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To: OLD REGGIE
I've been tempted to bring up de Montfort's "True Devotion" several times but I've never quite had the stomach to deal with the firestorm that would result. I've actually got a copy but I don't think I've even ever read it all the way through. As I've indicated my spirituality simply isn't all that Marian. We've got charismatics in the Church too and that certainly isn't my spirituality.

Don't get me wrong, I pray the rosary, sing the Hail Holy Queen, go to Mass for the Marian feasts, and believe every doctrine on the Mother of God that the Church proposes for belief.

Along with St. Louis de Montfort I can say: With the whole Church I acknowledge that Mary, being a mere creature fashioned by the hands of God is, compared to his infinite majesty, less than an atom, or rather is simply nothing, since he alone can say, "I am he who is". Consequently, this great Lord, who is ever independent and self-sufficient, never had and does not now have any absolute need of the Blessed Virgin for the accomplishment of his will and the manifestation of his glory. To do all things he has only to will them.

As long as everything regarding Mary is rooted in that then I'm not going to get a case of the vapors. When it starts getting weird I go sing the Te Deum.

1,999 posted on 09/07/2010 2:27:47 PM PDT by Legatus (From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus.)
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To: Legatus
I go sing the Te Deum.

Do you know of a good recording of that on CD?

2,001 posted on 09/07/2010 2:31:05 PM PDT by maryz
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To: Legatus
Along with St. Louis de Montfort I can say: With the whole Church I acknowledge that Mary, being a mere creature fashioned by the hands of God is, compared to his infinite majesty, less than an atom, or rather is simply nothing, since he alone can say, "I am he who is". Consequently, this great Lord, who is ever independent and self-sufficient, never had and does not now have any absolute need of the Blessed Virgin for the accomplishment of his will and the manifestation of his glory. To do all things he has only to will them.

He stated the standard disclaimer and then proceded down the bunny hole. What else is new?

Seriously, I believe you are a reasonable person and is not only willing, but insists on using your God given mind.

You are a credit to Catholicism.

2,009 posted on 09/07/2010 3:06:14 PM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am a Biblical Unitarian?)
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To: Legatus

Nice to see you still at least mostly rational about such! LOL.


2,030 posted on 09/07/2010 4:46:34 PM PDT by Quix (C Bosses plans: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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