To heaven through Mary?

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Well, if you “don’t like His mother”, it does suggest that a person doesn’t have much understanding of God’s Covenant and long plan of salvation through the ages. It suggests distaste for the Incarnation, for Israel, for the House of David, for women in roles of holiness, and some serious psychological issues about mommies. 🙂 It also suggests discomfort with Jesus’ future plans for the glory of the members of His Body. Distaste for Mary also creates a tendency to fall into some very bizarre, heretical ideas.

So yeah, if somebody had all those problems, it might be more difficult for him to accept salvation and follow Jesus’ commands. All things are possible with God, of course, but it’s a lot easier when people aren’t fighting God’s plan half the time because they’re a bit disapproving of its implementation.

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Mintaka said:
Well, if you “don’t like His mother”, it does suggest that a person doesn’t have much understanding of God’s Covenant and long plan of salvation through the ages. It suggests distaste for the Incarnation, for Israel, for the House of David, for women in roles of holiness, and some serious psychological issues about mommies. 🙂 It also suggests discomfort with Jesus’ future plans for the glory of the members of His Body. Distaste for Mary also creates a tendency to fall into some very bizarre, heretical ideas.

So yeah, if somebody had all those problems, it might be more difficult for him to accept salvation and follow Jesus’ commands. All things are possible with God, of course, but it’s a lot easier when people aren’t fighting God’s plan half the time because they’re a bit disapproving of its implementation.

Hope this helped!
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And…we could follow the simple premise that Jesus follows the fourth commandment perfectly and we are called to imitate him.

And, as his adopted siblings, we must imitate him. I honor those who he honors. 🙂
 
Eilish_Maura said:
There are those who insist that Jesus will not let you into heaven if you ‘don’t like his mother’.
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Hmmm. I’ve never heard a Catholic say that, BUT, I don’t think that someone who disliked my Mother would be welcome in my home.
 
Mark Shea said it best that if you have a problem with Mary just remember to love Jesus as Mary loved Jesus, and love Mary as Jesus loved Mary.
 
I think a better way to understand it is - Heaven came to Earth through Mary. 🙂
 
To heaven through Mary? In a sense yes! But accurately, it is: TO JESUS THROUGH MARY.

The Way to heaven is Jesus. Mary is a sure path to Jesus, because Jesus cannot refuse what or who His Mother recommends to him. This fact is confirmed during the marriage in Cana where Jesus, though his time has not yet come, but granted what His Mother desired and turned the jars of water into jars of wine. How great is Jesus’ love for Mary! The proud would attempt to go directly to Jesus in his own way, ignoring those who have gone ahead of him and are already with Jesus, and at times even dishonoring them. Is such act honorable? If you were Jesus, would you welcome such kind of persons?
 
theistgal said:
I think a better way to understand it is - Heaven came to Earth through Mary. 🙂
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In the Ave Maris Stella she is considered a gate.

Hail, Star of the sea! Blessed Mother of God, yet ever a virgin! O
happy gate of heaven!

Thou that didst receive the Ave from Gabriel’s lips, confirm us in
peace, and so let Eva be changed into an Ave of blessing for us.

Loose the sinner’s chains, bring light to the blind, drive from us
our evils, and ask all good things for us.

Show thyself a mother, and offer our prayers to him, who would be
born of thee, when born for us.

O incomparable Virgin, and meekest Or the meek, obtain us the
forgiveness of our sins, and make us meek and chaste.

Obtain us purity of life, and a safe pilgrimage; that we may be
united with thee in the blissful vision of Jesus.

Praise be to God the Father and to the Lord Jesus, and to the Holy
Ghost: to the Three one self-same praise.

Amen.

GLS, here is some helpful info. fisheaters.com/totalconsecration.html
 
agangbern said:
To heaven through Mary? In a sense yes! But accurately, it is: TO JESUS THROUGH MARY.

The Way to heaven is Jesus. Mary is a sure path to Jesus, because Jesus cannot refuse what or who His Mother recommends to him. This fact is confirmed during the marriage in Cana where Jesus, though his time has not yet come, but granted what His Mother desired and turned the jars of water into jars of wine. How great is Jesus’ love for Mary! The proud would attempt to go directly to Jesus in his own way, ignoring those who have gone ahead of him and are already with Jesus, and at times even dishonoring them. Is such act honorable? If you were Jesus, would you welcome such kind of persons?
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Some take this a step further that Jesus would refuse someone ‘not recommended’ to him by Mary - which of course is NOT true.
 
I think if you make it to Heaven and you go up to Jesus and say, “Jesus, I love you but I’m just not sure about your Mother,” He will laugh, take your arm and say, “You just don’t know her - come on, let me introduce you to her.” 🙂
 
Eilish_Maura said:
Some take this a step further that Jesus would refuse someone ‘not recommended’ to him by Mary - which of course is NOT true.
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You just don’t get it, do you?? Mary would not “recommend” someone that Jesus would refuse. They are one in their beliefs, intentions & love of mankind.

Your understanding of Marian Theology is very poor.
 
CradleCath said:
You just don’t get it, do you?? Mary would not “recommend” someone that Jesus would refuse. They are one in their beliefs, intentions & love of mankind.

Your understanding of Marian Theology is very poor.
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Actually MY understanding of Marian Theology is fine - the messed up ones are those who make that comment I mentioned.
 
Eilish_Maura said:
Actually MY understanding of Marian Theology is fine - the messed up ones are those who make that comment I mentioned.
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The first and only time I have ever heard that was from you on this thread. Who are “some” and “those”?
 
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