They corrupt lives as they corrupt the language. No small error.
Posted on 12/17/2010 7:31:07 AM PST by marshmallow
Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs,
accept the sincere homage of my filial affection.
Into thy Heart, pierced by so many swords,
do thou welcome my poor soul.
Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows
at the foot of the Cross,
on which Jesus died for the redemption of the world.
With thee, O sorrowful Virgin,
I will gladly suffer all the trials,
contradictions, and infirmities
which it shall please Our Lord to send me.
I offer them all to thee in memory of thy sorrows, so that:
every thought of my mind
and every beat of my heart
may be an act of compassion and of love for thee.
And do thou, sweet Mother,
have pity on me,
reconcile me to thy Divine Son, Jesus;
keep me in His grace and assist me in my last agony,
so that I may be able to meet thee in Heaven
and sing thy glories.
Most holy Virgin and Mother,
whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
in the Passion of thy Divine Son,
and who in His glorious Resurrection
wast filled with never ending joy at His triumph,
obtain for us who call upon thee,
so to be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church
and the Sorrows of the Sovereign Pontiff,
as to be found worthy to rejoice with them
in the consolations for which we pray,
in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Who’s on your ping list?
Like the words or thoughts used, if an image, statue or picture of you caused me to reflect and focus, by the examples of your life, on the Glory of God or if I believed you were in communion with the saints - yes, but don't hold your breath.
BTW - a graven image is one in which some divine nature or power is presumed. An icon is not a graven image. Catholics do not believe in graven images.
That's it! Redefine the term and then you don't have to worry about committing the sin.
Just like "adoration" is not "worship". Under the Catholic definition, you can't "worship" anything but God Almighty, so no matter what the level of adoration for some idol or person, it does not rise to the level of "worship", even if you've never actually worshiped God a single moment in your life.
Where does your religion come up with these repetitious, unGodly prayers??? It's like your religion intentionally rejects the clear teaching of Holy Scripture...
2Co 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
2Co 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Col 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Mary doesn't reconcile anyone to anything...Jesus is the only one who reconciles...You guys need to stop perverting the words of God, pretending those perversions are truth...
Mary is merciful???
You serve Mary???
"Co-Redemptrix of the human race."
Please, just reading those words sullies my soul. Those five words betray a craven mindset and a corrupted church.
While it is helpful to know and understand what others believe, may God forgive anyone who utters that decayed sentence.
According to Wikipedia, "Roman Catholic tradition and Mariology include specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for insults and blasphemies against the Blessed Virgin Mary" (of which this "prayer" is one.)
This "prayer" is from the Roman Catholic "Raccolta" which is "a book of Roman Catholic prayers for which specific indulgences have been pledged by Popes."
So do you imagine my post was somehow an "insult" to Mary?
Do you believe you're receiving an "indulgence" from God for posting that "prayer?" Time off in purgatory by mouthing this blasphemy?
I don't think that's likely since this "prayer" deflects God's glory away from Him and towards a creature, a common habit among pagans and blasphemers.
That being the case, perhaps Roman Catholics should ditch the indulgences and "other mediators" and go straight to God to ask for His forgiveness for elevating a creature to the status of "god" and worshiping her as "the Mother of God" and as "Co-Redemptrix."
(((shudder)))
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion." -- Isaiah 41:28-29 "For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
John 19:25-27 (King James Version)
25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Pure unadulterated blasphemy!
They corrupt lives as they corrupt the language. No small error.
Again, where did I deny the sinlessness of Christ? Quote the WORDS’that said “Christ is not sinless “
Hoss
I tend to stay away from the Catholic threads because every time I go on one, I feel like I’ve been soiled. I don’t know how you do it.
Well, one passage states that a thousand years is but a day in the eyes of the Lord. But again, you avoid the question. Where in Scripture does purgatory clearly appear and the circumstances of being sent there appear?
Where?
Hoss
I enjoy your posts. You provide links and references. It lets me go back and double check on my own and print out the info. You should see the faces of normal RC's when they see what some of these things really mean. I wish there were some way to reveal the evil of the Marian Cult without all the heated rhetoric, or hard feelings, but I don't see how.
I know you take a lot of heat, but there are people who start to learn the truth because of your efforts.
PS. And it seems that every time there is a Protestant thread, no matter what the topic, it gets soiled by the Catholics.
Also, there is the “other” way: God is able to do what he wills. I don’t have to “work it out;” Christ already did.
Hoss
“NO INSTITUTION SAVES.”
Of course not.
Your view that Christ’s Church is “an institution” is in error, however. It is much more than that.
One last one: I didn’t accuse you of anything; I pointed out something you actually did. An accusation might leave roommfor argument; you misrepresented what was said to fit your argument. I just called you on it, that’s all.
Hoss
reconcile me to thy Divine Son, Jesus; keep me in His grace and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in Heaven and sing thy glories.
Singing about Mary's glories in Heaven? EEK! Must be another of those unwritten "traditions"
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