The Greatest Woman Ever 

I agree. And because Mary is His beloved mom on earth too. Any loving child would be so proud if his mom is acknowledged and respected by everyone.

He waffles. No good teaching here.

@seekouttruths Very well said. God simply wants us to share His divine life in the Community of the Trinitarian Love. The blessed Mother, the two of us and the rest of those who believe in the love and mercy of God, through Christ, are part of this grand design. No loving child of God is left behind. I appreciate your deep reflection. God bless.

WHY is Jesus NOT ENOUGH for you????????????????????? No matter what you believe about Mary, one undeniable certainty is that she was human, therefor a creation of God. So, you have exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator. I recommend reading the Bible. Trust God, not man. The one true God is a jealous God that commands we have no other gods besides Him. Exodus 20:3-6 I am the Lord; that is My name; My glory I give to no other, nor My praise to carved idols. Isaiah 42:8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The catholic church has elevated and applied to Mary, divine attributes that solely belong to God! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Second Vatican Council (Lumen gentium ## 61-62) PART ONE-SECTION TWO-CHAPTER THREE-ARTICLE 9969 “HER” manifold “intercession” continues to BRING US the gifts of eternal SALVATION. Therefore the Blessed Virgin is INVOKED in the Church under the TITLES of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix."512 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Definition of intercessor a person who intervenes on behalf of another Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25 ---------------- NOTE: Definition of invoke - to cite or appeal to someone or something as an AUTHORITY for an action or for support. And Jesus came and said to them, “ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth has been given to ME”. Matthew 28:18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Definition of mediatrix - a woman who is a mediator. arbitrator, arbiter, negotiator, go-between, intercessor, liaison For there is ONE God, and there is ONE mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,1 Timothy 2:5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. MARY - Eschatological ICON OF THE CHURCH 972 518 the Church is awaited by the one she VENERATES as Mother of her Lord and as her own mother. NOTE: Definition of ICON person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something idol, paragon, hero, heroine; celebrity, superstar, star; favorite NOTE: Definition of venerate regard with great respect; revere. regard highly, reverence, worship, hallow, hold sacred, exalt, vaunt, adore, honor, respect, esteem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MARY is FOCUS AWAY FROM GOD They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. Titus 1:16 The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them; HE delivers them from the wicked and SAVES them, because they take refuge in HIM. Psalm 37:39-40 I AM THE LORD; that is My name; My glory I give to no other, nor My praise to carved idols. Isaiah 42:8 For My own sake, for My own sake, I do it, for how should My name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. Isaiah 48:11 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Jude 1:4

I love waffles!@@JenniferWilliams-jy7rz

Me toooooo!

the catholic institution is a den of unbiblical liea

the catholic institution is a den of unbiblical lies

Jesus is the perfect and best example

Mary was never even tempted by satan.

@@bobpolo2964 Mary gave us Jesus. Without Mary, there is no Jesus

@@kelechukwuanosike767 Correction: without Jesus, there is no Mary. He is the Creator, not the only way around. She was the means of him entering humanity. But God could've chosen anybody for that.

Also, while Bishop Barron brings up the medieval hierarchical understanding of reality, he doesn't bring up one of the most enlightening--and relevant to her question--theories of where humans fit in that hierarchy. Humans, because of their combination of fully free will and *just* enough understanding to be culpable for our actions, but *not* enough understanding to know exactly what the best path is, have a capability that nothing else in the hierarchy of creation has: we can place ourselves anywhere in that hierarchy. Through our choices. an angel can only be a paragon or a demon, but a human's good choices can bring them closer to God than even the angels by choosing to follow God fully despite the limitations and trials of this world--most angels live lives of flawless virtue, but there is nothing heroic about it since they know EXACTLY what to do to live that life, and need face no adversity in doing so. Likewise a human can be as cruel as a demon (though thankfully not as intelligent in their cruelty, at least without demonic aid) or anywhere in-between. Most creatures have their place and must stay there, angels have a binary choice between perfection and madness (for if you know yourself and everyone in the universe will be better off if you choose good but you choose evil anyway for some foolish point of pride, you must be mad), but humans alone in the known creation have the freedom to find a place in the kingdom that is distinctly their own, good but still with constant room to grow better.

Your answer to her question makes sense, thank you.

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the catholic institution is a den of unbiblical lies! leave her my brother

Your Excellency?

@@bobpolo2964 The honorific for Catholic Bishops, like calling a monk "brother".

@@adam908 ill-advised reverence for a mere man. Paul would never accept such a title

Relentless NoBS Amen!

I tell my Sunday school class that if they ever want to hurt satan, if they want to essentially smack satan upside the head with a brick, say a Hail Mary. Satan is an super intelligent being; he knows that according to nature he can never equal God in power and glory. But for satan to see a being who is his natural inferior enjoy by grace a glory he can never obtain wounds his immense ego considerably.

@Cariss Stewart I guess to put it more crudely in the words of the Nostalgia Critic... “You know they say that every time -Chuck Norris- Mary says ‘Yes’ the devil pisses himself?”

Very well said !!

NaYawkr, Good post yes Genesis 3;15 She Mary will crush the serpent's head.Which will be utter humiliation for Satan a Jewish peasant girl crushing his head. Read Judges 4;21 where God does use women to defeat the enemy. 21; Jahel Haber's wife took a nail of the tent also taking a hammer to crush the temple of the enemies of his head. Revelation also talks about a head wound. Satan is aware Mary is the main enemy her seed faithful Catholics. Satan since the 12th century has tried to hide even from faithful Catholics the rosary the weapon that will be used to crush Satan and his minions. Remember David killed Goilath with one stone rosary bead in a sling shot representing the brown scapular of Mary.

Thank you for this. I had never made the connection in the scripture. Amazing. Thank you. I do know that the Hail Mary is a tool for us to use against the enemy. But this is scriptural and beautiful. Thank you.

Geej1138 I noted that one too!

This is what they mean when they say that she carried the spirit of God inside of her we all do

I've heard before that she was a Virgo and that's where the Virgin thing comes in

I also know that the humility that she acquired that gave her her connection to God and the right attitude to walk with God could have potentially included a body odor problem that created her humility and therefore she was ascended to the heavens through her body I know this by experience thank you

Also when you look up what does the meaning of the name Mary mean it says the bitter or resentful one so I have a hard time believing that the divine feminine went by that name maybe I'm wrong but it seems a little suspicious to me maybe it was the name of someone she knew or what do you mean by Eva and Mary swapping places for balance or something

Hi Faith, Keep the faith. Even though humans fail, Jesus doesn't. Keep your eye on him and be the best Christian you can be. We too are part of the mystical body so be the best you can be and foster a deep relationship with Jesus.

I could be wrong, but my understanding of the eastern orthodox churches is that they've always upheld the Immaculate Conception. The larger issue is of their rejection of the Papacy. Jesus created only one Church, Holy and Apostolic, and granted His authority to Peter, despite his failings. There's (thankfully) no legitimate way around that.

I am no expert but I sometimes listen to Sister Vassa's youtube videos on Saturday mornings and she was trying to explain how orthodox theology (she's Russian Orthodox) have a different understanding of original sin which doesn't quite jive with the RC understanding that underpins our concept of the Immaculate Conception. However, while listening to her my puppy kept barking and I was trying to clean my kitchen so I can't say I was listening as well as I could have been! I might have missed something. I do know that I find the Roman Catholic explanation more satisfying and that gave me a little comfort because even though I go to Mass and try to be a faithful Catholic, I am very alienated as well right now which made exploring orthodoxy attractive to me. So score 1 for RC and 0 for Orthodoxy on this particular issue! LOL.

@@faithbooks7906 Faith, if you don't have a Catechism of the Catholic Church I suggest you get one because it's beautifully written and you can pick it up at your convenience. Many people attack what they think we believe. There are many poorly catechized individuals out there and they're very vocal. Loud doesn't necessarily mean right or truthful. We must avoid the mentality of Score 1 for this team vs the other team, because that's a little rooted in pride. We want to get to heaven and spend eternity with Jesus. That's all that should matter and at the end of our lives we will be judged on how well we loved one another and whether or not we helped spread the gospel message which is every Christian's responsibility.

They also permit divorce.

@Collins Anosike Hi, yes I understand that you believe God calls us to honour Mary. What I'm wondering is where does the Bible instruct us to do that, and where does it say that God delights in our honouring her? I'm genuinely interested to hear your thoughts, or anyone else's who's might read this!

nz1 all nations will call her “blessed”

Mary isnt divine

No, she's not

@@charlivos ?

Yes, she is my mother. Jesus is the child of Mary. I am a child of Mary

Jesus didn't write the Bible. No where does the Bible say you should believe only the Bible. The mystery of God is beyond what is written in the Bible. You can't reduce almighty God to a book

Terrible joke, dont quit your day job man

Depending on your willingness to repent and where you donate to

What does a greeting prove?

@@bobpolo2964 Bob.

@@JenniferWilliams-jy7rz Jennifer

actually the angel Gabriel did not say Hail, full of grace, the lord is with thee. the catholic had made mistake, the angel Gabriel actually said "Hail, highly favored, the lord is with thee." I am not against the catholic and also I love and honor Mary too but I love Jesus and honor him more than anyone. those who hate Christ mother are forbidden to go to heaven. I guess you are catholic and tell others who are against catholic that you don't have to pray to Mary but love her and honor her because she gave birth to our lord and she loved and raised our savior.

@@nuncung8536 The issue is that we now use a more recent English translation. Most of those translations were to downplay the "Hail Mary" prayer. But you can look at Luke's original Greek version and see what Greek Bible scholars have to say about it, or the Latin Vulgate translated by St Jerome in the 4th Century

So says the Church Christ founded! God bless the Mother of God :) ❤️

@@declansutherland8526 God is Spirit and has no mother.

@@francissweeney7318 So you don’t believe Jesus is God, and you aren’t a Christian. When are you converting to Islam?

@@declansutherland8526 Jesus is God. God is One. The catholic church, by the antichrist, caused confusion by introducing a trinity doctrine. God is never the author of confusion. The catholic churches Mary worship also causes confusion, again that doctrine is from the antichrist. If one is a commited catholic he is actually working not for God, but the antichrist. The blindness of the catholic church to God's teachings and commandments eliminate it as the Church of Jesus.

@@CatholicDefender-bp7my It is impossible to defend catholicism by The Word of God. The catholic church acts as it's own witness. The act of ignoring God's commandment against graven images separates the catholic church from God. There are many more disobediences, but none more grievous.

Believe it or not, couple days ago I've thought the very same thing 😊

Paolo Blake. Thoughts are catching.

@@normaodenthal8009 since the Holy Spirit is the same, same is the truth ☺️

Paolo Blake Yes, the truth of the Holy Spirit is the same, but we often vary in our capacity to recognise and accept the truth.

@@normaodenthal8009 uh mmmm, what do you mean by that?

David Holt The greatest gift we have is Jesus Christ.

Idolatry

the greatest gift we have is Jesus -_- yes Mary is a important roles for us but do not forget Jesus was our gift. god gave his only son to a humble woman and the humble woman raised Jesus well and loved him. do not put Mary 1st like she is the greatest gift put Jesus 1st because he was our true greatest gift.

not idolatry, I understand what David holt meant. I am a non-Catholic

@nunya bidness protestants, Catholics, orthodox, anglicans etc. are all Christians. Christians are divided when they're non-Catholic, in Christianity there're Catholics and non-Catholics. If you're not a Christian-Catholic you should be or a Christian-Orthodox, a Christian-Anglican or a Christian-protestant.

@nunya bidness of course Catholics follow Christ, is the center of the entire faith. Without Christ there would be no Catholicism. Also, I wasn't basing on a theological way but to a historical approach so to a more reliable way without involving a theological matter.

@nunya bidness to who are you talking to? Me? Thank you for hoping to me that I'm going to hell if you were referring to me. Between all I'm 16 years old.

@nunya bidness what kind of words?

@nunya bidness Catholics of course own the Church, but the Bible is owned to all Christians but it was for certain codified in the 4th century by the Church. I in half upstand his statement.

Why not? Lay married members of Legion of Mary are an example of that.

Yes, check out "33 days to morning glory" by St Louis de Montfort.

@@venom24678 I believe the book you're referring to was written by Fr. Michael Gaitley. St. Louis de Montfort is covered in his book. His work is True Devotion to Mary.

33 Days to Morning Glory is wonderful... It truly guides you almost like mini retreat.

Look into the Marians of the Immaculate Conception :)

John Doe he was an older man and widower

Matthew 1:25 is wrong translation. Every thing about God, Jesus and Mary is not in the Bible. If you don't know that, it is a waste of time talking to you

Remember that Jesus ask john to take his mother into his home... if mary did have other children why Jesus ask him to do so .

Yes, but if you take it literally like that, you also have to wonder about John. He most likely had a mother and father still living at that time.

Joseph Ryan look up a book online by Tim Staples a former protestant it’s called “Behold Your Mother”

It is a 2000 year historical truth. Am surprised that you were not told the truth. You're fed with lies