Comments on: Are there Catholics who are offended when some Christians pretty much say that Mary had no one special?

By: imacatho

imacatho — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:21:00 +0000

I'm not offended, but I'm surpised that these "Bible believing" to ignore the Christian Bible, where Mary is concerned.
The Blessed Virgin Mary, is important for Catholics because the Bible says it is important to God.
• Mary is the handmaid of the Lord (Luke 1:38), a servant of God like us.
• Mary is the first Christian. All others follow his path in the Christian faith. She is the model for us all because she cooperated actively with the Will of God saying "Yes" to God in the plan of salvation.
• Mary is a model of faith. Mary's faith never wavered throughout his life, even while watching him die on the cross, when most of the Apostles fled.
• Maria Full of Grace. The angel Gabriel called, "Full of Grace" and said: "The Lord is with you." She is full of grace at that time, the Lord is with her at that moment, before she says "yes" , the angel of the matter. Catholics believe that the state of grace was with her from her Immaculate Conception. God has prepared for his later role as the mother of Jesus.
• Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
• Mary is an abode of the Holy Spirit, a tabernacle. The angel Gabriel says, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you." (Luke 1:35)
• Mary praised God through His messenger, the angel Gabriel, "Rejoice, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you." If God and His angels praise Mary, we should not?
• Jesus María honored. Keep the commandments of Jesus and not sin. Jesus fulfilled the commandment to honor both his father and mother. WWJD? What Would Jesus? Jesus made the honor and Mary his mother.
• The Holy Spirit inspired praise of Mary. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried with a loud voice and said: "Most blessed art thou among women," and "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord has been fulfilled." (Luke 1 :41-45)
• The Scriptures tell of Mary and Jesus. Mary gives birth to Jesus, he presents to the shepherds, the wise men, God in the Temple. She lived with him for many years in Nazareth, Jesus intercedes in Cana, suffers with him at the foot of the Cross, and he says to the apostles in the Cenacle.
• Mary was a prophet. "Behold, henceforth all ages call me blessed. The power of God, has done great things for me. "(Luke 1:48-49) As Christians we believe that the Bible, we should call Mary" blessed. "
• Mary is our Mother too. While on the cross, Jesus told his beloved disciple (which represents all Christians), "this is your mother." (John 19:27)
The Hail Mary prayer simply recites passages from the Bible (the Word of God) and asks Mary to pray for us:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you. (These are the words that the angel Gabriel said to Mary, a Bible quote.)
Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. (This is Mary's cousin Elizabeth's greeting, another biblical quotation.)
Santa Maria, (The angel Gabriel said he was full of grace and Elizabeth says he was blessed.)
Mother of God (the Bible says that Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God)
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. (A simple request to pray for us.)
Amen.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 484 et seq: http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/text/p …
With love in Christ.

By: robert

robert — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Mary is described as the Ark, because it contained the eternal Word of God.
Mary, of course, not an ark of wood, but Jesus (the Word) was not stone or tablets.
If the word of God became incarnate, then his chest can also be beef.
The fullness of Christian truth comes from the oral and the written word of God. (2 Thess. 2:15).
This is the Holy Tradition of the Church.
The uniqueness of Mary as the Mother of God
Gen. 3:15 - we see from the very beginning that God gives Mary a unique role in salvation history. God says: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between your seed and her seed." This refers to Jesus (the "wedge") and Mary (the woman). The phrase "his seed" (spermatos) not seen in other parts of Scripture.
Gen 3:15 / Rev. 12:1 - the Scriptures begin and end with the woman fighting satan. This points to the power of the woman with the seed and teaches us that Jesus and Mary are the new Adam and the new Eve.
John 2:4, 19:26 - Jesus calls Mary "woman" as it is called the general in 3:15. Just as Eve was the mother of creation of age, Mary is the mother of the new creation. This woman will crush the serpent's seed head.
Isaiah 7:14, Matt. 1:23 - a virgin (the Greek word used is "Parthena") will bear a son named Emmanuel, meaning "God is with us." John 1:14 - God in the flesh dwelling among us. Mary is the Virgin Mother of God.
Matt. 2:11 - Luke stresses Jesus with Mary his mother, and the wizards before dropping them, worshiping Jesus.
Luke 1:35 - the child will be called holy, the Son of God. Mary is the Mother of the Son of God, or Mother of God (Theotokos).
Luke 1:28 - "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you." These are the words spoken by God and given to us by the angel Gabriel (who is a messenger of God). Therefore, when Catholics recite this verse while praying the Rosary, are uttering the words of God.
Luke 1:28 - Also, the phrase "full of grace" is translated from the Greek word "kecharitomene. This is a unique title given to Mary, and suggests a perfection of the grace of a past event. Mary is not only "heavily favored". She has been perfected in God's grace. "Full of Grace" is only used to describe a person - Jesus Christ in John 1:14.
Luke 1:38 - Mary fiat is "let them do to me according to your word." Mary is the perfect model of faith in God and is worthy of our veneration.
Luke 1:42 - "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus." The phrase "blessed among women who are" really means "you are most blessed of all women" . A circumlocution is used because there is no superlative in the Greek language. Note also that Elizabeth praises Mary first, and then Jesus. This is hyperdulia (Latvia, but is not the worship owed to God). We can also go through Mary to praise Jesus. Finally, Catholics repeat these divinely inspired words of Elizabeth in the Rosary.
Luke 1:43 - Elizabeth the use of "Mother of my Lord" (in Hebrew, Elizabeth used "Adonai" which means Lord God) is the equivalent of "Holy Mary, Mother of God" that Catholics pray in the Rosary. The formula is simple: Jesus is a divine person, and this person is God. Mary is the mother of Jesus, so Mary is the Mother of God (Mary is not only the Mother of Jesus' human nature - mothers are the mothers of the people, not nature).
Luke 1:44 - Mary's voice causes John the Baptist to leap for joy at the heart of Isabel. Luke tells us that Mary is our powerful intercessor.
Luke 1:46 - Mary says that his soul magnifies the Lord. This is a bold statement of a young Jewish girl from Nazareth. His statement is a strong testament to its uniqueness. Mary, our Mother and intercessor, increases our prayers.
Luke 1:48 - Mary prophesies that all generations call blessed, like the Catholics in the "Ave Maria" prayer. The Protestant churches that have existed in all generations (none), and how many of them to call Mary blessed with special prayers and devotions?
Gal. 4:4 - God sent his Son, born of a woman, to redeem. Mary is the woman with the redeemer. Calling Mary co-redemptrix, simply by calling Mary "the woman with the redeemer." This is because "co" is the latin word "***" means "with". Therefore, co-redemptrix "means" woman with the redeemer. " Maria had a subordinate role only, but Jesus in salvation.
Eph. 1:1, Phil. 1:1, Col. 1:2 - the word "saints" (in Hebrew "qaddiysh") means "holy" ones. This is called Santa Maria, the largest of all the San.
Luke 2:35 - Simeon prophesies that a sword will also pierce Mary's soul. Mary thus plays an important role in our redemption. While the suffering of Jesus all that was necessary for redemption, God wanted Mary to participate in a subordinate role in the suffering of her Son, as it allows us to participate through our own suffering.
Luke 2:19,51 - Mary kept in mind all these things, and pondered it in his heart. Catholics involved in this recall Immaculate Heart of Mary and all the treasures and wisdom and knowledge contained therein.

By: Isabella

Isabella — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

William R:
Enoch was taken bodily into heaven without dying. God becomes less of Mary the Ark of the New Partnership?
Elijah was taken up to heaven in chariot of fire. Jesus would not do less than His Blessed Mother.
Rev. 6:9, we see only the souls of the martyrs in heaven in Rev. 12:1 we see Mary, body and soul.
Paul teaches us that cling to the mouth (not just written) tradition. Apostolic tradition says Mary was assumed into heaven. While claiming the bones of the saints is a common practice these days (and have been especially important for the bones as Mary was the Mother of God), Mary bones were never claimed. This is because they were not available. Mary was taken body and soul into heaven.
Rev. 12:1 - Mary, "Woman," is crowned with twelve stars. She is Queen of heaven and earth and Mother of the Church.

By: andrew a

andrew a — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

She was being obedient, that's all. Go to other countries not as fortunate and have primary laws throughout the world and pray to her.Which is idolatry, Jesus could have chosen any other woman to serve.

By: Sentinel (TRC)

Sentinel (TRC) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

Thats how I see them and that `s how it is, but when trying to convince Catholics to take their mindset that bothers me a lot, so the defense of the Blessed Virgin against such attacks as required.

By: PopTard (((Debra))) bible thump

PopTard (((Debra))) bible thump — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

Because she did not have to feed him, clothe him, love him, feed him, right? I assume that all mothers are good for these days - just given birth (rolls eyes).

By: Northern Logger

Northern Logger — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

I am not offended, I know what I think, and if other Christian organizations differ so it is their choice.

By: ♥allecat♥ †EWTN†

♥allecat♥ †EWTN† — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

Yes, it is offensive to think that God would behave in that way. I will not go any further, because I'm going to be offensive.

By: hooyutoo

hooyutoo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

Not only Catholics, but I imagine that Jesus was not as much as the people trashing her mother.

By: Mim

Mim — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:56 +0000

Mary was chosen by God as a good mother to her son she was not human but divine.