Posted on 10/15/2013 3:21:28 PM PDT by NYer
Gabriel met Mary in greeting and told her of what God would do through her.
I don't see any reason to believe that all believers should repeat Gabriel's words which were to inform Mary of what would take place. And contrary to what you say...the other verse is not from the Bible.
The bulk of non-Catholic Christians on Free Republic belittle her unceasingly
No, I can see you are promoting a falsehood. True...many people on FR do not buy into your false beliefs about Mary because they contradict biblical doctrines of Christ. However, not agreeing with you doesn't equate to belittling Mary. Almost every Protestant considers her a saint.
If the belittlement is unceasing as you say please provide examples of posters belittling Mary.
Your standard on religious issues should be God's Word...not on politicians who are only men and prone to error no matter how bright they are.
Your standard on religious issues should be God's Word...not on politicians who are only men and prone to error no matter how bright they are.Are you negativizing Jindal? Grr.
The flesh that was to be crucified, raised up in glory by the Father, the flesh that He gave us at the Last Supper and gives us sacramentally in the Eucharist is the flesh that He received from the Virgin Mary. Whether we think of the masterful composition by Mozart or the haunting Gregorian melody, the ancient Latin text is Ave Verum Corpus, natum de Maria Virgine and the antiphon translated is "Hail true Body, born of Mary the Virgin" and so it is! She is the Mother of the Eucharist, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament!http://www.catholicscomehome.org/
Devotion to Our Lady leads to her Son especially in the Eucharist. The devotion and practice of exposing the consecrated host in a monstrance, a vessel designed to "show" (Lt. monstrare) it. Benediction and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament almost disappeared after Vatican II, so taken were the liturgists with the meal aspect of the Eucharist. This holy meal is also a Sacrifice representing that of the Cross and it is the Lord who is truly present as giving Himself to the Father on our behalf. St. Augustine says not only do we not sin in adoring, but we would sin if we did not! --Fr. Giles Dimock, O.P.
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