Thursday, July 21, 2005

Before I go to bed...

4. Why do you worship Mary?

Catholics do not worship Mary. We venerate her because she is the mmother of God the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Veneration is completely different from the adoration of God. It is the honoring of a person, not the worship of Almighty God, our Creator. Catholics believe that Mary is the highest of God's creatures because of her exalted role. But, of course, like any other human being, she had to be saved by the mercy of God. She herself said, "My spirit rejoices in God my savior" (Lk 1:47). We believe that God saved her by taking away all stain of original sin at the moment of her conception (the Immaculate Conception). The very fact that God took on flesh and became man (Jm 1:1, 14) indicates that He wished to involve human beings in His plan of salvation for mankind. Mary was a key person for this purpose, so this is why Catholics honor her so highly."


Well.. there you go.. another question.. we are almost done..

Well.. today was good. I did what I said I was gonna do.. I wasn't gonna dwell.. and I didn't. One day at a time.. baby stips.. take it slow.. gosh.. it sounds so much easier than it really is.. easier said than done.. gosh.. i wish it was easier done also..

Ok.. i'm going to bed.. it's late..

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