She Couldnt Find Jesus in the Catholic Church
Quote:Dear Tracy:Seven people in my family have died over the past 2 years and I was searching for Him ... I could never find that lasting peace inside and I had always wanted Jesus in my life. So one...
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Mary, to an extent I can understand what you stated about meditating on Christ's life through the rosary. The real problem I see with the Rosary itself is its second half with its emphasis on Mary,...
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I'm not sure what you mean about Mary being the emphasis on the 2nd half of the rosary. There are 20 mysteries of the rosary. A mystery consists of one Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, one glory be prayer....
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There is also a Rosary book that I have used where a line of scripture pertaining to the mystery is read before each Hail Mary."The Scriptural Rosary"THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES1. THE ANNUNCIATION The...
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Hi Mary,Quote:Jesus never said He would never appear to anyone individually, His warning was that He would not appear to the whole world until the 2nd coming, that if anyone came into the world...
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Hi Joe,Quote:Our Lady has always spoken of the great sin in the world; a world composed of pride and ego, that feels it no longer has need for God. She would want us to pray for humility, for...
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Quote:Humility does not follow "another gospel" other than the revealed will of GodBut you do.
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Hi Joe,Quote:But you do. Faith comes from hearing the "word of God" not from hearing one who is steeped up in the occult.But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than...
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Quote:But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach...
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Hi Tan,Quote:Come now garee, EVERYONE knows that Paul and Peter taught the Rosary, and that ALL graces are dispensed by the seven sacraments, Mary and the Saints. Sheesh, that one goes without saying,...
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Ref Joe's long Rosary post: It's the incessant and repetitive 'Hail Mary's' which are the real red flags here and which reveal the real object of catholic veneration in praying the rosary.
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Cym,...what do the angels in heaven pray continuously?Rev. 4:8 - the angels pray day and night without cessation the same words "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty." This is repetitious prayer...
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I'm afraid you completely missed my point Joe. I was referring to the repetitive 'Hail Mary's', again, which clearly illustrate the real object of attention via the Rosary. The focus is clearly Mary,...
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Hi Joe,Quote:This repetitive prayer was pleasing to God because it was offered with a sincere and repentant heart.A sincere and repentant heart does not go beyond the revealed will of God. A sincere...
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Quote:The focus is clearly Mary, and not Christ.Then you know nothing about the Rosary and are not qualified to speak about it.Joe
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I see. You must say that to everyone who's made the observation that the Rosary is focused on Mary. Which catholic apologist technique was this?
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Quote:You must say that to everyone who's made the observation that the Rosary is focused on MaryYes, I do. Because your observation is incorrect. The Rosary is Christocentric. Even the prayer, the...
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The old circular stupidity.We pray prayers to Mary and build shrines to Mary and adore Mary...Because we love Christ.I will buy my wife's father a gift and tell my wife, that I didn't get one for HER...
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Quote:We pray prayers to Mary and build shrines to Mary and adore Mary...We don't adore Mary,...we love and honor her and ask her to pray for us.Adoration is reserved for God alone.Joe
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Quote:Adoration is reserved for God alone.Yeah thats why God gets a few prayers and Mary gets HAILED 53 times!
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I prayed the rosary a few times as a catholic teenager and I remember that to me, the Rosary was about Mary, which was an easy enough conclusion to come to as everthing seemed to be about...
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