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True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by lacum: 11:09am On Jul 29, 2014 |
True story of The Hail Mary of a Protestant (A true story) A little twelve years-old Protestant boy had often heard his Catholic companions reciting the prayer "Hail Mary." He liked it so much that he copied it, memorized it and would recite it every day. "Look, Mommy, what a beautiful prayer," he said to his mother one day. "Never again say it," answered the mother. "It is a superstitious prayer of Catholics who adore idols and think Mary a goddess. After all, she is a woman like any other. Come on, take this Bible and read it. It contains everything that we are bound to do and have to do." From that day on the little boy discontinued his daily "Hail Mary" and gave himself more time to reading the Bible instead. One day, while reading the Gospel, he came across the passage about the Annunciation of the Angel to Our Lady. Full of joy, the little boy ran to his mother and said: "Mommy, I have found the 'Hail Mary' in the Bible which says: 'Hail full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women.' Why do you call it a superstitious prayer?" On another occasion he found that beautiful Salutation of St. Elizabeth to the Virgin Mary and the wonderful canticle MAGNIFICAT in which Mary foretold that "the generations would call her blessed." He said no more about it to his mother but started to recite the "Hail Mary" every day as before. He felt pleasure in addressing those charming words to the Mother of Jesus, our Savior. When he was fourteen, he one day heard a discussion on Our Lady among the members of his family. Every one said that Mary was a common woman like any other woman. The boy, after listening to their erroneous reasoning could not bear it any longer, and full of indignation, he interrupted them, saying: "Mary is not like any other children of Adam, stained with sin. No! The Angel called her FULL OF GRACE AND BLESSED AMONGST WOMEN. Mary is the Mother of Jesus Christ and consequently Mother of God. There is no higher dignity to which a creature can be raised. The Gospel says that the generations will proclaim her blessed and you are trying to despise her and look down on her. Your spirit is not the spirit of the Gospel or of the Bible which you proclaim to be the foundation of the Christian religion." So deep was the impression which the boy's talk had made that his mother many times cried out sorrowfully: "Oh my God! I fear that this son of mine will one day join the Catholic religion, the religion of Popes!" And indeed, not very long afterwards, having made a serious study of both Protestantism and Catholicism, the boy found the latter to be the only true religion and embraced it and became one of its most ardent apostles. Some time after his conversion, he met his married sister who rebuked him and said indignantly: "You little know how much I love my children. Should any one of them desire to become a Catholic, I would sooner pierce his heart with a dagger than allow him to embrace the religion of the Popes!" Her anger and temper were as furious as those of St. Paul before his conversion. However, she would change her ways, just as St. Paul did on his way to Damascus. It so happened that one of her sons fell dangerously ill and the doctors gave up hope of recovery. Her brother then approached her and spoke to her affectionately, saying: "My dear sister, you naturally wish to have your child cured. Very well, then, do what I ask you to do. Follow me, let us pray one 'Hail Mary' and promise God that, if your son recovers his health, you would seriously study the Catholic doctrine, and should you come to the conclusion that Catholicism is the only true religion, you would embrace it no matter what the sacrifices may be." His sister was somewhat reluctant at the beginning, but as she wished for her son's recovery, she accepted her brother's proposal and recited the "Hail Mary" together with him. That very day her son was completely cured. The mother fulfilled her promise and she studied the Catholic doctrine. After long preparation she received Baptism together with her whole family, thanking her brother for being an apostle to her. The story was related during a sermon given by the Rev. Fr. Agbasoba. "Brethren," he went on and said, "the boy who became a Catholic and converted his sister to Catholicism dedicated his whole life to the service of God. He is the person who is speaking to you now! What I am I owe to Our Lady. You, too, my dear brethren, be entirely dedicated also to Our Lady and never let a day pass without saying the beautiful prayer, 'Hail Mary', and 'remember oh gracious virgin Mary'. Ask her to enlighten the minds of Protestants who are separated from the true Church of Christ founded on the Rock (Peter) and 'against whom the gates of hell shall never prevail. Source: facebook 4 Likes |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by Tallesty1(m): 11:35am On Jul 29, 2014 |
Too many lies |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by Ubenedictus(m): 11:43am On Jul 29, 2014 |
Tallesty1: Too many lies i think you mean, "too many truth" |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by Tallesty1(m): 11:49am On Jul 29, 2014 |
I know the difference, both in meaning and in spelling. Ubenedictus: |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 11:51am On Jul 29, 2014 |
'What I am I owe to Our Lady. You, too, my dear brethren, be entirely dedicated also to Our Lady and never let a day pass without saying the beautiful prayer, 'Hail Mary' Really? So you don't owe what you are to God abi? All these meaningless stories from facebook self! Sumtyms am tempted to bliv they emanate from hell just to increase the confusion among christians #Rubbish |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by SalC: 1:42pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Surprised by truth!!! |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 5:06pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Through Mary, God came to mankind. Through Mary, Mankind goes to God. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 5:30pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo: Through Mary, God came to mankind.O my friend please stop contradicting the bible please. No one cometh to the father except through Jesus christ #peace |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 5:46pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: No Father cometh to you except through Mary. Going to Jesus through Mary = Going to Jesus. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by Ubenedictus(m): 6:36pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Tallesty1: I know the difference, both in meaning and in spelling.you like to speak in opposits. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 6:39pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo:*smiles* really? Please I want you to sincerely answer this: Why do we catholics, yes you heard me right 'we' Why are we so bent on inventing all manner of mediators (in the name of saints and the likes) btw us and God despite knowing Jesus christ is highest mediator we could ask of? Why? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 6:42pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Ubenedictus: you like to speak in opposits.He is saying the plain truth. You could event all manner of testimonies from anywhere you like. THE BASIC TRUTH STILL REMAINS THAT THE ROSARY IS NOT BIBLICAL #peace |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by Ubenedictus(m): 7:11pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno:this simply shows you have not been reading your bible. Now go back and continue reading! |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 7:28pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Ubenedictus: this simply shows you have not been reading your bible.You that have been reading it why don't you 'plainly' quote it..... Other than luke 1:28,41 which ironically is half of the full prayer. The second part which says she shud pray for you was simply cooked up by the church and in fact that's the major beef I have with our church leaders. They always invent dogmas out of nowhere (just like the pharisees did in the OT) and impose them on innocent disciples of christ. The earlier you start asking questions the better for you. Yes I dare not question GOD nor His word (BIBLE) but bro I WILL NEVER EVER SWALLOW MEANINGLESS DOGMAS COOKED UP BY MEN that end up distracting me from what God is actually saying MY DEAR BRO HALF TRUTH IS DEADLIER THAN IGNORANCE thread wisely. #peace |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by clean2: 7:55pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Someday soon this catholics will come to realise the dangerous truth that mary who they call queen of heaven is non other than a marine demonic spirit, then they will know that the real mary is humbly in heaven serving God without a single knowledge of their individual existence on earth |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 8:05pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: It was God that 'invented' all sorts of mediators. It was God that said to men: "whose sins you forgive is forgiven, and whose sins you retain are tretained." That is man mediating, as 'invented' by God. In the book of Revelation, John sees that "the twenty-four elders [the leaders of the people of God in heaven] fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints" (Rev. 5:. Thus the saints in heaven offer to God the prayers of the saints on earth. Angels do the same thing: "[An] angel came and stood at the altar [in heaven] with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne; and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God" (Rev. 8:3–4). Jesus himself warned us not to offend small children, because their guardian angels have guaranteed intercessory access to the Father: "See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven" (Matt. 18:10). Because he is the only God-man and the Mediator of the New Covenant, Jesus is the only mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5), but this in no way means we cannot or should not ask our fellow Christians to pray with us and for us (1 Tim. 2:1–4). In particular, we should ask the intercession of those Christians in heaven, who have already had their sanctification completed, for "[t]he prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects" (Jas. 5:16). |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 8:12pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: But you swallowed the dogma of the canon of scripture from the same Church leaders. They told you which book is inspired and and which one is not? Who is fooling who? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 8:16pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
clean2: Someday soon this catholics will come to realise the dangerous truth that mary who they call queen of heaven is non other than a marine demonic spirit, then they will know that the real mary is humbly in heaven serving God without a single knowledge of their individual existence on earth So the Mary that God crowned Queen in heaven (Rev 12:1) is a marine demonic spirit? May God have mercy on your soul. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 8:22pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo:That's the point Jesus is the greatest mediator btw God and man and yet 90% of our prayers are are offered thru other 'mediators' thereby neglecting the major mediator. Why?! |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 8:29pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo:I didn't swallow anything. I believed in the word of God because anytime I studied and meditated on it, I knew through the help of the Holy spirit that the words in it are not ordinary at all! I NEVER BLIVED THAT IT IS GODS WORD BECOS THEY SAID SO! #peace |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by Ubenedictus(m): 8:35pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: it seems you are confusing orthodox historic christian teaching with the new age cook-up stuff your pastors teach! Sorry it is the work of christians to pray for each other, and a good christian should never be ashamed to ask for intercession, this is not cooked up teaching, they have been part of christian doctrine since day one. Are you suprised? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 8:36pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo:Note the similarity between this description and the description that Joseph gave of his father Jacob (Israel) and his mother and their children (Genesis 37:9-11). The twelve stars refer to the twelve tribes of Israel. So the woman in Revelation 12 is Israel. Additional evidence for this interpretation is that Revelation 12:2-5 speaks of the woman being with child and giving birth. While it is true that Mary gave birth to Jesus, it is also true that Jesus, the son of David from the tribe of Judah, came from Israel. In a sense, Israel gave birth—or brought forth—Christ Jesus. Verse 5 says that the woman’s child was " a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne." Clearly, this is describing Jesus. Jesus ascended to heaven (Acts 1:9-11) and will one day establish His kingdom on earth (Revelation 20:4-6), and He will rule it with perfect judgment (the “rod of iron”; see Psalm 2:7-9). The woman’s flight into the wilderness for 1,260 days refers to the future time called the Great Tribulation. Twelve hundred, sixty days is 42 months (of 30 days each), which is the same as 3 1/2 years. Halfway through the Tribulation period, the Beast (the Antichrist) will set an image of himself up in the temple that will be built in Jerusalem. This is the abomination that Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14. When the Beast does this, he breaks the peace pact he had made with Israel, and the nation has to flee for safety—possibly to Petra (also see Matthew 24; Daniel 9:27). This escape of the Jews is pictured as the woman fleeing into the wilderness. Revelation 12:12-17 speaks of how the devil will make war against Israel, trying to destroy her (Satan knows his time is short, relatively speaking —see Revelation 20:1-3, 10). It also reveals that God will protect Israel in the wilderness. Revelation 12:14 says Israel will be protected from the devil for "a time, times, and half a time (“a time” = 1 year; “times” = 2 years; “half a time” = one-half year; in other words, 3 1/2 years) |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 8:42pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Ubenedictus:Easy dude. Am a catholic (since birth and till date). Yes you heard me right. Am not against intercession but am against us giving 10% of our christianity to Jesus and the remaining 90% to cooked up dogmas #peace |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 8:44pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: 1. You just lied. 2. All prayers through saints are addressed to Jesus. We ask them to carry our prayers to him. 3. It seems you are part of the people talked about in the Bible. You look and look but do not see. Every Catholic prayer starts and ends... ...in the name of the Father, AND OF THE SON, and of the Holy Spirit. But unfortunately, Satan has made some so-called "Catholics" eternally deaf. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 8:50pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: So it is about what you claim the Holy Spirit revealed. But when we too meditate on the other dogmas of the Church, we know through the help of the Holy Spirit that they are not ordinary. Why then are you attacking us? Are you the sole custodian of the Holy Spirit? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 8:52pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo:That's the point. God thru Jesus has opened up His glory unto us. Jesus reconciled us to him thru his death. Yet we still worship him as if we are still in bondage! Btw u mean sumtin like when we say 'St joseph pray for us' we are actually saying 'pls st joseph pray to Jesus to pray to God? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 8:59pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo: You know exactly what am saying. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 9:05pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: There is only one woman who gave birth to Jesus. Her name is Mary. Is Israel also the Queen in Ps 45:9? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 9:07pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: Yes, I do. You're saying nonsense. |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by italo: 9:10pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
alentyno: You seem to think Jesus is not God. Are you a Christian or a Muslim? |
Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by jnrbayano(m): 9:17pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
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Re: True Story Of The Hail Mary Of A Protestant by alentyno: 9:27pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
italo:Who is the queen here? It is the King's wife, his true and only wife; and since the King is none other than the Messiah, his Bride is the Holy Church, as the scriptures declare ( Revelation 19:9; 21:9) See also Ephesians 5:25. |
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