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Aaron_Creagh
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You’re not confused.
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JustaServant
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pablope
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So…because the b is not capitalized, we should refrain then from calling Mary “blessed”?
Can you point me to a verse in the bible, that state that when a b is not capitalized in the word blessed…we should refrain from calling someone blessed?
And why stop at a capital b…let us say the word holy…should we refrain from calling God holy because the h is not capitalized in describing God as holy?
And then, is the bible relegated to deciding whether a letter should be capitalized or not?
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pablope
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What do you think is a prophet, or a prophetess?
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Aaron_Creagh
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Yes, we call her blessed.
I call her blessed.
I always have once learned about the virgin birth years ago.
Nobody saying anything about the “prophetess” comment?
Moses once saw the face of God in a cloud.
Mary was closer to his face than the rest of us.
I think, Moses and Mary have more in common than most people recognize.
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KathleenGee
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Mary’s yes, her fiat…was now the act that the Holy Spirit came over her. Now she was the mother of Christ, her soul magnifying Him from spirit to growth as True Man, giving Him her flesh and blood. The unborn grows in the mother to full term.
And Mary continues to magnify Him and heaven. I would think there would be a special place for Mary, who continues who work here on earth. Her work magnifies the Lord and brings Him closer to us where we can visualize Him and follow Him.
Do you know of any other women worthy to give Christ their flesh and blood?
I was hearing a sermon on Mary by a priest and affirmed with him such a great tragedy those Christians who minimalize or do not honor her. Truly a loss that minimalizes one faith in Christ, one baptism, one Body.
And Mary continues to magnify Him and heaven. I would think there would be a special place for Mary, who continues who work here on earth. Her work magnifies the Lord and brings Him closer to us where we can visualize Him and follow Him.
Do you know of any other women worthy to give Christ their flesh and blood?
I was hearing a sermon on Mary by a priest and affirmed with him such a great tragedy those Christians who minimalize or do not honor her. Truly a loss that minimalizes one faith in Christ, one baptism, one Body.
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I know they are answered just at the right time according to God’s will. I have shared this personal history before, and it may be useful to you while pondering the Blessed Virgin.
As a young child, I became very ill due to a missed diagnosis and ended up near death with pneumonia and strep. I remember my Dad carrying me into the hospital, and nothing after that for some days. I had seizures from high fevers, and was in an oxygen tent. Things were grim, and my parents were desperately praying along with my Grandma (Mom said our pastor had been with them at times as well).
As I said, I was out of it; but at one point I opened my eyes to see one of the nursing sister’s face above me. She had her hands around around mine, with a small figurine of the Virgin cupped in my own hands. She was saying earnestly “You are going to be OK now, you are going to be well. Keep Her with you.”
And my health was restored - and here I am 50 years later. Sadly, I lost the figurine during a move years ago, but Mary is still with me in prayer. I deeply appreciate the initiative of that sister at St. Vincent’s in Toledo who prayed for me.
I believe that Jesus healed me at that particular time, and not earlier, so that I would learn about His mother, and the effective prayers of the saints.
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I was brought with strong Protestant views in the church I attended on my own as a 12-18 year old. some views were right and some were distorted from the Truth. I have always had this admiration of Mary even when I was a kid and was able to connect the dots that Eve brought the world to sin, and Mary bore into the world Salvation. I have always felt that there had to of been more to know than what my upbringing was telling me. I just began reading the Cathecism a few days ago in great depth and thought I was the only one who got it, but found out the Catholic faith gets it too. The cathecism thus far states what i have felt all along Lol
In Protestant religion, I feel like we are denied that freedom to discuss things that are considered “wrong”. They don’t even give you a chance to at least speak your feelings. This is one of those subjects.
As far as sinless, I haven’t made it that far. But if someone could argue the catholic faiths views pretty thouroughly, I’ll definitely hear then out.
In Protestant religion, I feel like we are denied that freedom to discuss things that are considered “wrong”. They don’t even give you a chance to at least speak your feelings. This is one of those subjects.
As far as sinless, I haven’t made it that far. But if someone could argue the catholic faiths views pretty thouroughly, I’ll definitely hear then out.
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Charlottestar… A deep-felt welcome to Catholic Answers. I had one missive being raised a cradle Catholic. My mother was a convert and we both had a gap understanding the Assumption of Mary into heaven.
I went to my Italian immigrant Jesuit priest, and he literally quoted the catechism, and so I said thank you and left. I just accepted it…but in time, studying asceticism, spirituality of the Church, what sinners we take in our climbing the Mountain of the Lord, indirectly I began to understand Mary’s sinless walk and glorious entry into heaven, which we can only assume…thus the meaning of the use of the word ‘Assumption’, specifically chosen by Pope Pius XII.
Stay in union with the Holy Spirit and seek the fullness of truth in Jesus Christ, Who never fails.
God especially bless you this Good Friday.
Kathleen
I went to my Italian immigrant Jesuit priest, and he literally quoted the catechism, and so I said thank you and left. I just accepted it…but in time, studying asceticism, spirituality of the Church, what sinners we take in our climbing the Mountain of the Lord, indirectly I began to understand Mary’s sinless walk and glorious entry into heaven, which we can only assume…thus the meaning of the use of the word ‘Assumption’, specifically chosen by Pope Pius XII.
Stay in union with the Holy Spirit and seek the fullness of truth in Jesus Christ, Who never fails.
God especially bless you this Good Friday.
Kathleen
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I would advise you research about our Lady of Lourdes and the story of St. Bernadette - this clearly explains immaculate conception ( how mary was sinless and her body is still incorrupt to this very day)
I could mail you biblical links and other links if you are interested.
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May you please tell us where Scripture teaches about lower case and upper cases determines one’s status?
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Arizona_Samson
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Greetings Jon, my apologies for taking so long to reply. Life has been hectic.
God bless.
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The bolded portion is where we disagree. In my mind the doctrine of the virgin birth is a praxis of Christology, not Mariology.
God bless.
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Nicea325
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:ehh:
From my perspective, properly understood, all mariology
is or should be christogical.
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Exactly. When we look at the blessed Virgin we see our Lord. I like how Martin Luther refers to Mary as our mother; like a child we sit in her lap and with our blessed mother we adore Jesus.
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It is rare to see a representation of the BVM in an Anglican setting, without the Christ Child accompanying Her. Our Mary Shrine is of OL of Walsingham, which replaced a fairly standard painting of the BVM and Holy Child.
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aidanbradypop
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Very True!
All Mariology will bring us closer to Christ! That is the mission of our Mother.
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