GOD's Mercy and Grace are already granted to all humanity! My question is, how is Mary factored in when, The Bible specifically states the Trinity = FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT! Prayers should have already been prayed! No offense, don't need the Pope and someone else to offer up Prayers for all the people! People need to do it themselves!
Though you are right that the Blessed Virgin is not part of the Trinity, the Catholic teaching is that she is regarded with favor because of her role in being the Mother of God (quite literally in the Orthodox and Byzantine tradition she is called the “Theotokos” which means Mother of God.) Because of this, and because nowhere does it mention that there cannot be apparitions from Mary and other saints, it’s pretty much canon teaching that she appeared to the three children at Fatima among other apparitions.
No offense taken. I definitely see your side, too. And people should be praying. I'm trying to make a new habit of remembering to offer up prayers for anyone who is struggling and has no one else to pray for them.
Realise that it is a call for many to pray at once, which is very powerful. When the Pope prays many others join in. I am very suspicious of this Pope, and he is likely to stir controversy with everything he does. On the face of it, however, it is fulfilling an angelic wish from a prophecy, that has remained unfulfilled for around one hundred years.
Re: Mary. I understand that women are strictly outside of the holy trinity, but Christians have always incorporated local deities. For example, all the wells named after Mary, and the sainthood of Bridget in Ireland. People can observe those ancient traditions and remain Christian. A shrine dedicated to Mary often recognises a local feminine deity with a possibly pagan origin. The Christians absorb the older religions. - So in that way, one can perceive the strange machination of this Pope.
But I shall look to this Fatima phenomenon as a good thing, because "The Blue Army is made up of Catholics and non-Catholics who believe that by dedicating themselves to daily prayer (specifically, of the Rosary), they can help to achieve world peace and put an end to the error of communism"
GOD's Mercy and Grace are already granted to all humanity! My question is, how is Mary factored in when, The Bible specifically states the Trinity = FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT! Prayers should have already been prayed! No offense, don't need the Pope and someone else to offer up Prayers for all the people! People need to do it themselves!
Though you are right that the Blessed Virgin is not part of the Trinity, the Catholic teaching is that she is regarded with favor because of her role in being the Mother of God (quite literally in the Orthodox and Byzantine tradition she is called the “Theotokos” which means Mother of God.) Because of this, and because nowhere does it mention that there cannot be apparitions from Mary and other saints, it’s pretty much canon teaching that she appeared to the three children at Fatima among other apparitions.
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No offense taken. I definitely see your side, too. And people should be praying. I'm trying to make a new habit of remembering to offer up prayers for anyone who is struggling and has no one else to pray for them.
Realise that it is a call for many to pray at once, which is very powerful. When the Pope prays many others join in. I am very suspicious of this Pope, and he is likely to stir controversy with everything he does. On the face of it, however, it is fulfilling an angelic wish from a prophecy, that has remained unfulfilled for around one hundred years.
Re: Mary. I understand that women are strictly outside of the holy trinity, but Christians have always incorporated local deities. For example, all the wells named after Mary, and the sainthood of Bridget in Ireland. People can observe those ancient traditions and remain Christian. A shrine dedicated to Mary often recognises a local feminine deity with a possibly pagan origin. The Christians absorb the older religions. - So in that way, one can perceive the strange machination of this Pope.
But I shall look to this Fatima phenomenon as a good thing, because "The Blue Army is made up of Catholics and non-Catholics who believe that by dedicating themselves to daily prayer (specifically, of the Rosary), they can help to achieve world peace and put an end to the error of communism"
The story is fascinating: the first apparition happened just before WW1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima