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To: NYer; metmom
The woman was actually complimenting Jesus, not Mary

She venerated Mary and she praised Jesus. That is the pattern in most if not all Marian prayers:

Hail Mary, full of grace
Blessed art thou among women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
Now and in the hour of our death

The woman's prayer concentrated on the physical aspect of Mary's relationship to Jesus. That is why Jesus corrected her and offered His own prayer to His Blessed Mother: "Blessed is Mary and everyone who hears the Word and keeps It". That is the first Marian prayer. It gave us the proper form to venerate Mary for her spiritual feat and it expanded the future Church Triumphant to many saints alongside Mary.

375 posted on 12/15/2014 7:42:34 AM PST by annalex (fear them not)
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To: annalex
It gave us the proper form to venerate Mary for her spiritual feat

Which 'feat' do you refer?

488 posted on 12/15/2014 11:49:41 AM PST by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: annalex
The woman's prayer concentrated on the physical aspect of Mary's relationship to Jesus. That is why Jesus corrected her and offered His own prayer to His Blessed Mother: "Blessed is Mary and everyone who hears the Word and keeps It".

I don't know what version of the Bible you're using, but you need to toss it and find a better translation.

Luke 11:27-28 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Jesus did not say *Blessed is Mary.* That is a total corruption of the account and you need to ditch it as such so you don't fall into greater deception.

828 posted on 12/15/2014 7:36:01 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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