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Franciscan Studies: St. Francis' devotion to Mary, Mother of God
Examiner.com ^ | 1/1/10 | Joseph Speranzella SFO

Posted on 01/01/2010 9:58:45 AM PST by Jihadi Du Jour

Christians can learn a great deal of the love and devotion due the Mother of our Lord by reviewing the thoughts of St. Francis toward her. The name Mother of God comes from the Greek word Theotokos, which was used to combat the heresy that Jesus was not truly human AND divine...read more...

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TOPICS: Catholic; History; Prayer; Theology
KEYWORDS: examiner; mary; stfrancis

1 posted on 01/01/2010 9:58:45 AM PST by Jihadi Du Jour
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To: Jihadi Du Jour

Pray for us O holy Mother of God, so that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ!


2 posted on 01/01/2010 10:06:35 AM PST by notaliberal (Palin supporter)
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To: notaliberal

Looks “St.” Francis needed to read/study his bible.


3 posted on 01/01/2010 10:24:12 AM PST by gedeon3
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To: gedeon3
Which bible-the catholic one (the only one in existance at the time)? If you are anti-catholic why would you even click on the title?

Thanks for the comment anyway.

4 posted on 01/01/2010 10:44:59 AM PST by Jihadi Du Jour
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