Posted on 10/11/2009 2:08:20 PM PDT by NYer
.- Presiding over the Sunday Angelus prayer following the canonization Mass for five new saints, Pope Benedict XVI stressed that "the Virgin Mary is the star that guides" every area of holiness."
In several languages, the Pope thanked the faithful from all around the world who were in attendance at the Mass of canonization. He also remarked that Mary’s fiat – her "yes" - makes her a "model of perfect adherence to the divine will."
The Holy Father then greeted the English-speaking pilgrims present for the canonization. "May these new saints accompany you with their prayers and inspire you by the example of their holy lives."
He also addressed "a group of survivors of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki," and prayed "that the world may never again witness such mass destruction of innocent human life."
"May God bless all of you, as well as your families and loved ones at home."
Finally, the Pope encouraged everyone present to look at "the Mother of Christ with filial trust, asking for her intercession and that of the new saints" for the Church to bring "peace and salvation."
The vast majority of Christians for the previous two thousand years clearly do not agree with you.
We Christians of today are so fortunate to have you to tell us what we should and should not believe.
Some Episcoplians, however, took a more Catholic view and also observed memorial days for saints canonized before the C of E split from the Catholic Church. But the thinking was always pretty hazy and vague.
Fortunately we don't rely on simple minds like yours to incorrectly interpret Scripture, which, incidentally, Scripture instructs you not to engage in.
"And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her." Luke 1:38
"As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:16
I'm going to try to hang back for a bit though.
Stay off this thread. Thank you.
How about doing some moderating on this caucus thread.
I don’t think he’ll convert me. LOL!
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Thanks.
Wow.
God is glorious in His Saints!
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But, wow, do I ever forget that at the drop of an insult or slur (or even a poorly formed argument), may God forgive me.
In related news, I was trying to convey to someone how an Episcopalian who was in some sense a Calvinist could become a Catholic, and what came out of my mouth was, "It's about living in the Love. Calvin is excellent at talking about the abundant sufficiency of the Grace of God. All we can do is live in that love, and somehow trying to do that led me here."
Interesting icon, S. It incorporates elements I have only seen used with Christ and in one instance, with +Symeon the New Theologian, whose feast day is tomorrow.
“It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word. Thee we magnify, the true Theotokos.”
Thanks for this.
Yes, it is a very interesting icon. It was written by Brother Claude for the Beginning of the Disciples in Mission Evangelization campaign here in Oregon some six plus years ago.
I’ll look at the St. Symeon one. I just saw the thread.
Mary is the Mother of God.
Well, Cardinal Newman of sainted memory (also an Anglican with Calvinist leanings) did it before you!
I’ve always like the association between Mary and stars. Like the North star, and the star the Magi followed, she guides us home. If we chart our course by following her example, we will arrive safely in the port of Heaven.
Her last words to us, “Do whatever He tells you” are all we need to know. How simple the words; but, when you think of believing in the mystery of the Eucharist, how profound the words are.
She was by His side during His act of redemption; suffering along with Him as only a mother who loves can. It is a very empathetic bond and I’m sure she felt much of His pain. She never ceased following Him on His journey.
Now she shines like a star in Heaven: a symbol of the holiness possible to the most simple and humble of souls. I’m sad for those who can’t see the beauty of her soul, the importance of her example, and the sanctity of her message.
Did he really have Calvinist leanings? I always figured him for the High Church wong of Anglicanism
Darn! I’m fated to be a pale imitation of great people.
I bet he would have been a lousy sheriff’s deputy though, huh? And I bet he couldn’t shear sheep worth a darn!
I feel better ....
;-)
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