You are dealing with people who think that Jesus rebuked His mother.
People who think that while dying a tortuous death upon the cross, Jesus was only concerned for who would care for her after He was gone, when He said to the beloved Apostle, John, “Son, behold your mother.”
Never mind the fact that if she had other children, they would have seen to her care.
Yeah, yeah, if it hadn’t been Mary it would have been some other naive, virginal Jewish girl used as a vessel and then discarded. Mary had nothing to commend her to God, nothing that made her light one that He could see even before He created the heavens and the earth.
She was not chaste and obedient and devout in her love of Him. And, she did not of her own free will say yes to bearing Emmanuel to the world.
Their hearts are hardened to her and no words from you and me or any other Catholic here will soften them.
It is their loss and I am with Judith Anne. Mary is my mother, I love her and I sing songs to her, and I pray for her intercession with Her Son. Alleluia.
Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
It is their loss and I am with Judith Anne.
Yes, me too.
Though sometimes I want to say: Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
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Jesus never presented his mother as his Equal...never...
Jesus was the oldest son, it was His responsibility to always see that His mother was cared for. This was Jewish custom and also part of honoring one’s parents in accordance with the commandment.
Jesus knew, as he hung on the cross, that His death was near. ... and knew He was about to make the ultimate sacrifice according to Our Father’s plan.... Jesus was concerned about his mother and how she would live after he was gone..... He made provision for His mother by charging John, of his disciples,... whom He deeply respected and loved,.... to take care of her as if she was his mother. As is written in John 19:27, Jesus’ oral statement before witnesses made the obligation to the beloved disciple (John) binding.