Posted on 12/05/2005 4:56:34 PM PST by Rosary
The Mother of Jesus is given a great rememberance in the Catholic Church. She is reverenced as the woman,who said,"Behold the handmaid of the Lord,be it done unto me, according to Thy word". With deep confidence,trust,and faith Mary accepted her destiny as asked of her by St. Gabriel,the Archangel,the messenger of God. Mary,was humble and never asked to be put on a honor list.Mary,was simple and never boasted of her title as Mother of the Son of God. Mary was chosen,amoung thousands of other women to be the Mother of Jesus.Her purity,love and fear of God,her prayers were always that God's will be done in her.Give glory to God for Mary,who whose Immaculate Conception is the reason Jesus came to all mankind. She was Jesus' Mother. She brought forth the God-man for the salvation of all mankind.
"I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever." (John 14,16)
Hail Mary
"The Helper will come -- the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God and who come from the Father. I will send him to you from the Father, and he will speak about me." (John15,26)
Hail Mary
The Descent of the Holy SpiritWhen the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place. (Acts 2,1)
Hail Mary
Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. (Acts 2,2)
Hail Mary
Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there. (Acts 2,3)
Hail Mary
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak. (Acts 2,4)
Hail Mary
There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country of the world. When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. (Acts 2, 5)
Hail Mary
They were all excited because they heard the believers talking in their own language... Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, "What does this mean?" (Acts 2,12)
Hail Mary
Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to say to the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me and let me tell you what this means." (Acts 2,14)
Hail Mary
This is what the prophet Joel spoke about: "This is what I will do in the last days, God says: I will pour out my Spirit on everyone." (Acts 2,16)
Hail Mary
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Pray the Fourth Glorious Mystery
"God gives us a new life that never ends."
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
Our Father
Mary said:"My heart praises the Lord;" (Luke 1,46)
Hail Mary
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven"my soul is glad because of God my Savior," (Luke 1,47)
Hail Mary
"for he has remembered me, his lowly servant." (Luke 1,47)
Hail Mary
"From now on all people will call me happy, because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me." (Luke 1,49)
Hail Mary
"His name is holy; from one generation to another he shows mercy to those who honor him." (Luke 1,50)
Hail Mary
"He has stretched out his might arm and scattered the proud with all their plans." (Luke 1,51)
Hail Mary
"He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly." (Luke 1,52)
Hail Mary
"He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away with empty hands." (Luke 1,53)
Hail Mary
"He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors, and has come to the help of his servant Israel." (Luke 1,54)
Hail Mary
"He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!" (Luke 1,55)
Hail Mary
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Pray the Fifth Glorious Mystery
"God gives us a new life that never ends."
The Crowning of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth
Our Father
After this I looked, and there was an enormous crowd -- no one could count all the people. (Revelation 7,9)
Hail Mary
They were there from every race, tribe, nation and language, and they stood in front of the throne and of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and hold palm branches in their hands. (Revelation 7,9)
Hail Mary
The Crowning of MaryThey called out in a loud voice: "Salvation comes from our God, who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!" (Revelation 7,10)
Hail Mary
Then a great and mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a woman, whose dress was the sun and who had the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head." (Revelation 12,1)
Hail Mary
Then I saw a new heaven and new earth... I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared and ready, like a bride bring dressed to meet her husband. (Revelation 21,1-2)
Hail Mary
I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: "Now God's home is with people. He will live with them, and they shall be his people." (Revelation 21,3)
Hail Mary
"God himself will be with them, and he will be their God." (Revelation 21,3)
Hail Mary
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. " (Revelation 21,4)
Hail Mary
Then the one who sits upon the throne said, "And now I make all things new!" (Revelation 21,5)
Hail Mary
"Listen!" says Jesus, "I am coming soon! I will bring my rewards with me..." (Revelation 22,12)
Hail Mary
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
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History
The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity, is the patronal feast of the United States. It is one of the few Holy days of obligation on the Church calendar -- that is, all Catholics are obligated to attend Mass on this day. As this feast occurs early in Advent, it is a perfect time to consider Mary and her important role in the celebration of Christmas.
In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus, clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin. In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church, the pope expressed precisely and clearly that Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin. This privilege of Mary derives from God's having chosen her as Mother of the Savior; thus she received the benefits of salvation in Christ from the very moment of her conception. (The picture above shows her mother, Anna, with the infant Mary within her womb.) This great gift to Mary, an ordinary human being just like us, was fitting because she was destined to be Mother of God. The purity and holiness of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a model for all Christians.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says of the Immaculate Conception of Mary:
490. To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role". The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as "full of grace". In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace.
491. Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1844:
"The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin." (Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, 1854.)
492. The "splendor of an entirely unique holiness" by which Mary is "enriched from the first instant of her conception" comes wholly from Christ: she is "redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son." The Father blessed Mary more than any other created person "in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" and chose her "in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love."
493. The Fathers of the Eastern tradition call the Mother of God "the All-Holy" (Panagia) and celebrate her as "free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature". By the grace of God Mary remained free of every personal sin her whole life long.
Readings for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Antiphon
I exult for joy in the Lord, my soul rejoices in my God; for he has clothed me in the garment of salvation and robed me in the cloak of justice, like a bride adorned with her jewels. (Isaiah 1:10)
Collect
Father You prepared the Virgin Mary
to be the worthy Mother of Your Son.
You let her share beforehand
in the salvation Christ would bring by His death,
and kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception.
Help us by her prayers to live in Your presence without sin. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. +Amen.
Scripture
First Reading - Genesis 3: 9-15, 20
After Adam had eaten of the tree the Lord God called to him, "Where are you?" He asked. "I heard the sound of You in the garden," he replied. "I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." "Who told you that you were naked?" He asked. "Have you been eating of the tree I forbade you to eat?" The man replied, "It was the woman You put with me; she gave me the fruit, and I ate it." Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman replied, "The serpent tempted me and I ate."
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Be accursed beyond all cattle, and wild beasts. You shall crawl on your belly and eat dust every day of your life. I will make you enemies of each other: you and the woman, your offspring and her offspring. It will crush your head and you will strike its heel."
The man named his wife 'Eve' because she was the mother of all those who live.
Second Reading - Ephesians 1: 3-6,11-12
Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all the spiritual blessings of heaven in Christ. Before the world was made, He chose us, chose us in Christ, to be holy and spotless, and to live through love in His presence, determining that we should become His adopted sons, through Jesus Christ for His own kind purposes, to make us praise the glory of His grace, His free gift to us in the Beloved. And it is in Him that we were claimed as God's own, chosen from the beginning, under the predetermined plan of the One who guides all things as He decides by His own will; chosen to be, for His greater glory, the people who would put their hopes in Christ before He came.
Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there will be no end.
And Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no husband?"
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren, for with God nothing will be impossible." And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. (RSV-CE translation)
I agree.
Hear the laughing in Mecca and Medina?
That's the sound of Muslims making merry while Christians argue with each other over points of religion while they plot our common doom.
Christians shouldn't criticize the beliefs of other Christians. We should be aiming our guns at our real enemies in Islamdom.
Good points!
V: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
R: And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
V: Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
R: Holy Mary, Mother of God: Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
V: Behold, the handmaid of the Lord.
R: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
V: Hail Mary ...
R: Holy Mary ...
V: And the Word was made flesh
R: And dwelt among us.
V: Hail Mary ...
R: Holy Mary ...
V: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
V: Let us pray.
All: Pour forth, we beseech the, O Lord, thy grace unto our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ, our Lord, Amen.
May I say it...?
;-)
"Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam"
Say away!
None of your posts express anything of Catholic teachings on Mary. Nowhere is it ever taught or held that Mary is a goddess. Your posts are a strawman and you know it.
Having secretly received the command, the Archangel hastened into Joseph's abode and spoke to the Holy Virgin. He Who bowed the Heavens with His descending, is wholly contained, yet unchanged in You. And seeing Him taking the likeness of a servant in your womb, I stand in amazement and cry unto you:
Rejoice, O Bride Ever-Virgin [3 times].
Kontakion
Unto you, O Theotokos, invincible Champion, your City, in thanksgiving ascribes the victory for the deliverance from sufferings. And having your might unassailable, free us from all dangers, so that we may cry unto you:
Rejoice, O Bride Ever-Virgin.
1
The Archangel was sent from Heaven to cry 'Rejoice!' to the Theotokos. And beholding You, O Lord, taking bodily form, he stood in awe, and with his bodiless voice he cried aloud to her such things as these:
Rejoice, you through whom joy shall shine forth. Rejoice, you whom the curse will vanish.
Rejoice, the Restoration of fallen Adam. Rejoice, the Redemption of the tears of Eve.
Rejoice, O Height beyond human logic. Rejoice, O depth invisible even to the eyes of Angels.
Rejoice, for you are the King's throne. Rejoice, you bear Him, Who bears the universe.
Rejoice, O Star revealing the Sun. Rejoice, O Womb of divine Incarnation.
Rejoice, you through whom creation is renewed. Rejoice, you through whom the Creator is born a Babe.
Rejoice, O Bride Ever-Virgin.
2
Beholding herself in purity, the holy one courageously said to Gabriel: Your strange voice seems almost unbelievable to my soul; for how do you speak of birth-giving without seed? crying aloud:
Alleluia.
3
Seeking to know the incomprehensible knowledge, the Virgin cried to him who ministered to her: How many a Son be born from a virginal womb? Tell me! To her he answered in fear, yet crying thus:
Rejoice, O seer of the ineffable Will. Rejoice, O surety of those praying in silence.
Rejoice, you the Preface of Christ's miracles. Rejoice, you the Pinnacle of His commandments.
Rejoice, O heavenly Ladder, by which God descended. Rejoice, O Bridge leading those from earth to Heaven.
Rejoice, O Miracle, much marveled of Angels. Rejoice, O trauma, much dirged of demons.
Rejoice, you who ineffably gave birth to the Light. Rejoice, you who revealed the mystery to none.
Rejoice, O knowledge superceding the wise. Rejoice, You who enlightens the minds of the faithful.
Rejoice, O Bride Ever-Virgin
4
The power of the Most High then overshadowed the Virgin, that she might conceive; and her fruitful womb He made a fertile meadow for all those desiring to reap salvation, as they chant:
Alleluia.
5
Carrying God in her womb, the Virgin hastened to Elizabeth, whose unborn babe forthwith recognizing Mary's salutation rejoiced, and with leaps as it were with songs, he cried out to the Theotokos:
Rejoice, O branch of the unwithering Vine. Rejoice, O Land yielding the untainted Fruit.
Rejoice, O Husbandry of the merciful Husbandman. Rejoice, O birthgiver to the Planter of our life.
Rejoice, O Field bearing abundant compassion. Rejoice, O Table laden with an abundance of mercies.
Rejoice, for you make the meadow produce contentment. Rejoice, for you prepare a haven for souls.
Rejoice, acceptable Incense of intercession. Rejoice, Oblation for all the world.
Rejoice, Favour of God to mortals. Rejoice, Access of mortals to God.
Rejoice, O Bride Ever-Virgin.
6
Having doubtful thoughts, the righteous Joseph was troubled; for he suspected a secret union as he beheld you unwed, O blameless one; but when he learned of your conception through the Holy Spirit, he cried:
Alleluia.
Ora Pro Nobis
I fly unto your patronage, my mother,
Ora pro nobis.
You who never leave anyone unaided,
but lay all our sighs, mourning and tears
at the feet of your Son,
Ora pro nobis.
You who try to keep us under your mantle
like your little children
wrapped safe against the wind and the rain,
Ora pro nobis.
Thank you for caring when we wander far away
and you come searching to call us home,
Ora pro nobis.
Thank you for teaching us
to cherish your Son
and show us his ways,
Ora pro nobis.
Thank you for being willing to be mother of us all,
O Mother of the Word Incarnate.
To him through her. She tells us to do whatever he tells us.
Maria walks amid the thorn,
Kyrie eleison.
Maria walks amid the thorn
Which for seven years not a leaf has borne,
Jesus and Maria.
What 'neath her heart does Mary bear:
Kyrie eleison.
A little child does Mary bear;
Beneath her heart the Son is there,
Jesus and Maria.
Lo, roses bloom upon the thorn,
Kyrie eleison. A
s the Christ-Child through the wood is borne
Lo, Roses bloom upon, the thorn.
Jesus and Maria.
Blessed Virgin Mother, daughter of your Son,
Highest of all women, humbler there is none.
When you bore the savior by divine decree,
You gave all creation new nobility.
When the Source of Hope sprang forth against Despair,
And the God of Love as nourished by your care,
Then the fire of grace did flourish and increase,
Spreading through the nations news of heav'nly peace.
You are loving kindness, ever know our need;
You are all compassion, gladly intercede,
You are all perfection In the human race,
Through your mediation we can share God's grace.
Dawn-star of the world's redemption,
Lo! we hail thee 'full of grace'!
Destined mother of the Savior
Promised to our fallen race,
Kings and prophets have foretold thee
And desired to see thy face.
Called by "God's divine election
To a wondrous destiny
And preserved by His protection
From all sin and evil free,
Mother of His Son Incarnate
Yet a virgin still to be.
Sorrow, pain and deep affliction
Marked thy pathway here on earth
From the moment of the 'Fiat'
To the day which saw His birth
And the dreadful consummation
In the mystery of His death.
But when He achieved our ransom
Raised aloft on Calvary,
Mother of mankind He named thee,
Of the souls He had redeemed.
A new Eve to guard the Eden
Of the Church's mystery.
Therefore now we praise the Father
And His well-beloved Son,
With the sanctifying Spirit
Ever reigning with Them One.
Praise we God, the One Eternal,
For the marvels He has done!
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