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To: ponyespresso
But Jesus said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the world of God, and observe it.” Luke 11:27, 28

On the contrary? What translation did you get that out of?

Doesn't Jesus here have an opportunity to support adoration of Mary, but chooses to refute the idea instead?

Not at all. Jesus is correcting the mentality that our bloodline makes us pleasing to God. Matthew 3:9 "And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham." Jesus is teaching that faith is more important than biology, which His mother would have readily agreed with. Are you trying to imply that Christ is contradicting Luke 1:48? "Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed."

102 posted on 10/08/2002 2:58:38 AM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
Please note , Smeds, that Mary did not say that "all gererations shall call me the Queen of Heaven, the Mother of God, the Co-Redemptrix, or that whole refrain of appellations that your magisterium has come up with".

The word "blessed" means "happy, fortunate, blissful". It is said of a lot of people in the NT, including the poor, the meek, the hungry, the mournful, the merciful, the persecuted -- but most notably: "those that hear the word of God and do it". Mary was blessed because she heard the word of God and did it, just as Jesus said. Her last words recorded in the NT are at the wedding feast at Cana: "What he [Jesus] says unto you, do it".

Did Jesus ever tell anybody to worship Mary, the assign appellations to her, to sing songs to her, pray to her, and make her into a goddess, and put her on his Father's throne in heaven?

Why do Catholics do what they were not told to do and yet not do what Mary did and told others to do?

128 posted on 10/08/2002 7:35:02 AM PDT by Woodkirk
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
On the contrary? What translation did you get that out of? King James

Luk 11:27   And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

     Luk 11:28   But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Douay_Rheims

Luke 27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.

28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

133 posted on 10/08/2002 7:54:03 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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