Orbs and The Virgin Mary?

[GEddie]

I agree. I came out of Fundamentalism (20 years) and came home. I would add though that demons can present themselves in many ways, so I don’t know if you can entirely discount false apparations.

And there have, of course, been scores of false Marisn apparitions (which are disallowed to be brought up on this system).

The possibility of falsehood is why we do not put faith in apparitions per se, but in the Church Magisterium.

ICXC NIKA

 

[AbideWithMe]

johnnyjones: Non-Catholic christians have no respect for the Blessed Virgin. They view her as some sort of farm animal who was nothing more than a “rent-a-womb” for the Lord. A chicken that laid an egg, and Jesus popped out. End of her involvement. In all her approved apparitions, she always points directly to her Son. No demon would do that.

Boomerang, your characterization of non-Catholic Christians is hogwash. We’ve discussed this here before.

Speak for yourself. If you’re Catholic, tell us about Catholicism, and let the non-Catholics speak for themselves please.

 

[johnnyjones]

Boomerang, your characterization of non-Catholic Christians is hogwash. We’ve discussed this here before.

Speak for yourself. If you’re Catholic, tell us about Catholicism, and let the non-Catholics speak for themselves please.

I don’t need your rude comments that add up to nothing. A personal experience was given to add credence to the Blessed Mother. “Characterization” was a broad term on your end. Keep your pious attitude to yourself.

 

[Lochias]

Boomerang, your characterization of non-Catholic Christians is hogwash. We’ve discussed this here before.

Speak for yourself. If you’re Catholic, tell us about Catholicism, and let the non-Catholics speak for themselves please.

Agree with this. Not every Protestant thinks of Mary in derogatory terms, if Catholic Answers alone is any indication. Let’s be charitable, please, not paranoid.

 

[Angels_Eyes]

Thanks everyone for your responses. Certainly a lot of different theories out there, and I have enjoyed reading them all.

I think my mind is still open to the possibility that they may be real. Is there a way to know, 100% without a doubt, I don’t think so…regardless, I know Our Lady loves me and is watching over me everyday and that is all that matters.

Blessings everyone, and have a wonderful Easter!

 

[boomerang]

Boomerang, your characterization of non-Catholic Christians is hogwash. We’ve discussed this here before.

Speak for yourself. If you’re Catholic, tell us about Catholicism, and let the non-Catholics speak for themselves please.

I AM “telling you about Catholicism”. Catholics venerate the Blessed Mother. Other Christians generally do not think much of her at all. Here’s an example: I recently saw a young man with a rosary around his neck. I said to him, “I like your rosary”. He beamed. Then I said, “Do you pray it?” That’s when he started shuffling around and admitted that he did not (pray the rosary). He said he was a “Christian” and it was against his religion! Here’s another one: A Baptist minister I know spied the Miraculous Medal around my husband’s neck. He berated my husband for wearing it, saying “You don’t believe that nonsense, do you?” Sorry if it offends you, but this is my experience with non-Catholic christians. 99% do not give a rat’s patootie about Mary. If you happen to be a non-Catholic who venerates Mary, you are indeed rare. Don’t take every general comment so personally. This isn’t the Jerry Springer show.

 

[AbideWithMe]

I don’t need your rude comments that add up to nothing. A personal experience was given to add credence to the Blessed Mother. “Characterization” was a broad term on your end. Keep your pious attitude to yourself.

johnnyjones----

I quoted boomerang, not you. You told of a personal experience, that’s true. Boomerang made a sweeping statement about non-Catholic Christians ----Orthodox, all Protestants, Anglicans, etc. which is objectively false and which serves no-one. It’s as much untrue as if a Protestant said Catholics worship Mary. If it some readers here with limited experience with non-Catholics accepted it as true or even close to being true, it wrongly serves to widen the gap between Christians more than is justified.

 

[AbideWithMe]

Sorry if it offends you, but this is my experience with non-Catholic christians. 99% do not give a rat’s patootie about Mary.

Boomerang—

I was not offended. I was pointing out that you made an objectively false and unhelpful characterization of non-Catholic Christians, which you’ve repeated once again.

This is off topic and I not going to derail this thread any further.

Peace.

 

[GaryTaylor]

Well the Virgin Mary and the Incarnation I would say are a very significant event. One that I believe Christians in general are starting to view a bit different in the information highway age.

The HOLY SPIRIT overshadowed Mary and the WORD became flesh in Mary as the Son of God named Jesus, St Marys Son. I’d say St Mary knows her Son better than any Soul alive or any Saint in Heaven perhaps St Joseph aside.

I also believe its not by some near coinicidence She seems to have been appearing worldwide the past hundred years plus. And are some false? Oh I wouldn’t put anything past anyone. However God is very real and so is the Blessed Virgin Mother and that all Generations will called her Blessed. Now if you believe in the greatest book ever written, then I would have say thats a fact, that “All Generations will call me Blessed”.

I believe St Louis de Montfort said it best to paraphrase The Saints in the last days will have a Crucifix in one hand and Rosary in the other. Sound about right to me.

 

[johnnyjones]

Agree with this. Not every Protestant thinks of Mary in derogatory terms, if Catholic Answers alone is any indication. Let’s be charitable, please, not paranoid.

“Every Protestant denomination”? How do you leap to that? Paranoid? Think before you post. I’m entitled to relay a story and what I encountered.

 

[johnnyjones]

johnnyjones----

I quoted boomerang, not you. You told of a personal experience, that’s true. Boomerang made a sweeping statement about non-Catholic Christians ----Orthodox, all Protestants, Anglicans, etc. which is objectively false and which serves no-one. It’s as much untrue as if a Protestant said Catholics worship Mary. If it some readers here with limited experience with non-Catholics accepted it as true or even close to being true, it wrongly serves to widen the gap between Christians more than is justified.

Sorry if I mistakenly pointed my “anger” towards the wrong party.

 

[boomerang]

Boomerang—

I was not offended. I was pointing out that you made an objectively false and unhelpful characterization of non-Catholic Christians, which you’ve repeated once again.

This is off topic and I not going to derail this thread any further.

Peace.

My statement wasn’t “false”. It’s true in general, although it may have been a little theatrical. If there are Protestants out there that truly venerate Mary and give her the respect due to her, that’s great. I honestly haven’t seen much, if any, of that in my experience. I’ve belonged to other churches before, and there is nary a mention or thought of Mary at all. They act like they don’t know what to do with her. You mention the Virgin and you get blank stares. Think about this: why does the Blessed Mother appear almost exclusively to Catholics and sometimes Orthodox christians? They venerate her. Who prays the rosary? 99%Catholics. I rest my case. Let’s not make personal attacks just for expressing an opinion on a common observation.

 

[AbideWithMe]

johnnyjones: Non-Catholic christians have no respect for the Blessed Virgin. They view her as some sort of farm animal who was nothing more than a “rent-a-womb” for the Lord. A chicken that laid an egg, and Jesus popped out. End of her involvement. In all her approved apparitions, she always points directly to her Son. No demon would do that.

Boomerang—This is the post I quoted from you. I’m curious where, and how often, you’ve heard the “farm animal” view of Mary. I’ve never heard it, in any form, in 45 years in non-Catholic churches nor in anything I’ve ever read.

You have made some false and careless sweeping statements.

I’ve spoken of your statements and I don’t believe I’ve said anything that should be construed as a personal attack. If you feel I have made a personal attack, please show me where and I’ll apologize.

 

[Lochias]

“Every Protestant denomination”? How do you leap to that? Paranoid? Think before you post. I’m entitled to relay a story and what I encountered.

First of all, I was quoting Boomerang’s post, not yours.

Second, Boomerang says in a post up-thread: Non-Catholic christians have no respect for the Blessed Virgin. They view her as some sort of farm animal who was nothing more than a “rent-a-womb” for the Lord.

So, really, me saying “every Protestant denomination” wasn’t off the mark at all. What else would “every Protestant denomination” be?

Third, please don’t tell me to “think before I post.” That kind of language really gets my dander up, especially considering that you apparently didn’t follow your own advice.

Fourth, where did I ever question your right to relay your own story?

 

[Lost_and_Found_1]

A year ago this past April, my wife informed me that an old high school friend was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. My heart broke in two and even though we weren’t close friends, I couldn’t stop thinking about how frightened she must have been. She had lost her husband three years earlier to cancer and now she had to go through the same thing. I also couldn’t stop thinking about how worried she must have been for her three adult kids, the youngest still in college. I suggested to my wife that we order some Lourdes Water and Rosary Beads but after I had everything blessed, I was worried that she might be angry at God. So being a coward, I sent the items to her anonymously. In the card I wrote that I prayed the Rosary every night at 9:30 and asked her to pray it with me. Then I began to pray, every night faithfully, I never missed a night. I would also remember her in my other two daily Rosary’s but that last one at 9:30, would be just for her. I was praying for a miracle. Before I’d start, I’d ask God if my faith were strong enough to move a mountain and I prayed that she would turn to Our Lord if she hadn’t already. I also prayed that her suffering be redemptive. Then one day in October we heard she was coming home from the hospital and I knew what that meant so I prayed the Divine Mercy just for her. Two days later, I prayed my morning Rosary at 7:00 am as I always do but for some reason, I decided to pray my second Rosary early at 9:30. I was on the second Glorious Mystery and with my eyes closed, a small round orb shot across my left eye in an arc then stopped. It was perfectly round about the size of a pencil eraser and glowed as bright as a light bulb, then disappeared. That afternoon my wife sent me a text telling me our friend had passed away about 9:30 that morning. You can believe what you want but I know that orb was our friend thanking me for the prayers. If you only knew how hard I prayed for her and then for that to happen within minutes of her death, well that’s no coincidence. That was a gift from God. I still pray that Rosary every night for her, her husband and her kids.

 

[tabycat]

:extrahappy:

:heaven:

 

[Angels_Eyes]

A year ago this past April, my wife informed me that an old high school friend was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. My heart broke in two and even though we weren’t close friends, I couldn’t stop thinking about how frightened she must have been. She had lost her husband three years earlier to cancer and now she had to go through the same thing. I also couldn’t stop thinking about how worried she must have been for her three adult kids, the youngest still in college. I suggested to my wife that we order some Lourdes Water and Rosary Beads but after I had everything blessed, I was worried that she might be angry at God. So being a coward, I sent the items to her anonymously. In the card I wrote that I prayed the Rosary every night at 9:30 and asked her to pray it with me. Then I began to pray, every night faithfully, I never missed a night. I would also remember her in my other two daily Rosary’s but that last one at 9:30, would be just for her. I was praying for a miracle. Before I’d start, I’d ask God if my faith were strong enough to move a mountain and I prayed that she would turn to Our Lord if she hadn’t already. I also prayed that her suffering be redemptive. Then one day in October we heard she was coming home from the hospital and I knew what that meant so I prayed the Divine Mercy just for her. Two days later, I prayed my morning Rosary at 7:00 am as I always do but for some reason, I decided to pray my second Rosary early at 9:30. I was on the second Glorious Mystery and with my eyes closed, a small round orb shot across my left eye in an arc then stopped. It was perfectly round about the size of a pencil eraser and glowed as bright as a light bulb, then disappeared. That afternoon my wife sent me a text telling me our friend had passed away about 9:30 that morning. You can believe what you want but I know that orb was our friend thanking me for the prayers. If you only knew how hard I prayed for her and then for that to happen within minutes of her death, well that’s no coincidence. That was a gift from God. I still pray that Rosary every night for her, her husband and her kids.

Wow, that is an amazing story, thank you so much for sharing. I got goosies! I know some people don’t believe in orbs but it is refreshing to hear an actual account (proof!) of them and your belief in what happened makes me have even more faith in God.

My faith varies so much. Your story has come at a time when my faith and belief in God was low. So again, thank you and keep on praying the rosary…and maybe a decade for me too.

 

[Lost_and_Found_1]

I was meditating on the Ascension mystery… “And as they are speaking these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, “Peace to you”; being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that I am he; handle me and see, because a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having.” And having said this, he shewed to them the hands and the feet.”

You’re forever in my Rosary Angels Eyes.

 

[Angels_Eyes]

I was meditating on the Ascension mystery… “And as they are speaking these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, “Peace to you”; being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that I am he; handle me and see, because a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having.” And having said this, he shewed to them the hands and the feet.”

You’re forever in my Rosary Angels Eyes.

Just beautiful, thank you so much. :hug1:

I said a lovely prayer last night to Our Lady of Guadalupe (one of the images of her I am really drawn to for some reason) and sometimes it does happen to me, that while praying to her I am overcome with tears. So strange, but I take this as a sign that my love for her and Jesus is obviously very deep. When this happens, I have no doubt I am meant to be Catholic again.

God bless you ‘Lost and Found’.

 

[Veronica7]

Never heard of orbs having any direct link to the Virgin Mary or anything else religious, myself. I’m not discounting the idea, nor do I think that all orbs are camera artifacts (though a great many surely are, prolly most of 'em).

I think it’d be neat if they find out that there are at least some orbs that can’t be explained in any natural way…maybe part of me just loves the mystery that still exists in the world.

Interesting. this is an older thread but this seems the best response. A few days ago I browsed a blog with photos taken after a baby’s Catholic baptism… they were standing in front of a beautiful grotto with a statue of Our Lady, and a really noticeable orb showed up on several shots… but ONLY in the photos taken near the grotto. Who knows, it could have been the baby’s guardian angel.