പരിശുദ്ധ അമ്മ യോഹന്നാനോട് പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുത്തത് പോലെ അച്ചനും ഞങ്ങളോട് ക്ഷമയോടെ വചനം പഠിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോൾ എങ്ങനെ ഒരാൾക്ക് മാറ്റം വരാതെ ജീവിക്കാനാകും ഒരുപാടു മാറ്റം വന്നു അച്ചാ ഒത്തിരി സ്നേഹത്തോടെ നന്ദി അച്ചാ 🙏🏻
Many people inside and outside the Catholic Church feel that the devotion of those who love Mary is exaggerated, barely Christian, and not grounded in the Bible. Yet the refusal, especially of many Protestants, to acknowledge Mary as anything more than a sort of incubator of Jesus, does far less justice to the message of the Bible. They ignore Luke 1:48, where Mary says: “Henceforth all generations will call me blessed.” They don’t call her blessed. They ignore Luke 1:52, where Mary speaks of God and herself when she says: ”He has thrown down the mighty from their thrones but lifted up the lowly.” They want to keep her a lowly handmaid, rather than acknowledge that God lifted his humble servant up to highest honors. They ignore Revelation 12:1, where the mother of the savior is seen “clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars.” Did not God crown her and clothe her in heavenly bodies, hence making her the Queen of Heaven? They ignore the part of the story of ‘the wedding at Cana’ (John 2:1-12) where Mary pushes Jesus to start his ministry. She asks him to reveal some of his supernatural powers, ‘his glory’ as the Bible calls it. He says: ”My time has not yet come.” But she seems to know better and pushes him out of the nest, so to say. Is this really just a “lowly handmaid”, or rather an assertive, pro-active Jewish mother? Mary is present not only at every turn of Jesus’ life on earth, but even before and after. So perhaps, like the magi in Matthew 2:11, who “found the babe with Mary, his mother” we too are to find Jesus with his mother. There is no need to choose one over the other. On the contrary, according to what the Blessed Virgin Mary has said in several apparitions, God wants us to pray to and with both Jesus and Mary. Let’s look at Mary’s life with Jesus. At his conception, God didn’t force himself on Mary. He very respectfully talked to her until she consented to becoming the virgin-mother of the messiah. So her consent, her "Let it be done according to thy word" (Luke 1:38) was obviously important to God. He could have simply impregnated her and informed her of the fact afterwards. But it seems, part of his plan was to leave the decision up to her. Why? Many Catholic thinkers answer this question by making a connection with Eve, the "Mother of all who live" (Genesis 3:20). In his letter to the Romans 5:18-19 Paul says: "Just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous." Catholics apply this same thought not only to Adam and Jesus, but also to Eve and Mary. Then it reads: "Just like sin and death entered our world through the disobedience of Eve and Adam, forgiveness and eternal life entered through the obedience of Mary and Jesus." Maria Koenigin" in Cologne, Germany The connection between Eve and Mary is also evident in God’s prophesy in Genesis 3:15 where he says to the serpent, who represents the Devil: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel." Here God foretells that although woman was the first to succumb to the devil’s temptations, she will also be the one who leads the fight against Satan. And she will be the one who eventually brings forth an offspring who will crush the Devil’s power (his head) - though it may cost him his bodily life (the bite in the heel). Regrettably, even among Catholics there is much talk about Mary being nothing without Jesus, of her receiving all her power and grace from him. However, that is not what the Bible says. Here God chose Mary for her own qualities to become his mother. Before she conceived Jesus, God already says to her: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. You have found favor with God." (Luke 1:28+30) Martin Luther of all people said: "God is with her, meaning that all she did or left undone is divine and the action of God in her." (See: "Mother Mary and Luther" article) Mary didn’t become holy because Jesus was her son; Jesus became her son because she was already holy. This is not to say that her experiences with Jesus didn’t make her more holy, but that God was already with her and "the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowed her" before Jesus became man. (Luke 1:35) So Mary’s power and grace come from all three persons of the trinity. Let’s return to the subject of Mary’s obedience for a minute, because it wasn’t a small matter. By consenting to an extra-marital pregnancy, she risked everything. If she couldn’t convince Joseph and many others of the divine origin of her baby, she would certainly loose her fiancé and most likely also her life, because the penalty for adultery was stoning to death. So Mary really needed an incredible faith to participate in God’s plan, and part of that plan was a maiden whose reputation and holiness would help people believe that she conceived from the Almighty. What if she had conceived Jesus only to be stoned to death for adultery? Obviously, her faith was well placed. God took good care of her by linking her up with Elizabeth, who also conceived miraculously. Then he filled Mary’s older cousin with the Holy Spirit and let her recognize immediately the truth about Mary and her divine baby. In Luke 1:42-43+45 Elizabeth exclaims: "Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Filled by the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth calls both mother and child blessed and she is the first to call Mary "The Mother of my Lord", i.e. the Mother of God. Hence, Elizabeth is the first disciple of Jesus and Mary. Her holy enthusiasm continues: "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." (Lk 1:45) Overjoyed that God gave her such an ally, Mary responds with a song of praising God, known as the Magnificat. (Lk 1:46-55) What a beautiful example of women supporting each other in the work of God! Although God took care of Mary, her faith was also severely tested by trial after trial. After the virginal conception she had to give birth to Jesus in a poor and cold stable while on the road. From there, the family proceeds to Jerusalem to present Jesus to God in his temple. Here again God fills a man and a woman (Simon and Ana) with the Holy Spirit to give a message to Mary and to the world. (Lk 2:26-38) God has Simon proclaim that Jesus is the messiah and that both he and his mother will suffer much because of it. In verses 34+35 he says to Mary: "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and you yourself a sword will pierce, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." Patriarchal editors have inserted brackets in the text, so as to make it look like Simon’s words about Mary’s suffering ("and you yourself a sword will pierce") were an aside and that the thoughts of many will be revealed only by Jesus’ suffering. But there are no brackets in the Greek text. Simon addresses the trials of Jesus and Mary without missing a beat. So once again, scripture suggests much more team work between man and woman, Jesus and Mary, than people like to admit. From Jesus’ birth in the stable to his death on the cross, Mary accompanied him and shared his pain. His suffering and sacrifice was also her suffering and sacrifice and his joys were also hers.
esoyude amme entem ente samipyathil jeevikkunna ellaverudeyum behavior and attitude change aakkeneme..njagalude sins excuse cheyyuvanum aviduthe makanode please pray thank u amma and jesus amen.
Many people inside and outside the Catholic Church feel that the devotion of those who love Mary is exaggerated, barely Christian, and not grounded in the Bible. Yet the refusal, especially of many Protestants, to acknowledge Mary as anything more than a sort of incubator of Jesus, does far less justice to the message of the Bible. They ignore Luke 1:48, where Mary says: “Henceforth all generations will call me blessed.” They don’t call her blessed. They ignore Luke 1:52, where Mary speaks of God and herself when she says: ”He has thrown down the mighty from their thrones but lifted up the lowly.” They want to keep her a lowly handmaid, rather than acknowledge that God lifted his humble servant up to highest honors. They ignore Revelation 12:1, where the mother of the savior is seen “clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars.” Did not God crown her and clothe her in heavenly bodies, hence making her the Queen of Heaven? They ignore the part of the story of ‘the wedding at Cana’ (John 2:1-12) where Mary pushes Jesus to start his ministry. She asks him to reveal some of his supernatural powers, ‘his glory’ as the Bible calls it. He says: ”My time has not yet come.” But she seems to know better and pushes him out of the nest, so to say. Is this really just a “lowly handmaid”, or rather an assertive, pro-active Jewish mother? Mary is present not only at every turn of Jesus’ life on earth, but even before and after. So perhaps, like the magi in Matthew 2:11, who “found the babe with Mary, his mother” we too are to find Jesus with his mother. There is no need to choose one over the other. On the contrary, according to what the Blessed Virgin Mary has said in several apparitions, God wants us to pray to and with both Jesus and Mary. Let’s look at Mary’s life with Jesus. At his conception, God didn’t force himself on Mary. He very respectfully talked to her until she consented to becoming the virgin-mother of the messiah. So her consent, her "Let it be done according to thy word" (Luke 1:38) was obviously important to God. He could have simply impregnated her and informed her of the fact afterwards. But it seems, part of his plan was to leave the decision up to her. Why? Many Catholic thinkers answer this question by making a connection with Eve, the "Mother of all who live" (Genesis 3:20). In his letter to the Romans 5:18-19 Paul says: "Just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous." Catholics apply this same thought not only to Adam and Jesus, but also to Eve and Mary. Then it reads: "Just like sin and death entered our world through the disobedience of Eve and Adam, forgiveness and eternal life entered through the obedience of Mary and Jesus." Maria Koenigin" in Cologne, Germany The connection between Eve and Mary is also evident in God’s prophesy in Genesis 3:15 where he says to the serpent, who represents the Devil: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel." Here God foretells that although woman was the first to succumb to the devil’s temptations, she will also be the one who leads the fight against Satan. And she will be the one who eventually brings forth an offspring who will crush the Devil’s power (his head) - though it may cost him his bodily life (the bite in the heel). Regrettably, even among Catholics there is much talk about Mary being nothing without Jesus, of her receiving all her power and grace from him. However, that is not what the Bible says. Here God chose Mary for her own qualities to become his mother. Before she conceived Jesus, God already says to her: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. You have found favor with God." (Luke 1:28+30) Martin Luther of all people said: "God is with her, meaning that all she did or left undone is divine and the action of God in her." (See: "Mother Mary and Luther" article) Mary didn’t become holy because Jesus was her son; Jesus became her son because she was already holy. This is not to say that her experiences with Jesus didn’t make her more holy, but that God was already with her and "the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowed her" before Jesus became man. (Luke 1:35) So Mary’s power and grace come from all three persons of the trinity. Let’s return to the subject of Mary’s obedience for a minute, because it wasn’t a small matter. By consenting to an extra-marital pregnancy, she risked everything. If she couldn’t convince Joseph and many others of the divine origin of her baby, she would certainly loose her fiancé and most likely also her life, because the penalty for adultery was stoning to death. So Mary really needed an incredible faith to participate in God’s plan, and part of that plan was a maiden whose reputation and holiness would help people believe that she conceived from the Almighty. What if she had conceived Jesus only to be stoned to death for adultery? Obviously, her faith was well placed. God took good care of her by linking her up with Elizabeth, who also conceived miraculously. Then he filled Mary’s older cousin with the Holy Spirit and let her recognize immediately the truth about Mary and her divine baby. In Luke 1:42-43+45 Elizabeth exclaims: "Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Filled by the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth calls both mother and child blessed and she is the first to call Mary "The Mother of my Lord", i.e. the Mother of God. Hence, Elizabeth is the first disciple of Jesus and Mary. Her holy enthusiasm continues: "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." (Lk 1:45) Overjoyed that God gave her such an ally, Mary responds with a song of praising God, known as the Magnificat. (Lk 1:46-55) What a beautiful example of women supporting each other in the work of God! Although God took care of Mary, her faith was also severely tested by trial after trial. After the virginal conception she had to give birth to Jesus in a poor and cold stable while on the road. From there, the family proceeds to Jerusalem to present Jesus to God in his temple. Here again God fills a man and a woman (Simon and Ana) with the Holy Spirit to give a message to Mary and to the world. (Lk 2:26-38) God has Simon proclaim that Jesus is the messiah and that both he and his mother will suffer much because of it. In verses 34+35 he says to Mary: "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and you yourself a sword will pierce, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." Patriarchal editors have inserted brackets in the text, so as to make it look like Simon’s words about Mary’s suffering ("and you yourself a sword will pierce") were an aside and that the thoughts of many will be revealed only by Jesus’ suffering. But there are no brackets in the Greek text. Simon addresses the trials of Jesus and Mary without missing a beat. So once again, scripture suggests much more team work between man and woman, Jesus and Mary, than people like to admit. From Jesus’ birth in the stable to his death on the cross, Mary accompanied him and shared his pain. His suffering and sacrifice was also her suffering and sacrifice and his joys were also hers.
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അച്ചന്റെ ബൈബിൾ ക്ലാസ്സിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞത് എന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിൽ സമാധാനം നൽകി. യേശുവേ നന്ദി. അച്ചനിലൂടെ ഒത്തിരി പേരെ പേരെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കണമേ 🙏🙏🙏
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പരിശുദ്ധ അമ്മ യോഹന്നാനോട് പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുത്തത് പോലെ അച്ചനും ഞങ്ങളോട് ക്ഷമയോടെ വചനം പഠിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോൾ എങ്ങനെ ഒരാൾക്ക് മാറ്റം വരാതെ ജീവിക്കാനാകും ഒരുപാടു മാറ്റം വന്നു അച്ചാ ഒത്തിരി സ്നേഹത്തോടെ നന്ദി അച്ചാ 🙏🏻
Amen
ആമ്മേൻ🎉🎉🎉 ഹല്ലേലൂയ🎉🎉🎉 യേശുവേ സ്തുതി🎉🎉🎉 പരി. അമ്മേ, ഈശോയുടെ അമ്മേ, ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് വേണ്ടി പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കണമേ🎉🎉🎉
എന്റെ അമ്മേ എന്റെ രോഗത്തെ സൗഖപ്പെടുത്തണമെ🙏
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All honour, glory and worship to Jesus alone. Amen.
Many people inside and outside the Catholic Church feel that the devotion of those who love Mary is exaggerated, barely Christian, and not grounded in the Bible. Yet the refusal, especially of many Protestants, to acknowledge Mary as anything more than a sort of incubator of Jesus, does far less justice to the message of the Bible.
They ignore Luke 1:48, where Mary says: “Henceforth all generations will call me blessed.” They don’t call her blessed.
They ignore Luke 1:52, where Mary speaks of God and herself when she says: ”He has thrown down the mighty from their thrones but lifted up the lowly.” They want to keep her a lowly handmaid, rather than acknowledge that God lifted his humble servant up to highest honors.
They ignore Revelation 12:1, where the mother of the savior is seen “clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars.” Did not God crown her and clothe her in heavenly bodies, hence making her the Queen of Heaven?
They ignore the part of the story of ‘the wedding at Cana’ (John 2:1-12) where Mary pushes Jesus to start his ministry. She asks him to reveal some of his supernatural powers, ‘his glory’ as the Bible calls it. He says: ”My time has not yet come.” But she seems to know better and pushes him out of the nest, so to say. Is this really just a “lowly handmaid”, or rather an assertive, pro-active Jewish mother?
Mary is present not only at every turn of Jesus’ life on earth, but even before and after. So perhaps, like the magi in Matthew 2:11, who “found the babe with Mary, his mother” we too are to find Jesus with his mother. There is no need to choose one over the other. On the contrary, according to what the Blessed Virgin Mary has said in several apparitions, God wants us to pray to and with both Jesus and Mary.
Let’s look at Mary’s life with Jesus.
At his conception, God didn’t force himself on Mary. He very respectfully talked to her until she consented to becoming the virgin-mother of the messiah. So her consent, her "Let it be done according to thy word" (Luke 1:38) was obviously important to God. He could have simply impregnated her and informed her of the fact afterwards. But it seems, part of his plan was to leave the decision up to her. Why? Many Catholic thinkers answer this question by making a connection with Eve, the "Mother of all who live" (Genesis 3:20). In his letter to the Romans 5:18-19 Paul says: "Just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous." Catholics apply this same thought not only to Adam and Jesus, but also to Eve and Mary. Then it reads: "Just like sin and death entered our world through the disobedience of Eve and Adam, forgiveness and eternal life entered through the obedience of Mary and Jesus."
Maria Koenigin" in Cologne, Germany
The connection between Eve and Mary is also evident in God’s prophesy in Genesis 3:15 where he says to the serpent, who represents the Devil: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel." Here God foretells that although woman was the first to succumb to the devil’s temptations, she will also be the one who leads the fight against Satan. And she will be the one who eventually brings forth an offspring who will crush the Devil’s power (his head) - though it may cost him his bodily life (the bite in the heel).
Regrettably, even among Catholics there is much talk about Mary being nothing without Jesus, of her receiving all her power and grace from him. However, that is not what the Bible says. Here God chose Mary for her own qualities to become his mother. Before she conceived Jesus, God already says to her: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. You have found favor with God." (Luke 1:28+30) Martin Luther of all people said: "God is with her, meaning that all she did or left undone is divine and the action of God in her." (See: "Mother Mary and Luther" article) Mary didn’t become holy because Jesus was her son; Jesus became her son because she was already holy. This is not to say that her experiences with Jesus didn’t make her more holy, but that God was already with her and "the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowed her" before Jesus became man. (Luke 1:35) So Mary’s power and grace come from all three persons of the trinity.
Let’s return to the subject of Mary’s obedience for a minute, because it wasn’t a small matter. By consenting to an extra-marital pregnancy, she risked everything. If she couldn’t convince Joseph and many others of the divine origin of her baby, she would certainly loose her fiancé and most likely also her life, because the penalty for adultery was stoning to death. So Mary really needed an incredible faith to participate in God’s plan, and part of that plan was a maiden whose reputation and holiness would help people believe that she conceived from the Almighty. What if she had conceived Jesus only to be stoned to death for adultery?
Obviously, her faith was well placed. God took good care of her by linking her up with Elizabeth, who also conceived miraculously. Then he filled Mary’s older cousin with the Holy Spirit and let her recognize immediately the truth about Mary and her divine baby. In Luke 1:42-43+45 Elizabeth exclaims: "Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Filled by the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth calls both mother and child blessed and she is the first to call Mary "The Mother of my Lord", i.e. the Mother of God. Hence, Elizabeth is the first disciple of Jesus and Mary. Her holy enthusiasm continues: "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." (Lk 1:45) Overjoyed that God gave her such an ally, Mary responds with a song of praising God, known as the Magnificat. (Lk 1:46-55) What a beautiful example of women supporting each other in the work of God!
Although God took care of Mary, her faith was also severely tested by trial after trial. After the virginal conception she had to give birth to Jesus in a poor and cold stable while on the road. From there, the family proceeds to Jerusalem to present Jesus to God in his temple. Here again God fills a man and a woman (Simon and Ana) with the Holy Spirit to give a message to Mary and to the world. (Lk 2:26-38) God has Simon proclaim that Jesus is the messiah and that both he and his mother will suffer much because of it. In verses 34+35 he says to Mary: "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and you yourself a sword will pierce, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Patriarchal editors have inserted brackets in the text, so as to make it look like Simon’s words about Mary’s suffering ("and you yourself a sword will pierce") were an aside and that the thoughts of many will be revealed only by Jesus’ suffering. But there are no brackets in the Greek text. Simon addresses the trials of Jesus and Mary without missing a beat. So once again, scripture suggests much more team work between man and woman, Jesus and Mary, than people like to admit. From Jesus’ birth in the stable to his death on the cross, Mary accompanied him and shared his pain. His suffering and sacrifice was also her suffering and sacrifice and his joys were also hers.
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അമ്മേ മാതാവേ എന്തെ ഭർത്താവിനെ നല്ല സ്വഭാവം ആക്കി തരണേ 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Most inspiring message. Thank you Father.
Praise the Lord. ..thank u father. .
Ave mariya
Thank You Father God for dealing with my heart 🙏❤️
എന്റെ അമ്മേ... എന്റെ ആശ്രയമേ 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Amen.Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
അമ്മ മാതാവ് നന്ദി 🙏🙏🙏
Amme ngangalude bhavathilum vannu ngangalkku mattam tharename. Anugrahikkaname. Ave Maria Amen 🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you
Amen
Great talk
Praise the lord....amen
Ave mariya❤️
എന്റെ മാതാവേ എന്റെ അടുത്ത് ഇറങ്ങി വരണമേ
Ente ammen makanum makalkkum manasandharam kodukkane. Kalahathinte almavine ammayude. Kalkezhil. Chavittithazthaname ammen
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Amen🙇♂️
Hallelujah
Mathave Kudupasamathanam tharane. Nov. 16.ket exam nadakukayanu Acha Prathikane passakan. Degree result decemberil varumbol passakane. Eante Husbantinu eanodu sneham Ella e exam pasayi atheham eanodu sneham kanikanae. Mathiyapanam mattikodukane. Kudupasamathanamtharanee
Ammee mathavee ❤️❤️🙏🙏😘😘
🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Nte esoye parisudha amme nte makanum kevinum vedi njan prarthikunnu anugrahikane athbutham prevathipikane damage aya vain prevathipikane. Randuperkum vedi prarthikane acha 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
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Hallelujah ammea mathaveaa avea mryy amennnn
Ave Maria.
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Amme mathave 😗
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Acha,please pray for my husband, he has no faith, he always busy with his job and other subjects.
ancy sajan pray 9 rosaries daily for nine days.
Amen ente karthave hallelujah....
Amen ente mathave njangalkkuvendi prarthikkename hallelujah....
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ഈശോ
AMEN
esoyude amme entem ente samipyathil jeevikkunna ellaverudeyum behavior and attitude change aakkeneme..njagalude sins excuse cheyyuvanum aviduthe makanode please pray
thank u amma and jesus
amen.
Ammen
Love u jesus...Amen..Amen..
Amen
Many people inside and outside the Catholic Church feel that the devotion of those who love Mary is exaggerated, barely Christian, and not grounded in the Bible. Yet the refusal, especially of many Protestants, to acknowledge Mary as anything more than a sort of incubator of Jesus, does far less justice to the message of the Bible.
They ignore Luke 1:48, where Mary says: “Henceforth all generations will call me blessed.” They don’t call her blessed.
They ignore Luke 1:52, where Mary speaks of God and herself when she says: ”He has thrown down the mighty from their thrones but lifted up the lowly.” They want to keep her a lowly handmaid, rather than acknowledge that God lifted his humble servant up to highest honors.
They ignore Revelation 12:1, where the mother of the savior is seen “clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars.” Did not God crown her and clothe her in heavenly bodies, hence making her the Queen of Heaven?
They ignore the part of the story of ‘the wedding at Cana’ (John 2:1-12) where Mary pushes Jesus to start his ministry. She asks him to reveal some of his supernatural powers, ‘his glory’ as the Bible calls it. He says: ”My time has not yet come.” But she seems to know better and pushes him out of the nest, so to say. Is this really just a “lowly handmaid”, or rather an assertive, pro-active Jewish mother?
Mary is present not only at every turn of Jesus’ life on earth, but even before and after. So perhaps, like the magi in Matthew 2:11, who “found the babe with Mary, his mother” we too are to find Jesus with his mother. There is no need to choose one over the other. On the contrary, according to what the Blessed Virgin Mary has said in several apparitions, God wants us to pray to and with both Jesus and Mary.
Let’s look at Mary’s life with Jesus.
At his conception, God didn’t force himself on Mary. He very respectfully talked to her until she consented to becoming the virgin-mother of the messiah. So her consent, her "Let it be done according to thy word" (Luke 1:38) was obviously important to God. He could have simply impregnated her and informed her of the fact afterwards. But it seems, part of his plan was to leave the decision up to her. Why? Many Catholic thinkers answer this question by making a connection with Eve, the "Mother of all who live" (Genesis 3:20). In his letter to the Romans 5:18-19 Paul says: "Just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous." Catholics apply this same thought not only to Adam and Jesus, but also to Eve and Mary. Then it reads: "Just like sin and death entered our world through the disobedience of Eve and Adam, forgiveness and eternal life entered through the obedience of Mary and Jesus."
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The connection between Eve and Mary is also evident in God’s prophesy in Genesis 3:15 where he says to the serpent, who represents the Devil: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel." Here God foretells that although woman was the first to succumb to the devil’s temptations, she will also be the one who leads the fight against Satan. And she will be the one who eventually brings forth an offspring who will crush the Devil’s power (his head) - though it may cost him his bodily life (the bite in the heel).
Regrettably, even among Catholics there is much talk about Mary being nothing without Jesus, of her receiving all her power and grace from him. However, that is not what the Bible says. Here God chose Mary for her own qualities to become his mother. Before she conceived Jesus, God already says to her: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. You have found favor with God." (Luke 1:28+30) Martin Luther of all people said: "God is with her, meaning that all she did or left undone is divine and the action of God in her." (See: "Mother Mary and Luther" article) Mary didn’t become holy because Jesus was her son; Jesus became her son because she was already holy. This is not to say that her experiences with Jesus didn’t make her more holy, but that God was already with her and "the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowed her" before Jesus became man. (Luke 1:35) So Mary’s power and grace come from all three persons of the trinity.
Let’s return to the subject of Mary’s obedience for a minute, because it wasn’t a small matter. By consenting to an extra-marital pregnancy, she risked everything. If she couldn’t convince Joseph and many others of the divine origin of her baby, she would certainly loose her fiancé and most likely also her life, because the penalty for adultery was stoning to death. So Mary really needed an incredible faith to participate in God’s plan, and part of that plan was a maiden whose reputation and holiness would help people believe that she conceived from the Almighty. What if she had conceived Jesus only to be stoned to death for adultery?
Obviously, her faith was well placed. God took good care of her by linking her up with Elizabeth, who also conceived miraculously. Then he filled Mary’s older cousin with the Holy Spirit and let her recognize immediately the truth about Mary and her divine baby. In Luke 1:42-43+45 Elizabeth exclaims: "Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Filled by the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth calls both mother and child blessed and she is the first to call Mary "The Mother of my Lord", i.e. the Mother of God. Hence, Elizabeth is the first disciple of Jesus and Mary. Her holy enthusiasm continues: "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." (Lk 1:45) Overjoyed that God gave her such an ally, Mary responds with a song of praising God, known as the Magnificat. (Lk 1:46-55) What a beautiful example of women supporting each other in the work of God!
Although God took care of Mary, her faith was also severely tested by trial after trial. After the virginal conception she had to give birth to Jesus in a poor and cold stable while on the road. From there, the family proceeds to Jerusalem to present Jesus to God in his temple. Here again God fills a man and a woman (Simon and Ana) with the Holy Spirit to give a message to Mary and to the world. (Lk 2:26-38) God has Simon proclaim that Jesus is the messiah and that both he and his mother will suffer much because of it. In verses 34+35 he says to Mary: "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and you yourself a sword will pierce, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Patriarchal editors have inserted brackets in the text, so as to make it look like Simon’s words about Mary’s suffering ("and you yourself a sword will pierce") were an aside and that the thoughts of many will be revealed only by Jesus’ suffering. But there are no brackets in the Greek text. Simon addresses the trials of Jesus and Mary without missing a beat. So once again, scripture suggests much more team work between man and woman, Jesus and Mary, than people like to admit. From Jesus’ birth in the stable to his death on the cross, Mary accompanied him and shared his pain. His suffering and sacrifice was also her suffering and sacrifice and his joys were also hers.
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