In reaction to some developments in secular countries that want to abolish the holiday of Pentecost Monday, the Pope declared that Pentecost Monday shall from now on also be a festivity and memorial day for the Holy Mother of God, Mary:
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
So go to Mass today if you can, and dedicate some of your time to the Holy Mother - pray the most holy Rosary which she was revealed by her and affirmed by Christ Himself. I invite also those that aren't Catholic, don't know (yet) whether they want to become Catholic and also those that are on their way to becoming Catholic to pray the Rosary. With it, we re-affirm the Gospel and grow in and closer to Christ. If you don't know how to pray the Rosary, you can for example learn it here: rosarycenter.org/homepage-2/rosary/how-to-pray-the-rosary/ or follow a recorded Rosary, for example here: youtube.com/watch?v=DPs2JTQiUPQ&list=PLaszqSeJKW1hqFZ6Og0IRhj0YvtNOG3wD If you happen to be orthodox and want to chime in to honor the Holy Mother and through her, our God, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ - but hesitate for the sole reason that the Rosary is somehow a "Catholic thing" - then I'd like to ask you to pray the rule of Theotokos by Serpahim of Sarov, which your can find here: bombaxo.com/blog/files/rule.pdf
With this, I wish everyone a tremendous day and beg God to bless all of you on your ways.
PS: This is not a discussion thread, but a reminder. Don't post in here if your only reason is slander, denomination bashing or whatever comes around the corner as breaking rule 2 and my request.
there's nothing special about her though, and all this is is vain repetitions. mary is not the "mother of the church", she's just a surrogate.
Carson Campbell
Being Mother of God there's nothing special about her though
Adam Myers
She's not the Mother of God you fool, she's just a woman who gave birth to Jesus. Mary is never ONCE called the "mother of god". They're vain repetitions because you're mindlessly repeating them, doesn't matter who is performing the repetition. The woman in revelation is Israel, which is why there's 12 stars around her head for each tribe.
James Anderson
Sub tuum praesidium 250 AD Discover in Egypt. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγομεν, Θεοτόκε. Τὰς ἡμῶν ἱκεσίας, μὴ παρίδῃς ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡμᾶς, μόνη Ἁγνή, μόνη εὐλογημένη. Beneath your compassion, We take refuge, "O Mother of God" do not despise our petitions in time of trouble: but rescue us from dangers, only pure, only blessed one. Reminder this is before Constantine time.
Liam Torres
you do know that's not bible, right
Isaac Davis
I thought God was begotten not made. Wouldn't that title imply God was made by Mary, ergo elevating her above God?
