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To: aMorePerfectUnion
In your example, you are attributing to me certain characteristics which are properly Mary's. These are gifts which God granted to Mary, but not to Mrs. Don-o.

For instance, I am not "Kecharitomene" (Full of Grace) and I am not called "Blessed" with respect to "the fruit of my womb Jesus," because I am not the mother of Jesus, obviously. These are among the "Great things" that God did for Mary: for the details, consult the first chapters of Luke's Gospel, from which all the quoted "Hail Mary" language comes.

If you want to set up some sort of analogy to me, you might try something like this:

Hail Mrs. Don-o, self-appointed FReeper Remedial Catechist and Civility Cop, may the Lord be with thee. Blessed are thou among Upper East Tennesseeans, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Ben, and also thy adopted son Vanya, thy husband Don-o, and all thy kinfolk both Protestant and Catholic.

Holy Mrs. Don-o, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, and we holy ones will pray for you and your particular sinners/loved ones as well. Deal? Deal. Amen.

It's doesn't manage to entirely escape a tad bit of silliness. but as it stands, it'll do.

617 posted on 01/31/2018 3:30:28 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (The eye can't say to the hand, I don't need you--- the head can't say to the feet, I don't need you.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“In your example, you are attributing to me certain characteristics which are properly Mary’s.”

Gotta disagree.

Every believer is graced by God. If you are a believer, you are graced. If not, no.
Every believer is blessed. I left out Jesus name, since you didn’t bear Him.

It points out that you are not simply “asking Mary to pray for you”... but you are praying to her and idolizing her.

It is very different than you claimed FRiend.


628 posted on 01/31/2018 4:20:40 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Q is Baron Trump, time-traveling back from the future, to help his dad fight the deep state.)
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