To: Quix
Obviously so or they wouldn’t fantasize so much about praying to Mary as any kind of meaningful or effective exercise.
My experience as a life long Catholic is that relatively few American Catholics look to Our Lady, for help in their prayers.
4,431 posted on
06/09/2008 5:20:52 PM PDT by
mgist
(Thus in Psalm 103, we pray, "Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hear)
To: mgist
Unless they’ve come from Mexico, Philippines . . . and other such places.
4,445 posted on
06/09/2008 5:47:59 PM PDT by
Quix
(GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
To: mgist; Quix
My experience as a life long Catholic is that relatively few American Catholics look to Our Lady, for help in their prayers.
I would imagine your experience doesn't include the flood of immigrants from South and Central America.
This is considered the most important religious festival in Mexico And on this day the entire country will express the strong pride that they have in their patronage, their history and their traditions.
Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Note the emphasis on Mary.
4,528 posted on
06/10/2008 9:20:17 AM PDT by
OLD REGGIE
(I am most likely a Biblical Unitarian? Let me be perfectly clear. I know no thing.)
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