However, as we've seen through a variety of sources--a pile of them in Ferraro's manual about the Rosary--the Roman Catholic et al/Vatican Edifice disagrees.
p32 5 - She became Queen of us sinners, to assist us through the dangers of this life and to help us in difficulties. 6 - She became the ruler of hell, that trembles at her slightest gaze and is defeated by her power. "Just as a rock extracted from earth will precipitate into the abyss, so will man, left without Mary's help, quickly slide toward hell." --Richard of St Victor p37 p41 p43 p45 p46 9 - God loved Mary so much that He gave her the keys to His heart. 'No one can go to God without Mary drawing him.' [Qx: I guess Holy Spirit has been relegated to a 'Walter Mitty' role as spouse of Mary? That's SOME POWER to cancel & take over HOLY SPIRIT'S role to draw men to God!] p47 5 - "She desired the safety of everyone, went in search of it, and obtained it; it was also through her that this salvation was wrought." [QX: What an unnecessary waste of precious Blood and suffering on THE CROSS!!!/sar] p47 p50
Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth, dispenser of all graces . . .
4 - She became Queen of Purgatory, where she exercises her power as mediatrix in behalf of these suffering souls.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy kingdom come; Thy kingdom come through Mary! --Partial Indulgence
"Mary is the tree of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who hold her fast." --Prov. 3:18
1 - "Hail Mary, beloved daughter of the Father, Mother of the Divine Son, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, complement of the most august Trinity!"
6 - To her was granted grace greater than that conferred upon all others, 'that she might vanquish sin in every respect.' [Qx: I guess Christ's vanquishing sin was unnecessary--or ineffectual without Mary's assistance?]
7 - "Mary is the dawn of God because, just as the dawn marks the end of darkness and the beginning of day, so Mary indicates the end of vices and the beginning of virtue." [Qx: I guess Christ's conquering on The Cross and HIS conquering trip to hell were unncessary?]
4 - "Mary, trusting in the word of the angel, destroyed the sin Eve committed by trusting in the serpent.' [Qx: Evidently, she beat Christ to the job of vanquishing sin!]
10 - "As Noah's Ark saved all the animals that entered it, so Mary saves all the souls that entrust themselves to her care."
8 - "If she were not so holy as she is, how could God appoint her to be the ladder of Paradise, the advocate of the world, meatrix between HIm and us?"
[QX: WOW, What a POWER STOMPIN' MAMA!--Puts both Jesus and Holy Spirit out of work! She must have made abundantly clear to God Almighty how HE JUST HAD to rework HIS PERFECT PLAN OF SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST ALONE! /sar]
It is abundantly clear, from such as the above, that to anyone with sufficient English skills that millions of Roman Catholics et al [thankfully not all of them] construe Mary to be an essential part of, if not the key to, their ETERNAL SALVATION.
It is difficult to overstate the idolatrous, blasphemous affront this represents to the DEITY AND ROLE OF CHRIST IN THE LIFE AND ETERNAL DESTINY OF THE CHRISTIAN.
I don't know how to put the truth any more gently and accurately.
Rationalizing it; slipping and sliding around it; slathering it with all manner of euphemisms just will not wash. Such will certainly not wash with ALMIGHTY GOD. Nor will such wash with anyone grounded in authentic Scripture.
I'm greatly sobered beyond what even I expected in coming to this inescapable conclusion. I wish it were not so. I wish there were a rational way to excuse what I've found and observed in such matters. There is not.
The precious folks under the Vatican umbrella have been seduced, hoodwinked, enslaved with a horrific falsehood fabricated in the design studios of hell.
Fancy footwork will not solve the problem.
Fancy rationalizing will not solve the problem.
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Rubber dictionaries will not solve the problem.
Citations of the powers of mother's love will not solve the problem.
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Citatioins to the Christian Church's early years will not solve the problem.
Blaming poor Catechsis sp? is an exceedingly disingenuous farce of an explanation and will not solve the problem.
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Trusting ANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION above God's Word is PART of the problem and NOT a solution.
Trusting custom and !!!!TRADITIONS!!!! above God's Word is PART of the problem and NOT any kind of solution.
What an abomination corrupting Scripture like that.
Proverbs 3: 13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, 14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
The verse is about wisdom, NOT Mary.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.
Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
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The Rock of Ages is not the church, it is God the Trinity.
Psalm 18.2
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalm 28:1 O LORD, you are my rock of safety. Please help me; don’t refuse to answer me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
Psalm 62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
Psalm 62:7 My salvation and my honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
Psalm 91:2 This I declare of the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I am trusting him.
Psalm 144:2 He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my deliverer. He stands before me as a shield, and I take refuge in him. He subdues the nations under me.
Jer. 16:19 LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you and say, “Our ancestors were foolish, for they worshiped worthless idols.
Proverbs 2:7 He grants a treasure of good sense to the godly. He is their shield, protecting those who walk with integrity.
2 Samuel 22:3 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold, my high tower, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.
Your post is well-worth repeating. Those quotes are dizzying...
“Ferraro’s manual about the Rosary” -—
p.32
Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth, dispenser of all graces . . .
p32
4 - She became Queen of Purgatory, where she exercises her power as mediatrix in behalf of these suffering souls.
5 - She became Queen of us sinners, to assist us through the dangers of this life and to help us in difficulties.
6 - She became the ruler of hell, that trembles at her slightest gaze and is defeated by her power.
“Just as a rock extracted from earth will precipitate into the abyss, so will man, left without Mary’s help, quickly slide toward hell.” —Richard of St Victor
p37
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy kingdom come; Thy kingdom come through Mary! —Partial Indulgence
p41
“Mary is the tree of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who hold her fast.” —Prov. 3:18
p43
1 - “Hail Mary, beloved daughter of the Father, Mother of the Divine Son, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, complement of the most august Trinity!”
p45
6 - To her was granted grace greater than that conferred upon all others, ‘that she might vanquish sin in every respect.’
p46
7 - “Mary is the dawn of God because, just as the dawn marks the end of darkness and the beginning of day, so Mary indicates the end of vices and the beginning of virtue.”
9 - God loved Mary so much that He gave her the keys to His heart. ‘No one can go to God without Mary drawing him.’
p47
4 - “Mary, trusting in the word of the angel, destroyed the sin Eve committed by trusting in the serpent.’
[Q5 - “She desired the safety of everyone, went in search of it, and obtained it; it was also through her that this salvation was wrought.”
p47
10 - “As Noah’s Ark saved all the animals that entered it, so Mary saves all the souls that entrust themselves to her care.”
p50
8 - “If she were not so holy as she is, how could God appoint her to be the ladder of Paradise, the advocate of the world, meatrix between HIm and us?”
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That's it exactly. ANYTHING that takes away from Christ (He is the head of all things) cannot be true.
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