Why should we pray to Virgin Mary? The reasons are many.
Why do Catholics pray to Mother Mary? Is Rosary really powerful?
The intercession of Mother Mary is very powerful as Jesus cannot neglect His mothers commands.This can be proved by the first miracle Jesus did at the wedding at Cana. – (John 2:1-11). Mother Mary told Jesus “They have no more wine.” And what was the final result? He turned water into wine.
In “The Poem of the Man-God” by Maria Valtorta, she says that Jesus told her about this incident as “I did it for Mary”. This proves that the intercession of Mother Mary is very very strong.
Mother Mary was blessed with Holy Spirit abundantly. We can see this as we read “At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” (Luke 1:39-41) ; just by Virgin Mary’s greeting.
Listen to the talk from Apologetics on Mary, Purgatory and The Bible
What the angels thought on this matter:-
When angel appeared before Zechariah,father of John, angel just greets him by his name ,nothing more although he was “upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations blamelessly.” – (Luke 1:6)
When angel appeared before Joseph, the greeting was like this: “an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” – (Matthew 1:20). Angel greeted him ‘son of david’, thats all.
Now let us see how did the angel greet Virgin Mary. It goes like this: “The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28). See the difference….
Also read the article Mary, The Mystical Rose
@joeli:
I see you are snared with a cult group tlig.org run by an insane woman called Vasula Ryden who is mentally unsound. The Vatican has officially banned this idiot. See the EWTN website http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/cdfrydn1.htm.
My friend joeli.. you a embroiled in a cult setup and totally brain-washed by those stupid messages from a mentally uns-sound woman.
God have mercy on you …
@Joeli,
The greatest miracle of all……is that a man or woman would pass from death to life….there is no greater miracle….
If you live in Roma church you wont get this. I came to know this after reading the ‘Catholic Bible’.
Thanks God I am no more with this cult,pagan church
God bless you Joeli
Some are chosen by God to do the good works, and for salvation. It included many people from the begining, and how ever they were falling even when they were guided by spirit of GOD.
And when it comes to matter of Mother Mary, she was proclaimed from prior sprictures and became main person in fulfilling GOD’s plan.
Mother mary who is queen of saints will keep on praying for you and for me.
We indeed ask Mother Mary to keep on praying for us>
According to scriptures:
God said
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.†Jeremiah 33:3
“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.†Psalm 50:15
Which is absolutly perfect.
This is may not be fulfilled by a sinner man and we as a human may not stand al the time perfect and keep on praying.
How ever Intercession of saints and Angels Who always Keep on worshipping and praising God< will include our intensions in it.
And amoung all the saints Mother Mary is queen and most convinced saint to GOD.
Through her intensive prayers you can get answears from God.
Caution: Mother Mary is been Respected and Praised, but not Worshipped.
God is being Worshipped by her intense prayes.
Jesus is the only way , the only truth and life no man comes to the father but through Jesus NOT Mary. But we respect Mary as Jesus earthly mother.
Krishneel Gounder
@ Moses,
You said “Mother mary who is queen of saints will keep on praying for you and for me.”
Where in Bible written she is queen of saints? Why Paul,Peter & John not mentioning their queen in their letters?
You said “We indeed ask Mother Mary to keep on praying for us”
Who said the above in Bible?
Do you know who is praying for us?
Read the below verses
John 17:15
I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to protect them from the Evil One.
Jesus is praying
John 15 : 16
You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name.
We can ask directly in the name of Jesus
You said “And among all the saints Mother Mary is queen and most convinced saint to GOD.”
Where it is written she is queen of heaven?
God bless you
ha……ha…ha…..my dear catholics you are all great…..are you(catholics) stating your posts from bible itself…anyway i doubt….and it seems
to be having no logic….to me(well i think am younger than you all….juz cmpleted 19)..but i know the scriptures…and i know the truth….
you people do one thing….
just tell us the 10 commandments…everything is in it….
Spirit guides when you are obedient to God.
Can you tel me why God planned salvation through mary…
Can you tel Why God has chosen mother Mary only..
Can you tel why Jesus was born to Virgin mother only..
Even Jesus showed Mother Mary to his disciples and said, this is your mother, and to diciples he showed mother mary and said she is your mother…
@moses daniel:
God (according to His will and not Mary’s) chose Mary as a partaker in the salvation process – a human vessel, the same how is he chose the 12 Apostles – they were all chosen by God, something they could not refuse.
You too can be spiritually born again and be a partaker of God’s ongoing plan of Salvation. In the body of Christ, no one is above (including Mary) each other with only Christ being the Head of His Church.
I see your interpretation of God choosing Mary, suggests its something unique – which is wrong. Even if Mary refused to be part of the planned salvation, do you think God’s planned salvation would come to a “screeching – halt” ??? NO!! . So, why do you single out only Mary as unique??
In reference to what Jesus said “Woman, behold thy son!” and “Behold thy mother!” – here read carefully in John 19:26-27, that Jesus is speaking to the beloved John the Apostle and Mary knowing he going to die on the cross So he (Jesus) exhorts that both of them to look after each other. The end of verse 19:27 further states – “And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home”. So Jesus simply told the both of them to look after each other as “Mother” and “Son”. Please read the scriptures carefully and simply don’t pull out a single verse and blow it out of context just like how a magician pulls out a rabbit from his hat.
Your biblical sounding name also doesn’t seem to “gel” well with interpretation of the scriptures. :=x
Only Jesus is the “gate” to heaven (John 14:6). All Christians honor Mary, but not “worship” her as a co-mediatrix/co-remptrix. Besides only Jesus (NOT Mary) died on the cross to take away my sin with his precious blood.
God Bless you.
GOD is pleased with your obidience towards him, thats the only option where in you will be chosen for great works of GOD.
We Praise God, only GOD and the Holy trinity..
We ask for intercession of saints and amoung that Mother Mary takes high priority…
Thus, in Psalm 103 we pray, “Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word! Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will!” (Ps. 103:20–21). And in the opening verses of Psalms 148 we pray, “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his host!”
Not only do those in heaven pray with us, they also pray for us. In the book of Revelation, John sees that “the twenty-four elders [the leaders of the people of God in heaven] fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints” (Rev. 5:8). Thus the saints in heaven offer to God the prayers of the saints on earth.
Angels do the same thing: “[An] angel came and stood at the altar [in heaven] with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne; and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God” (Rev. 8:3–4).
Jesus himself warned us not to offend small children, because their guardian angels have guaranteed intercessory access to the Father: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 18:10).
Because he is the only God-man and the Mediator of the New Covenant, Jesus is the only mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5), but this in no way means we cannot or should not ask our fellow Christians to pray with us and for us (1 Tim. 2:1–4). In particular, we should ask the intercession of those Christians in heaven, who have already had their sanctification completed, for “[t]he prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects” (Jas. 5:16).
Mary sanctifies the greatest man (John the Baptist) while he is still in the womb
Luke 1:15:for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
Luke 1:41:And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
Mary’s Blessed Fruit
Luke 1:42:and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Luke 6:43-44: For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.
Mary is the Mother of God
Luke 1:43:And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Mary’s need of a savior
Luke 1:47: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
Most Blessed Woman of all time
Luke 1:48: for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
Revelation 11:19-12:1:Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;
Dear Moses,
Can you prove Revelation 12:1 is Mother Mary. If you can prove that woman is Mary, I am ready to offer you my 4×4 car.
I will wait for your answer.
God bless you
@moses daniel
I see the problem with majority of Catholics is that the proverbial always comes to mind: Barking up the wrong tree!. And this too applies to you. You rely on your human interpretation and not what the Word of God commands you. If you are truly a child of God, you will abide and be obedient to his Holy Word (the scriptures).
Yes while we are still alive on this earth, we can intercede and pray for one another, but we are not sure whether those who have passed from this life can anwswer prayers. There is no proof. The scripture says we shall worship God alone and his only begotten Son (Jesus) through whom we look to for our salavtion and eternal life as He is the only mediator between God and man. In the Gospel of Mathew Jesus teaches his disciples to Pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. Jesus did not say to channelise prayers to his mother or any other.
Again, if we love God and we are Children of God, we must not jump to our own human conclusions or human reasoning/teachings, but be obedient to the Word of God. If the Bible says so.. then obey, because its the Word of God. If we start using our own reasoning then we are telling God He is a liar and we don’t care what He commands us to do.
God’s planned salvation is only through Christ Jesus. Jesus died on the cross in my place to give me eternal life. Neither Mary nor any other person atoned for my sin or could do so. If Jesus did not die on the cross, then the event of the Virgin Mary being blessed would be “useless”. Jesus had to die for us as it is God’s planned salvation for mankind. Without the shedding of his precious blood, mankind would be doomed. He is the only source of eternal life, and no one else can provide that.
Therefore why waste time looking elsewhere instead of looking to Jesus? Didn’t his very own Mother say in John chapter 2 – “do as he says”?
For our eternal destiny we must be looking looking only to Jesus for salvation – a monotheistic view instead of a pantheistic view.
Now i understand that, these are the significance of the second coming of LORD JESUS.All what I want
now is,to be Prepared for HIM according to HIS own WORDS.
Thanks everybody.
Oh my poor human beings.
why don’t you understand the value of life on the whole world. you people thing that only Christians must live eternally in the kingdom of GOD? No no. GOD Loves all equally. anyone can go to heaven easily. there are short cuts. i have such one. LISTEN, one day after my prayer i was sleeping with a lot of burden in my heart. because most of my relatives are still non Christians. under a lot of hope that i may have a good answer tonight, i slept. in my sleep i had beautiful vision. a lovely lady appeared and spoke to me.”My son, you worry a lot about your people and pray for them every day to my son JESUS. don’t you know I am, being a lady and a mother is more merciful than him. ask me what you want, because I am mother of GOD. mother of the creator of the Heaven and Earth. spouse of THE HOLY SPIRIT. i have power over all. they must obey to my command. do not worry, go to your Hindu neighbor, or the Muslim brother, borrow his chain with beads, roll it continually chanting rosary. do the same like a nursery student singing rhyme whenever you want my help”.
She smiled at me and continued “I am the one who never sleeps. I am the one who listen to all prayer. my presence will be there where ever two or three gather in my name. I will do anything you ask in my name. demons fear to my name. sick will be cured in my name. my name is above all name. I too am the way, the truth, and the life. there is salvation through me too. if it is not me, there will be no JESUS. if I don’t exist nothing exist. Without me the LORD is impotent”. she paused and looked at me pleasingly. sooo lovely her face was. very merciful her eyes were. she started again ,”dear boy, whatever you read in the BIBLE are not enough for you. it is incomplete .and I have authority to interpret the Law of GOD. people who keep strong faith in me, I give them the same authority.” “Listen my boy” she continued with a soft pitch.”Before the world was created, THE WORD already existed in me. it is not THE WORD became human being, but my flesh and blood. haven’t you see his Glory, the Glory which he received as my only son”.
“Look my son ,do not fear about your family and friend’s future. have faith in me. I can take care all of you, just chant the rosary repeatedly like a cycle, you will be in heaven. even if you are not reborn, your heart with full dirt ,sin ,curse, vengeance, jealous, lust, pride, or you are a drunkard i will take care. you can pray for the dead one too. do not look in the BIBLE for reference regarding this. it was given by mare humans. they make mistakes. it contain wrong words .even you can correct it however it pleases to you. I’ll give you the authority if you keep full faith in me. I am the queen of Heaven, means the wife of the King of Heaven. keep my advises in your heart, if you want to be in heaven follow me. my path is very broad, and my son JESUS’s path is very narrow. Choice is yours, take what you feel better”. soon after this vision, I got confused. Take it or not.
Anyway the next day, I packed all my BIBLE and BIBLE related Books and kept on the attic. I said my self “go easy boy, after all she was mother of GOD”. Try this my dear Christians and non Christians. Everybody like short cuts.
Hello my dear Christians, Refer, Refer, Refer whenever someone preaches, teaches, quotes, posts, or for any spiritual matters, just Refer your BIBLE. If you people think that, whatever you say are correct then I say that, most of the BIBLE words are utterly lies. Tell me, to whom one must believe? THE BIBLE or you? Don’t just turn back to GOD, but SURRENDER TO HIM.
GOD BLESS ALL.
@ tonsil:
Three reasons why in this world the majority are RC ..
1.) Read Mathew 7:13-14
2.) It has been a sort of family tradition passed down innocently from generation to generation with a blind eye towards the truth. I baptise my children who become members of the RCC. In turn my children baptise their children .. and so on it continues to this day.
3.) The RC Church is satan’s baby, so he (satan) as ensnared millions of catholics globally with false hoods, deception, lies, murders, and most of all a counterfeit gospel not according to Jesus Christ, but according to Rome. All these pretty packaged and disguised to the un-suspecting lay faithful to lead a peaceful life albeit in perpetual bondage.
@ Shyla (#1166)
You certainly did have a strange intoxicated dream of a “female” seducing spirit giving you new revelations.
1 Timothy 4:1 – Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.
To Nathaniel Fernandes,
I pray for you
” Father forgive them for they do not know what they do(speak)”
I recommend all the angels and saints to pray along with me, to ask forgiveness to those who are speaking out of ignorance..
@tonsil – I see you need to study church history and the emergence of the catholic church, and the dark middle ages. To come to the truth, we have to learn from past mistakes so as not to get deceived. We must come to the truth. You need to study the book of Revelation and find out who is the apostate church that is built on the 7 hills. I pray for you as i care about your soul.
@Moses Daniel – I pray for you too. Hope the Almighty and the true living God enlightens you with wisdom just as how he entrusted His servant Moses and Daniel the prophet for his glory. That the veil of darkness covering your eyes be cast away.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Every Blessings..
Dear Nathaniel Fernandes,
Please read #1166 carefully, you may come to know what i really meant there. my preferred food is word of GOD. my intoxication is HOLY SPIRIT and my destination is KINGDOM OF GOD. I never ever degrade, defame or make inferior my SAVIOR JESUS to any power. My above posting may be foolish, Because I could not cry reading all above postings. I could not laugh, could not show my anger either, how shall I show my feelings to those who worship baals in the name of Mary who is peacefully sleeping in JESUS? how shall I show my spiritual anger to those who honor mare humans (George already agreed to that) and the dead ones instead of JESUS who is solely eligible?
so I made this crazy story so at least who ever reads THE BIBLE properly can understand the promises which was given by the lady are really not by the lady but by our LORD JESUS CHRIST. are the Christians aware of this –mat5:18, mat24:35, mark13:31, luke16:17, luke21:31– words of JESUS? will the Christians take care of this–1John2:17 word of GOD?
I pray THE HOLY SPIRIT to lead them .
In the name of JESUS, AMEN.
@Moses, I am still waiting for the answer for the #1163& 1158
@Shyla & tonsil, read the bible ( not selective verses )and come here . Dont follow the religions. Religions will not going to save you. Follow religionless jesus.
Mary is not our Mediator, Rosary not going to help us because its not in bible.
Man- made inventions wont help you for the salvation.
Wakeup dear friends…
@Shyla- do you know 15 promises of rosary is against the word of god!
If any catholic rosary specialists here in forum.. pl come forward I can prove those are against the bible.
ACTS 4
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
4 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.
5 The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?â€
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is
“‘the stone you builders rejected,
which has become the cornerstone.’[a]
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.â€
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.
I invite you to read ACTS.
And Could someone please tell me where says that I can pray to Virgin Mary or to Any Saint?
Are they in every place?
Are they know all?
Are they can everything?
Babu, brother dear,
Yes, I am Christian, and proud to be Catholic! Like Ralph, Mike, and Joeli!
I do not know where did you get your lineage being Christian?
Your understanding of Scripture betrays your position being dull and empty of knowledge about Mary’s glories.
I am glad you open your argument as I quote (If Mary conceived without sin, then we have to assume her parents also sinless people , if her parents are sinless then Mary’s grandparents also sinless ………). This brother, is a false argument, way off the issue.
Since you are just nit picking I will help you locate where did you base your argument; Romans 5,â€that all humans have shared in original sin.
Mary Immaculate
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic dogma that asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved by God from the stain of original sin at the time of her own conception.
Let me start my defense using the material used “that all humans have shared in original sins†(Romans 5).Paul knows that this statement is not absolute he knows there are exemptions to every rule. Otherwise, he will not contradict himself what he had written in Hebrew 4:15, “though he is without sin†and 1Jn.3:5 “and that in him there is no sinâ€.
In the gospel of John, when Jesus was engaged in a verbal tussle with the unbelieving Jews (John 8:46), He said, “Can one of you convict me of sin? Did anyone among his oppositions or listeners answer the challenged? There was none!
Jesus became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, she must be completely free from sin or original sin to bear the Son of God, and Mary is redeemed by the grace of Christ in a perfect manner than any other human beings. Christ cannot have the flesh of His Father in heaven for God is Spirit, so He took His flesh from Mary something not possible without divine intervention.
Martin Luther writes in reference to the Mother of God. Is Christ only to be adored? Or is the holy Mother of God rather not to be honored? This is the woman who crushed the Serpent’s head. Hear us. For your Son denies you nothing.
In 1Jn.4:2; “You can tell the spirits that come from God by this: every spirit which acknowledges that Jesus the Christ has come in the flesh (from Woman) is from God; but any spirit which will not say this of Jesus is not from God; but is the spirit of the Antichrist, whose coming you are warned about. Well, now he is here, in the world.
Be for warned brother, Babu!
How about Mary’s conception with her parents? In the same manner when Jesus was conceived by Mary the same thing happened to her as what the article of one Ralph had just shared to us last #1126, April 24th. I suggest you read it bro. Babu and invoke the Holy Spirit so that it may guide you for the benefit of your soul. If you are true to the conviction of searching for truth do not limit yourself only to the Bible, Jesus had said, the whole world cannot contain if all will be written but still we are lucky that there were history writings of our fore fathers that have been preserved for reference purposes like the material shared to us by Ralph.
There are still more passages in the scripture Babu that you failed to digest but in the meantime I think this is enough to re direct your one way minded street. I have one thing I admired from you Babu, you are very proud of your 4×4 vehicle challenging everyone to defeat your stand of Rev.12:1.Hmm… Just like the Pharisees of the old days huh! Parading their knowledge and contesting anyone who differs to their opinion and offering material thing (like the 30 pieces of silver) to show case your superiority of the words of scripture.
Jesus king mercy I trust in you. Oh, Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee!
@Tonsil
you said’ God won’t stop revealing to us. if god reveals something in this century will it be written in the bible.’
where in bible written that mother Mary going to appear all over the world?
Did jesus say that we need to follow and believe these apparitions?
where it is written mary is queen of heaven?
where it is written mary is the co mediator?
where it is written she is the mother of church?
where it is written we need a father called pope?
where is written Mary conceived without sin?
As per Bible all are sinned including Mary and pope.
where it is written we must pray rosary?
where it is written if we wear scapular we will go to heaven?
where it is written that if we visit Lourde we can escape from purgatory?
God bless you. Open the bible and check
@Celestino,
You didn’t prove that Rev12:1 is Mary.
Hope you know 15 promises of Rosary. All those directly violating word of god.
Pl prove Rev 12:1 is Mary.
Best of luck
@Tonsil & Celestino
Can you show me one verse saying Mary is our co-mediator?
I don’t know how you people hold the vain belief that Mary assumed to heaven.
Moses pleaded to Lord and the Lord changed his mind
After the death of Moses, did Bible record anywhere that Moses still pleading to Lord?
Pray to living Jesus, not to the dead rotten bodies.
My dear friends,
Today many of our christian brothers are doing Miracles in name of Jesus, this is not written any where in bible by each name…
Similar way of saints
When any one say about your own mother, how you will get anger?
Carefull brothers, if some one says about mother of Jesus, even Jesus gets angry
Dont make Jesus angry for this reason..
Even Jesus was born as flesh to his mother, who was spirit prone, also mother carried him in her womb for 9 months..
My dear ones, just clarify me?
Is it a big deal for God to get his son on earth directly why it was not done..
Please answear me..
I’m not saying only Mother mary is reason, but< God chose her and we must respect her…
The Rosary Which we pray are the Words spoken by Holy spirit
"Hail mary full of Grace, the Lord is with you, Blessed are you amoung women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus"
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Luke 1:28 "And coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you."
The Greek kecharitomene means favored by grace, graced. Its tense suggests a permanent state of being "highly favored," thus full of grace. Charity, the divine love within us, comes from the same root. God is infinite Goodness, infinite Love. Mary is perfect created goodness, filled to the limit of her finite being with grace or charity.
Blessed art thou among women
Luke 1:41-42a "When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women…"
Luke 1:48 "For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed."
Among all women is a way to say the highest/greatest etc. of a group in Semitic languages (these words would likely have been spoken in Aramaic). Mary is being called the greatest of all women, greater than Ruth, greater than Sarah, greater than EVE! Since Eve was created immaculate (without original sin), Mary must have been conceived immaculate. And, although Eve fell into sin by her own free will, Mary must have corresponded to God's grace and remained sinless. She could not otherwise be greater than Eve. Thus, as the Fathers of the Church unanimously assert, Mary is the New Eve who restores womanhood to God's original intention and cooperates with the New Adam, her Son, for the Redemption of the world.
Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus
Luke 1:42b "and blessed is the fruit of your womb."
Jesus is Mary's fruit. Good fruit does not come from anything but a good tree (Mt. 7:17-18)! The all-holy Son of God could not be the fruit of any other tree than the Immaculate Virgin.
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Luke 1:43 "And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Kyrios is the Greek word used by the Jews in the Septuagint Bible (Greek translation) for Yhwh, the Divine Name of God. In her greeting of Mary, Elizabeth is saying: "How is it that the mother of my God should come to me." Against the heresies of the 4th and 5th centuries which tried to split the Person of Jesus into two, divine and human, denying one or the other, the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD proclaimed Mary Theotokos (God-bearer, i.e. mother of God). Jesus is a single Person, a Divine Person, the 2nd Person of the Most Holy Trinity. To be mother of the Person Jesus is to be mother of a Person who is God. Mary's title protects this truth against errors which emphasize or deny, either the divinity or humanity of the Lord.
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Luke 2:35 "…and you yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
John 2:5 "His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."
Mary sees a need and appeals to Her Son to satisfy it. He does. We turn to Mary to ask her to intercede with her Son in our daily spiritual and material needs, but especially at the hour of our death. At that moment our salvation hangs in the balance as the devil makes his final foray to deter us from the path to God (Rev. 2:10). It is not surprising, therefore, that both the Hail Mary and the Our Father conclude with an appeal to be delivered from the evil one.
Dear Nathaniel Fernandes
I need answear for following:
If Roman cathlics differ from other, then why there are so many other communities around.
Pentacost
baptist
Hebron
CSI
etc,
why these are seperate congregations…
Quiz Time: Questions for Catholics
Here below are the two very simple quiz questions. Appreciate very much if either Tonsil, Celestino or Moses Daniel or all three should respond to either one or both:
1.) What was the “core” purpose Jesus to come into the world as Son of God in-carnate in the “flesh”?
2.) How can we identify a “cult” religion?
Good Luck…
@Tonsil,Moses & Celestino, Why no one replied to my simple questions in simple english? ( #1179,80,81,82 )
@ Nathaniel- They still believe Rev 12:1 woman is Mary! So what u expect from these people.
@Celestino,
Still waiting for the answer (Rev12:1)
Best of luck
@Babu I remember the part of the bible with all this comments
—- The Riot in Ephesus
ACTS 19.
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.â€
28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!†29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!â€
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.†41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
And about Rev 12-1
check this:
Appeared in the sky a huge sign: a woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars – This sign in the sky announces a new section. This should be connected with the opening of the temple of God in heaven in the previous verse (11:19). The “woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars” is a clear reference to the dream of Joseph (Gen. 37:9) and, therefore, the woman represents the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph’s dream describes the sun and moon and eleven stars bowing to him. This is done when it becomes the second of Pharaoh and his brothers bowed before him (Gen. 43:26-29). Women are elected and, in particular, here are the elect of the Old Testament that gives birth to Christ (v. 5), then is the elect of the New Testament (v. 17). John sees a continuum between the elect of the OT and NT (see 21:12-14). Wilson says “in the scriptures there is a sharp dividing line between the true Israel and the new Israel, because the people of the promise is a people, whether they lived before or after the coming of Christ.” But here she is elected to the OT, one of the few references in Revelation to the elect only OT. Compare the heavenly glory of the woman who represents the elect (the wife, Eph. 5:22), earthly with the brightness of the prostitute who represents the world (17:4). This woman is in contrast with the prostitute and the Queen of Heaven.