2006-11-14 08:01:54 · 11 answers · asked by Mary 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
and don't say i do't understnad, yea she gave birth to him but still, where r u guys coming from?
2006-11-14 08:08:02 · update #1
I'M NOT BEING SARCASTIC!!!!! also i'm not an atheist!
2006-11-14 08:14:01 · update #2
The Blessed Virgin Mary is important to Catholics because the Bible says she is important to God.
+ Mary is the handmaid of the Lord (Luke 1:38), a servant of God just like us.
+ Mary is the first Christian. All other Christians follow her on the road of faith. She is the model for all of us because she actively cooperated with the Will of God by saying "Yes" to God in the plan of salvation.
+ Mary is the model of faith. Mary's faith never wavered throughout Jesus' life, even while watching him die on the cross when most of the Apostles ran away.
+ Mary is full of grace. The angel Gabriel called her, "Full of grace" and said, "The Lord is with you." She is full of grace at that moment; the Lord is with her at that moment, before she says "yes" to the angel's question. Catholics believe the state of grace was with her since her Immaculate Conception. God prepared her for her later role as the mother of Jesus.
+ Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, of God the Son.
+ Mary is a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, a tabernacle. The angel Gabriel says to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow." (Luke 1:35)
+ God praised Mary through His messenger, the angel Gabriel, "Rejoice, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you." If God and his angels praise Mary, shouldn't we?
+ Jesus honored Mary. Jesus kept the Commandments and did not sin. Jesus fulfilled the Commandment to honor both his father and his mother. WWJD? What would Jesus do? Jesus would and did honor Mary, his mother.
+ The Holy Spirit inspired praises of Mary. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women," and "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." (Luke 1:41-45)
+ The Scriptures tell of Mary's place with Jesus. Mary gives birth to Jesus, presents him to the shepherds, to the wise men, to God in the Temple. She lived with him for many years in Nazareth, intercedes with Jesus in Cana, suffers with him at the foot of the Cross, and prays to him with the apostles in the Upper Room.
+ Mary was a prophet. "Behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me." (Luke 48-49) As Christians who believe the Bible, we must call Mary "blessed."
+ Mary is our Mother too. While he was on the Cross, Jesus said to his beloved disciple (who represents all Christians), "this is your mother." (John 19:27)
The Blessed Virgin Mary is not a goddess but the blessed daughter of God the Father, mother of God the Son, and dwelling place of God the Holy Spirit.
The Hail Mary prayer simply recites Bible passages (the Word of God) and asks Mary to pray for us:
Hail Mary Full of grace, the Lord is with you. (These are the words the angel Gabriel said to Mary, a Bible quote.)
Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. (This is Mary's cousin Elizabeth's greeting, another bible quote.)
Holy Mary, (The angel Gabriel said she was full of grace and Elizabeth said she was blessed.)
Mother of God, (the Bible says Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son)
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. (A simple request to pray for us.)
Amen.
With love in Christ.
2006-11-14 17:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Mary was only the vessel God used to bring his son to the earth who by the way comdemed worshipping idols. Yet in every Catholic Church is statues and idols of mary and saints.
Mary must have been a very good women for God to chose her as a means of sending his son to earth from heaven. But she would not even want to be worshipped or have statues of her.
2006-11-14 16:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary was the woman who gave birth to our Savior. It was Mary's cooperation and submission to the will of God that brought Jesus into the world. Her cooperation with God's will played an important part of our salvation. Mary was also the first disciple of Jesus.
Catholics do not worship Mary or consider her divine. Yes, we pray to Mary, but prayer to Mary is nothing like prayer to God. We ask Mary to pray for us and with us as we pray to God. This is the same as you asking a friend or loved one to pray for you. Catholics consider those in Heaven or friends and loved ones.
2006-11-14 17:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm.....
Ok....
Someone that doesn't understand Catholicism.
Mary is the mother of Jesus. That gives her an in with god that no one else has. And because she's a mother, that means she's also caring, and will put in a good word with god because she feels sorry for you.
Yeah, I used to be Catholic. I know exactly what it's all about. Even if it is all a load of crap.
2006-11-14 16:05:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary is the important female figure in the New Testament. That she is also a mother follows Pagan beliefs that women make babies.
2006-11-14 16:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm neither does it say to pray to mary in the bible... and they think shes divine cause she gave birth to jesus, but mary's mom gave birth to mary.. should she be divine too seeing as she was holy enough to mother the mother of god and so forth?
2006-11-14 16:04:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i m not a catholic but i would say ur comments r sarcastic... which might inflict pain to anyone... so watch ur words... coz how can u judge someone's belief...?
2006-11-14 16:06:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
siorry that I believe in something different than 'yous' do.
2006-11-14 16:05:00 · answer #8 · answered by Miss. Bliss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah realy all she did was give birth and raise him......
dont pray to mary because its god who cares!
JESUS did die 4 us and it is not a cult!
u are atheist or somthin
2006-11-14 16:04:03 · answer #9 · answered by hayate_rico13 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No one died for anyone. Jesus was just a guy. Christianity could be a cult for all you know.
Don't give me that crap about miracles and divinity. How many fantasy books have you read?
2006-11-14 16:03:47 · answer #10 · answered by BurningPyre 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Please be advised that Catholics do not pray to Marry, they give her praise. There is a big difference between praise and worship.
2006-11-14 16:05:56 · answer #11 · answered by RoboTron5.0 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋