/Our Lady/
Kek és um português.
E o nosso país foi salvo. Da segunda guerra mundial é do comunismo.
E apesar da degeneração por pagar se por toda a Europa ainda nos seguramos mais ou menos. Além disso a próxima geração ainda tem muito para contar.
Well, I know it's not idolatry. We just understand that Mary and the Saints to be great examples of the faith and we dedicate dulia to them.
Can you please elaborate?
I don't understand also. I can see parallels with the Arc of the Covenant and I can extrapolate her importance from what is said about the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. But that's about all I understand, the Scriptures have her as a bit of a background character for the most part so I wish to understand more. Where does the devotion for Mary comes from and what were the positions of the Church Fathers?
Can you explain?
But how do we know they are not demonic, user?
If she had no sin, and God being Just and being Good, it stands to reason that she was immortal. She had to be the perfect vessel to bear Our Lord.
We agree with you in venerating the Theotokos.
Because the church investigates them sometimes even for more than 20 years.
First they check if it has nothing contrary to the faith (Fátima checks out), the personality and humbleness and modesty of the witnesses (Fátima checks out, Jacinta's sacrifices almost made me cry.), then they follow what our Blessed Lord taught us, to see if the fruits are good and if they are the Church approves the miracle.
No Catholic is forced to believe though but its a more than reasonable to believe.
E é aí que se esgota a promessa?
My priest told me exactly that.
There is One Church, the universal church. But, narrow is the path. As in, there may be multiple way to express the Faith of Christ but there is One Pathway that is absolute, and that pathway goes through straight through Catholic Faith.
Christ even had one of his Apostles look over her specifically. If this isn't a clear sign to her devotion I don't know what is.
She was always there, always, even when the apostles were not. She was the biggest devotee of them all.
Faith, really is the only way here.
Jesus Him self loved her more than all the others.
My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel :
As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
Essa era a promessa.
Mas além disso o nosso país não está perdido de longe.
Mas aquilo que vemos no mundo atual é predito por Fátima.
Ela pediu a consagração do Sagrado coração de Maria a Rússia por todos os bispos do mundo nos anos 40, e se tal não fosse feito a Rússia ia espalhar os seus erros pelo mundo (comunismo e toda a paneleirice que vemos hoje). A Igreja não o fez, e tal como ela disse a Lúcia depois vão se arrepender como o rei de França (aquele que lhe cortaram a cabeça, vê a história de santa Margarida.). Só o João Paulo faz a consagração na década de 80.
Lucia diz que Deus aceitou mas já foi demasiado tarde. Ainda assim salvamos a Rússia, mas os seus erros já se tinham propagado como um polvo pelo mundo.
Prots don't necessarily disrespect Mary afaik. But they're autistic literalists, who think when Jesus said to the Apostle John "Behold your mother!" that he only meant John alone.