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To: caww
then what does thier worship of Christ look like and differ?

It looks like the Mass/Divine Liturgy, wherein we offer to the Father the Eternal Sacrifice of His Son, in the presence of the angels and saints, joining with their everlasting prayer.

2,094 posted on 12/10/2010 2:53:56 AM PST by maryz
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wherein we offer to the Father the Eternal Sacrifice of His Son...

....Which is part of the problem you see...you cannot offer the Sacrifice of Gods Son...not in your power...Christ layed down His life willing...and it is finished...done...no need for further sacrifice. In fact it sppears catholics forget we serve 'a risen Christ'. He is no longer on the cross to be sacrificed over and over. Remember...He won!

And so you are then saying taking communion is your worship. Seems pretty flat compared to the adulation given Mary....here's a prayer of worship one of your Popes gave in worship of Mary...and this over that which Christ alone is worthy of.

As follows:

PRAYER OF POPE PIUS XII

This prayer, dedicated to Mary Immaculate, was composed by the Pope for the Marian Year (December 8, 1953-December 8, 1954), which was proclaimed to mark the centenary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

"Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty, and impelled by the anxieties of the world,.... we cast ourselves into your arms,..... 0 Immacuate Mother of Jesus and our Mother, Mary, confident of finding in your most loving heart appeasement of our ardent desires, and a safe harbor from the tempests which beset us on every side.

Though degraded by our faults and overwhelmed by infinite misery, we admire and praise the peerless richness of sublime gifts with which God has filled you,.... above every other mere creature,.... from the first moment of your conception until the day on which, after your assumption into heaven, He crowned you Queen of the Universe.

O crystal fountain of faith, bathe our minds with the eternal truths! O fragrant Lily of all holiness, captivate our hearts with your heavenly perfume!..... 0 Conqueress of evil and death,.......(Note: Mary did not conquer death for us Christ alone did).... inspire in us a deep horror of sin, which makes the soul detestable to God and a slave of hell!

O well-beloved of God, hear the ardent cry which rises up from every heart. Bend tenderly over our aching wounds. Convert the wicked, dry the tears of the afflicted and oppressed, comfort the poor and humble, quench hatreds, sweeten harshness, safeguard the flower of purity in youth, protect the holy Church, make all men feel the attraction of Christian goodness. In your name, resounding harmoniously in heaven, may they recognize that they are brothers, and that the nations are members of one family, upon which may there shine forth the sun of a universal and sincere peace.

Receive, O most sweet Mother, our humble supplications, and above all obtain for us that, one day, happy with you, we may repeat before your throne that hymn which today is sung on earth around your altars: You are all-beautiful, O Mary! You are the glory, you are the joy, you are the honor of our people! Amen."

Prayer Source: Prayer Book, The by Reverend John P. O’Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A., The Catholic Press, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1954

Sadly this is worship of the departed....and worship only Christ is deserving of. Catholics replace Jesus with worship for Mary which far exceeds that they give to Christ.

2,113 posted on 12/10/2010 7:47:50 AM PST by caww
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To: maryz
It looks like the Mass/Divine Liturgy, wherein we offer to the Father the Eternal Sacrifice of His Son, in the presence of the angels and saints, joining with their everlasting prayer.

Where did you ever get the unGodly idea that you can offer the life of Jesus to God??? There is nothing anywhere in the scriptures that even hints that someone offered the life of Jesus Christ to the Father at the Crucifixion...

2,120 posted on 12/10/2010 8:33:41 AM PST by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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