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Pope highlights Mary's role as 'woman of the apocalypse'
Catholic News Agency ^ | 12/28/11 | Benjamin Mann

Posted on 12/27/2011 8:24:19 PM PST by RnMomof7

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To: Salvation; ExtremeUnction
>>We ask her to pray for us.<<

Sure you do.

Prayer of Pope Pius XII

Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty, and impelled by the anxieties of the world, we cast ourselves into your arms, O Immaculate 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! O Conqueress of evil and death, 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.

Replacing Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Father are praying too Mary. When are you going to stop trying to deceive those who know the truth?

81 posted on 12/28/2011 10:20:13 AM PST by CynicalBear
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To: Bayard
Well said and thank you, Bayard.

I just like to take this as a providential opportunity to portray the loveliness of she who gave flesh to the Lord of Love, the Lamb of God. He has done great things for his handmaid.


82 posted on 12/28/2011 10:21:15 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("He whom the whole Universe cannot contain, O Mary, enclosed Himself in your womb and was made man.")
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To: All
It's going to come to a point for America where we will all be praying the Rosary to save our country. Count on it.

 
Pray the Rosary. 
Pray without ceasing.

83 posted on 12/28/2011 10:21:51 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: marbren
Mary's amazing. She simply makes me want to praise the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.


84 posted on 12/28/2011 10:27:34 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("He whom the whole Universe cannot contain, O Mary, enclosed Himself in your womb and was made man.")
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To: Salvation; ExtremeUnction
How many times do Catholics on FR need to tell you that we do not worship the Blessed Mother.

We ask her to pray for us.

That’s it.

Mary is dead !

What does YHvH tell us about Necromancy ?

Is it witchcraft ?

Seek YHvH in His WORD.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
85 posted on 12/28/2011 10:28:41 AM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: wmfights

86 posted on 12/28/2011 10:31:51 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("He whom the whole Universe cannot contain, O Mary, enclosed Himself in your womb and was made man.")
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To: Salvation

How many times do we have to show that you are either in the dark or telling tales?

Just ONE example:

READ THE TITLE

http://www.catholic.org/clife/mary/praymary.php


87 posted on 12/28/2011 10:33:30 AM PST by bonfire
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To: RnMomof7
Thanks for posting this article. It is both edifying to the Pope for you to do so as well as to the Blessed Virgin Mary for you to do so.

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.


88 posted on 12/28/2011 10:37:21 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: bonfire

Read Luke and believe.

(I don’t go on catholic.org — it leaves too much junk on my computer.


89 posted on 12/28/2011 10:39:18 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Bayard
I DO appreciate your posts. Precisely loving. And oh, I'm inspired again to add to the beauty if I may, with one of my favorites:


90 posted on 12/28/2011 10:50:54 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("He whom the whole Universe cannot contain, O Mary, enclosed Himself in your womb and was made man.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o

91 posted on 12/28/2011 11:10:05 AM PST by rzman21
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To: Salvation

How predictable - quoting ‘man’ in lights.

How about quoting TRUTH - unless man in Catholicism knows more than JESUS. Let’s see what Jesus says - a novelty in the secular world of catholicism.

Was Jesus apologizing or instructing who his mother is? And Jesus addresses her virginity as He has brothers and sisters.

Is it the catholic belief they know more than Jesus about His Kingdom? Seems they are speaking about their own worldly kingdom because it’s vastly different than HIS.

Matthew 12:48 He replied to him, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
Matthew 12:49 Pointing to His disciples, he said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:33 Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
Mark 3:34 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers!
Mark 3:35 “For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

Luke 8:20 Someone told Him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
Luke 8:21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s Word and put it into practice.”

Luke 11:27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave You birth and nursed you.”
Luke 11:28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and obey it.”


92 posted on 12/28/2011 11:11:48 AM PST by presently no screen name
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To: Salvation
>>And don’t skip the book of Luke!<<

Oh, I do. It’s interesting the things we find there. Why, in the very first chapter we find that Catholics have lied about Mary. Let’s take a look.

Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. Now, if Mary had been sinless her whole life one would think that not only she but those around her would have known. Yet she was “troubled” by what the angel told her. Surely if she had been sinless since birth she would have had no problem with what the angel said.

Then in chapter 2 we find that Joseph and Mary had to travel and that there where Shepherds out with their sheep.

Luke 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

Luke 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Now, anyone with any sense knows that the weather in that part of the world is not the time for travel or that Shepherds take their flocks out into the fields at that time of year. Bethlehem and Jerusalem are up in the Judean hills where it snows. The shepherds have taken their flocks out of the hills and fields by that time and the near freezing temperatures would not be the time that people would have been asked to travel to Bethlehem. Makes one wonder why the RCC set December 25th, the purported birth day of Attis, the son of the virgin Nana doesn’t it. Another RCC incorporation of pagan dogma and practices.

You are right. There is much we can learn from reading Luke.

93 posted on 12/28/2011 11:15:44 AM PST by CynicalBear
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To: Quix
Here's your holy book.


94 posted on 12/28/2011 11:16:24 AM PST by rzman21
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To: rzman21; Quix
Here's your holy book.

This is the book venerated by your Leader
when he kissed it !

LOL !

The Leader of the Roman "church"
venerating the words of Evil One

Flee ! Seek YHvH in His WORD !

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
95 posted on 12/28/2011 11:28:36 AM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012
Messianics are neither Jewish nor Christian. Messianics are neither fish nor fowl. http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/


96 posted on 12/28/2011 11:34:45 AM PST by rzman21
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To: Quix

Off track and round the delusional, linguistic bend.

______

Finally! You’ve found the perfect title for your autobiography.


97 posted on 12/28/2011 11:38:45 AM PST by word_warrior_bob (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs6qZd_xP1w)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
If you choose to believe a church over what Scripture says you will have to live with the consequences. A lot of Christians have warned RC's that their idolatry and goddess worship is wrong.

1John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

The "queen of heaven" won't do you and your fellow RC's much good when you come before the Great White Throne Judgment.

98 posted on 12/28/2011 11:39:57 AM PST by wmfights (PERRY 2012)
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To: rzman21
People who can not focus on one topic are adhd.

99 posted on 12/28/2011 11:41:39 AM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: wmfights

This is what comes from proof reading scripture .... lousy theology


100 posted on 12/28/2011 11:41:39 AM PST by RnMomof7
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