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From Scriptures is Mary the new Eve?
Posted in Catholicism & The Bible, Mary, The Blessed Virgin Mary, tagged Bible on Mary, Book of Revelation, Scripture, The Woman on October 2, 2010| 5 Comments »
A Revelation from Jesus
Posted in Catholic Church, The Blessed Virgin Mary, tagged Blessed Mary, Devotion to Mary, Five First Saturdays, Jesus through Mary, Rosary on September 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A priest once asked Lucy, one of the visionaries of Our Lady of Fatima, “Why five Saturdays, and not nine, or seven, in honour of the Sorrows of Our Lady? (Our Lord had previously requested this from Seer Lucy in one of His apparitions).
That same evening, in May 29th 1930, while in deep prayer the seer implored Our Lord to inspire her with an answer to this and other questions that her confessor, Father Gonçalves, had asked. A few days later she reported the following answer to her confessor:
“When in the chapel with Our Lord, during a Thursday nigh adoration -as it was her habit to do – Our Lord explained the following to her:
“My daughter, the reason is simple. There are five types of offenses and blasphemies committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
- Blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception
- Blasphemies against her perpetual virginity;
- Blasphemies against Her Divine Maternity, in refusing at the same time to recognize Her as Mother of men;
- The blasphemies of those who publicly seek to sow in the hearts of children indifference or scorn, or even hatred of this Immaculate Mother.
- The offenses of those who outrage Her holy images.
Here, My daughter, is the reason why the immaculate Heart of Mary inspired Me to ask for this little Reparation…”
Please follow link for more info on the Reparation of the First Five Saturdays.
Salve Regina! Another classic prayer Catholics love
Posted in Catholic Prayers, The Blessed Virgin Mary, tagged Blessed Virgin, Mary, Salve Regina on August 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »
This is such a beautiful prayer that I thought it is about time I posted a video featuring it here…
- Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae,
- vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
- ad te clamamus exsules filii Evae,
- ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
- in hac lacrimarum valle.
- Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
- misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
- et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
- nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
- O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
Ave Maria. Simply amazing!
Posted in The Blessed Virgin Mary, tagged Ave Maria, Blessed Mary, Lyrics, Sancta Maria on May 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Ave Maria!
Maiden mild!
Oh, listen to a maiden’s prayer
For thou can’t hear amid the wild
This thou, this thou can’t save amid, despair
We slumbers safely tear the Mother
Though we be man outcast relived
Oh, Mainden, hear a maiden’s sorrow
Oh, Mother, hear a suppliant child!
Ave Maria
Ave Maria, gracia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
The murky cavern’s air so heavy
Shall breath of balm if thou hast smiled
Oh, Maiden, hear a maiden pleadin’
Oh, Mother, hear a suppliant child
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Why do people insult The Virgin Mary?
Posted in Mary, The Blessed Virgin Mary, tagged Blasphemy, Blessed Mary, Catholic doctrine, Hail Mary, Rosary, Virgin Mary on March 27, 2010| 2 Comments »
Today I thought I’d write about the antagonism expressed by most non-Catholic Christians in regards to the Blessed Virgin Mary and/or the Catholic views on Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Most protestants tend to become emphatically averted towards Catholicism because of Mary and it is not uncommon to hear people blaspheme and insult the Virgin Mary, because of their strong opposing opinions on the subject. It seems that however well-meaning and good intentioned they may be, many fail to acknowledge the importance of the Holiest woman of all times, the one who carried Jesus in her womb.
One obvious question that comes to my mind is why would any one who loves Jesus choose not to honor His mother? Certainly, God wouldn’t have chosen Mary to become the mother of Jesus, if she wasn’t very special. Would God choose any-one else but the most worthy woman to be the Mother of Christ, Who comes from the Father and is One with the Father?
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and will name him Jesus. Lk 1:30-31
Anyhow, it seems that such resentment is caused either because of ignorance or prejudice, or both. Unfortunately, there are many Christians who believe that Catholics worship Saints, or that we hope to get to Heaven through faith in Mary rather than in God! When in fact, Catholics hold that salvation is a free gift of God and that there is nothing we can do to for ourselves to ‘deserve’ or ‘earn’ our salvation. In spite of their faith in God, Catholics rely entirely on His mercy and grace to gain eternal salvation.