elevator, we take the stairs, or something like that … )

But I still intend to take …the elevator … :rotfl:
 
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