tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post5798947647899675697..comments2024-03-28T04:14:49.276-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Why bother with Mary.Victor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-47321029020216456812013-10-11T01:52:03.520-07:002013-10-11T01:52:03.520-07:00Thank you Manny. Perhaps instead of "I agree&...Thank you Manny. Perhaps instead of "I agree" I should have written "I understand". Your comment is very valid.<br /><br />Sorry late replying. Verry ill at monent. See today's posting.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-13669599219386023772013-10-09T18:04:57.848-07:002013-10-09T18:04:57.848-07:00Wonderful, though why have Fr. Ignatius say "...Wonderful, though why have Fr. Ignatius say "I agree" that it was blasphemous at the beginning? It's not blasphemous to ask our Blessed Mother or the saints or angels to pray for us. I know he rebutted it, but why acknowledge it in any way?<br /><br />By the way, you were so courteous to that Anonymous fellow. I would have probably sinned and replied something nasty, which shows you how far I have to go to be a saint...lol. You're certainly were a good exemplar for me. God bless.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-15717123452496397492012-05-30T21:48:31.048-07:002012-05-30T21:48:31.048-07:00Thank you so much Jo-Anne for taking the trouble t...Thank you so much Jo-Anne for taking the trouble to write in.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-38461874328193427202012-05-30T21:21:25.964-07:002012-05-30T21:21:25.964-07:00What a great post I really really enjoyed thisWhat a great post I really really enjoyed thisJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-73087314482708973732012-05-30T15:28:21.013-07:002012-05-30T15:28:21.013-07:00Thanx Madeleines.
God bless you.Thanx Madeleines.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-40788105863419334782012-05-30T15:21:57.990-07:002012-05-30T15:21:57.990-07:00LOVE this post on Mary!
Blessings!LOVE this post on Mary!<br />Blessings!Denim Journal, Scarlet Lenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130977323404866494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-23223757848469674802010-08-09T10:14:19.473-07:002010-08-09T10:14:19.473-07:00Thank you Anonymous for your comments.
God bless....Thank you Anonymous for your comments.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-40495460163262141642010-08-09T08:54:36.723-07:002010-08-09T08:54:36.723-07:001 Timothy 2:5 KJV
For there is one God, and one me...1 Timothy 2:5 KJV<br />For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; <br /><br /><br />John 14:6 KJV<br />Jesus saith unto him, I am the way , the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. <br /><br /><br />Abandon the ROMAN whore of Babylon, and accept what was preached and taught by `the good shepherd`<br /><br />Jesus did not teach any `Mary /mediator` doctorine.<br />You`ve all been deceived.<br />Woe to the whore of babylon.<br /><br />Revelation 18:4 KJV<br />And I heard another voice from heaven, saying , Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-33983732297765476332010-01-27T02:42:47.419-08:002010-01-27T02:42:47.419-08:00Thank you Gabriella for such a good and well resea...Thank you Gabriella for such a good and well researched reply. I really appreciate your input. It is very helpful.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-10752905153205852172010-01-27T01:11:36.209-08:002010-01-27T01:11:36.209-08:00Many protestants challenge the Catholic practice o...Many protestants challenge the Catholic practice of asking saints and angels to pray for us. But the Bible directs us to invoke those in heaven and ask them to pray with us.<br />Thus in Psalm 103, we pray, "Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word! Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will!" (Ps. 103:20-21). And in Psalm 148 we pray, "Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his host!"<br />Not only do those in heaven pray with us, they also pray for us. In Revelation, John sees that "the twenty-four elders (the leaders of the people of God in heaven) fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints" (Rev. 5:8). Thus the saints in heaven offer to God the prayers of the saints on earth.<br />Angels do the same thing: "An angel came and stood at the altar (in heaven) with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne; and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God" (Rev. 8:3-4).<br />Jesus himself warned us not to mess with small children because their guardian angels have guaranteed intercessory access to the Father: "See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." (Matt. 18:10).<br />Because he is the only God-man, Jesus is the only Mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5), but this in no way means we cannot or should not ask our fellow Christians to pray with us and for us (1 Tim. 2:1-4), including those Christians in heaven, who have already had their sanctification completed, for "the prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects" (Jas. 5:16).<br />Also the early Church Fathers clearly recognized the Biblical teaching that those in heaven can and do intercede for us, and they applied this teaching in their practice.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063728426506582563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-29270384410317323642010-01-26T17:39:28.916-08:002010-01-26T17:39:28.916-08:00Hi Mary,
Thank you for visiting my Blog again and...Hi Mary,<br /><br />Thank you for visiting my Blog again and for your comments. You have a great Blog and I like what you write. Keep up the good work.<br /><br />God bless you and yours.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-69062266474227689532010-01-26T12:39:47.731-08:002010-01-26T12:39:47.731-08:00Great post about the intercession of Mary. My husb...Great post about the intercession of Mary. My husband came from a Pentecostal/Baptist background and converted to Catholicism. He was blessed to have a great priest in the RCIA program that took great care to cover all these issues with him.<br /><br />Thank you for all your funny comments on my blog :) They make me laugh every time!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-24443181483991619642010-01-26T05:58:11.471-08:002010-01-26T05:58:11.471-08:00Hi Sarah,
Thank you so much for writing in.
You&...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Thank you so much for writing in.<br /><br />You're right. When we pray to Mary (or any of the Saints) we do not pray in the sense that we worship them, as if we were worshiping God. That would be wrong. There is only one God to whom we pray and worship.<br /><br />When we pray to the Saints, like Mary, we pray in the sense that we ask them to mediate for us, to pray on our behalf, or as Father Ignatius put it "to put in a good word for us". <br /><br />There are many instances where people have prayed to Mary and received miracles (e.g. Lourdes, Fatima etc ...). And they've prayed to Saints and received miracles (e.g. Padre Pio, Pere Charbel Makhoulf etc...).<br /><br />In these cases it is not the saint in question who performs the miracles but God/Jesus who responds on behalf of the Saints and performs the miracles for us. Just like at the wedding in Cana.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-36164741202356536492010-01-25T19:58:39.200-08:002010-01-25T19:58:39.200-08:00Thank you for explaining this so well. I have to a...Thank you for explaining this so well. I have to admit, as a Protestant, that I have been under the impression that Catholic believers actually pray to Mary. It's good to learn that I was mistaken.<br /><br />I certainly revere Mary as one who was highly favored by God. I suppose I wouldn't have a problem with asking her to intercede. I do believe, though, that I can go straight to Jesus with my needs:<br /><br />Hebrews 4:14-16<br />14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.<br />15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.<br />16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.<br /><br /><br />Also, Romans 8 tells us that Jesus is at the right hand of God, interceding for us. It's good to know that we are not alone!<br /><br />God bless you for your many enlightening and uplifting posts.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091216096297798587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-30478408356146227132010-01-25T09:33:35.423-08:002010-01-25T09:33:35.423-08:00Hi Cathy, Daily Grace and Enbrethiliel,
It's ...Hi Cathy, Daily Grace and Enbrethiliel,<br /><br />It's so kind of you to take the trouble to write in. Thank you. <br /><br />I really can't see why some non-Catholics have difficulties about asking the Virgin Mary to mediate for us; and the Saints too. <br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-40763518698605911172010-01-25T07:56:11.573-08:002010-01-25T07:56:11.573-08:00+JMJ+
Victor, I actually just had a similar conve...+JMJ+<br /><br />Victor, I actually just had a similar conversation with a Protestant lady--except that I didn't have Father Ignatius' success. ;)<br /><br />After several days, the basis of her convictions came out: she doesn't believe that anyone in Heaven but God can hear prayers! <br /><br />Well, if someone thinks that, then love for Mary is one thing and prayer to Mary (or any of the saints) is quite another! (I admit I was taken by surprise. She is the first of our "separated brethren" I've met who doesn't think that the souls in Heaven can know what is going on, on earth.)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-90196665862396064542010-01-25T05:21:33.272-08:002010-01-25T05:21:33.272-08:00What would we do without the powerful intercession...What would we do without the powerful intercession of our mother Mary? I was always taught that we did not pray to Mary, but that we asked her to pray for us.<br /><br />Very nice Victor. You have done a good job explaining our devotion to Our Lady. May she hold you close to her heart today and always.<br /><br />God bless.Daily Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243579752950295851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-7883531086753985462010-01-25T03:25:24.080-08:002010-01-25T03:25:24.080-08:00You have done a wonderful bit of writing here to e...You have done a wonderful bit of writing here to explain a complicated question! Well done! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.com