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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by eagleeye2: 11:32am On Oct 15, 2017
akintadetope:


oga ,throughout my five years in school.I didn't face any school panel,i didnt face any security case and my aim then was to graduate and forget about d suffering.
i graduated from the school and for u to graduate u must be like a sick sheep.
one of the fathers cursed students while on altar. a messenger of christ.who does that?
let me not mention names, school name and what we've seen.my mates here can attest to it if I should mention names
some of the fathers and brothers are goats in a white garment.
I have plenty of evidence to my claims
You still didn't mention what wicked things they did, nor what alleged curse the Rev. father pronounced. Moreover NL, is a faceless forum and you claimed to have graduated yet still afraid to come clean with your experiences.
Did they make you to be afraid of your shadows?
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by BluntBoy(m): 11:40am On Oct 15, 2017
nairanaira12:



Upon all your empty rants, no single evidence from the Bible? I spit on you, empty fol.

Why don't you provide evidence that Mary should be worshipped?

The Roman Catholic Church is evil. This evil church persecuted the real Christians in the past. This evil Church killed the likes of Tyndale, Wycliffe for daring to translate the Bible into the common people's language. Many other Christians like Rogers and Hus were also killed. King James IV and V (of the King James Version fame) was almost assassinated. What were the crimes of these men and other Christians that were persecuted by the evil Catholic Church?

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by aniblue(m): 11:55am On Oct 15, 2017
There's no crime in seeking understanding in what you dont know,

ngeneukwuewuGOAT:
you are asking because you are not a Catholic . If you are and by now you don't know their functions, then you deserve a hot slap on your stupid face
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Akuruoulo(m): 12:02pm On Oct 15, 2017
Plz Commenters , Dnt Lay Course On Urself.
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by MozartBethoven: 12:02pm On Oct 15, 2017
[quote author=ngeneukwuewuGOAT post=61436277]you are asking because you are not a Catholic . If you are and by now you don't know their functions, then you deserve a hot slap on your stupid face. You jst gave d right nd only ans dat he needs, if l may ask have u had BAPTISM? if yes, u need to go back to class.
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Akuruoulo(m): 12:03pm On Oct 15, 2017
Curse I Mean
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Imunose(f): 12:07pm On Oct 15, 2017
BluntBoy:


The Roman Catholic Church is evil. She is the Antichrist.

And you are what? Holy?
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by gemale(m): 12:18pm On Oct 15, 2017
BluntBoy:


The Roman Catholic Church is evil. She is the Antichrist.
A church whose founder was Christ & who can trace its history to the apostles is Antichrist? A church who under the guidance of the Holy Spirit brought forth the bible & doctrines such as the divinity of christ, the trinity etc is Antichrist? Kindly watch your words because you would account for every word you uttered in this world.

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by jaafree: 12:19pm On Oct 15, 2017
twerking and wiping pastor's prick period!!!
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by oyakhilomeh(m): 12:20pm On Oct 15, 2017
ngeneukwuewuGOAT:
mad fooool
No need for insults. If you have the answer just enlighten him
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by massinola(m): 12:24pm On Oct 15, 2017
[quote author=BluntBoy pos

The Bible said we should never bow down to idols. Your church encourages people to bow down to idols. Your church has over a billion members. These members are being led astray. The Antichrist would lead many astray. Would deceive, if possible, even the elect. The Catholic Church is that Antichrist. She has strong influence on world politics and economies just as the Bible predicted. The Catholic Church is the Antichrist leading many of you astray. [/quote

Never wanted to glorify you by quoting you but defending my faith won't be glorifying you. For the records, we don't worship Mary, we honour her. What you don't know, ask questions before blaspheming.

5 Facts to Ignore Before Accusing Catholics of “Mary Worship”
GARY ZIMAK
Mary Worship
I love the Blessed Mother! There…I said it and I’m glad I did! As a Catholic, I’m so blessed to be a member of the Church that truly honors and respects the Mother of my Lord and Savior. I must admit that, even though I’m a cradle Catholic, I didn’t always feel this way. In fact, for most of my life I didn’t understand Mary’s role or care about her too much. What a mistake! Now, after several recent accusations of “Mary worship” on my Facebook page, it’s time to stand up for my “Mom”. And, even though I love her and want to defend her honor, I have no intention of getting nasty. Rather, I’d prefer to present 5 facts about Mary. Before you accuse Catholics of worshiping Mary, I ask you to take a long hard look at these facts. They have a way of poking holes in the theory that we place too much emphasis on Mary. If you still want to accuse Catholics of worshiping Mary, then I suggest you ignore these facts!

1. God Sent The Savior Through Mary – I list this one first because it’s really tough to downplay Mary’s importance while acknowledging that the long awaiting Messiah came to earth by being born of a woman…and that woman was Mary. Out of all the ways that Jesus could have come to earth, why was Mary chosen? If Mary was important to God, shouldn’t she mean something to us?

2. Jesus Performed His First Miracle At Mary’s Request – This is another good one. Oh I know, Jesus didn’t need Mary to turn the water into wine at Cana. She just happened to be there. OK, why then did St. John list Mary FIRST in his list of wedding guests?

On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage with His disciples. (John 2:1-2)


If Mary is not important in this saga, why is she listed BEFORE the apostles and BEFORE Jesus? St. John the Evangelist was not known for inserting extraneous details. Mary is listed first because John wants to call the readers’ attention to her presence at the wedding.

But what about “the rebuke”? You know, the argument that Jesus was telling Mary to “butt out” when He stated:

“O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” (John 2:4)

Jesus was a devout Jew and an obedient follower of the Ten Commandments. Why would He publicly dishonor His mother in violation of the Fourth Commandment? Secondly, if this was such a “put down” by Jesus, why did He go ahead and perform the miracle of changing water into wine? Wouldn’t that have been the end of the request. Of course it would, unless He wasn’t putting Mary down. When His mother interceded on behalf of the couple, Our Lord decided that His time had now come. Don’t you think Jesus is trying to tell us something? Isn’t is probable that Jesus waited until Mary’s request, in order to show us her intercessory power? Doesn’t that explain why St. John listed her first among the guests?

3. Jesus Gave Mary To John From The Cross – As He suffered and died on the Cross, Jesus made a very profound statement:

When Jesus saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing near, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. (John 19:26-27)

Why, while struggling to speak as He hung on the Cross, would Jesus have spoken these words if they didn’t mean anything? Could He have been making small talk? Obviously, there was a reason that Our Lord did what He did. The Church has always believed that John represented each member of the Church and that, from that moment on, Mary became our spiritual mother. Scripture tells us that, on that day John accepted Jesus’ gift and “took her to his own home” (John 19:27). Shouldn’t we do the same?

4. Jesus’ First Graces Were Given Through Mary – This is a fact that frequently gets overlooked by those who wish to downplay Mary’s importance…and it comes straight from the Bible! After accepting God’s offer to become the Mother of the Savior, Mary traveled “in haste” to visit her relative, Elizabeth.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 1:41)

According to this Bible passage, before Jesus was even born, Mary’s voice was used to deliver the graces to Elizabeth. Why? Because she’s not important? Isn’t there some other way, these graces could have been dispensed?

Not convinced? Listen to what Elizabeth had to say (also directly from the Bible)…

“For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy.” (Luke 1:44)

It’s pretty hard to deny the importance of Mary’s presence and voice in dispensing these graces to Elizabeth. Did the graces originate from Mary? No, they obviously came from Jesus. However, He chose to have Mary make the journey and use her voice to deliver them. Why? Because He wants us to realize that she is important!

5. Jesus Christ Is The Sole Mediator Between God And Man – Now, this doesn’t make sense. How does this help to support the Catholic position? This is why we Catholics “have it all wrong”, isn’t it? Sorry if I’m bursting anyone’s bubble, but Catholics absolutely believe that Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) clearly states this belief:

Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did. He is the one intercessor with the Father on behalf of all men, especially sinners. (CCC 2634)

This Catholic teaching is supported by the following Bible passage:

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all. (1 Timothy 2:5-6)

Although Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man, that doesn’t preclude others (including Mary) from being involved in a subordinate mediation, or intercession. Saint Paul, who made the above statement, is obviously aware of that fact since he several times urges his readers to pray for each other (Romans 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 1 Timothy 2:1). The Catechism refers to this type of intercession as being a “participation in the intercession of Christ” (CCC 2635) and is put into practice each time we pray for one another. Asking Mary to intercede for us in no way takes away from Jesus’ role as mediator between God and men.

While I’m not naive enough to think that listing these 5 facts will render me immune from further accusations of “Mary worship”, I do think that they will have an effect if looked at with an open mind. Sacred Scripture does not contain a lot of words about Mary, but what’s there is powerful. Theologians have spent 2,000 years studying her Biblical appearances and will continue to do so. We can learn much by studying Mary’s role as documented in the pages of the Bible. If anyone wants to accuse me of being a “Mary worshiper”, I ask you to first look at these 5 facts. If you still want to point a finger, you’ll need to ignore these factual statements…because accepting them will seriously undermine your credibility!

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Nobody: 12:27pm On Oct 15, 2017
ngeneukwuewuGOAT:
you are asking because you are not a Catholic . If you are and by now you don't know their functions, then you deserve a hot slap on your stupid face
grin
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by chubyke50: 12:34pm On Oct 15, 2017
BluntBoy:


The Roman Catholic Church is evil. She is the Antichrist.
and you are Christ, abi?
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by BluntBoy(m): 12:37pm On Oct 15, 2017
@ massinola, Jesus handed Mary over to the disciple He loved because Mary was poor and was soon going to lose a son. She had probably lost Joseph and was already a widow, a poor widow. The text is just as simple as that. And it was evidence of Jesus's love. Even while dying, he made preparations for lessening Mary's grief. Nothing more to that.
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Uhomanbulus110(f): 12:38pm On Oct 15, 2017
The help the priest during mass and the also trained the young one in the catholic faith
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by nairanaira12: 12:42pm On Oct 15, 2017
BluntBoy:


Why don't you provide evidence that Mary should be worshipped?

The Roman Catholic Church is evil. This evil church persecuted the real Christians in the past. This evil Church killed the likes of Tyndale, Wycliffe for daring to translate the Bible into the common people's language. Many other Christians like Rogers and Hus were also killed. King James IV and V (of the King James Version fame) was almost assassinated. What were the crimes of these men and other Christians that were persecuted by the evil Catholic Church?


You are an idiot, a fake Christian. Where is the biblical evidence of your claims against the Catholic church? You have none? You are an idiot deserving no response.
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by BluntBoy(m): 12:43pm On Oct 15, 2017
massinola:
[quote author=BluntBoy pos

The Bible said we should never bow down to idols. Your church encourages people to bow down to idols. Your church has over a billion members. These members are being led astray. The Antichrist would lead many astray. Would deceive, if possible, even the elect. The Catholic Church is that Antichrist. She has strong influence on world politics and economies just as the Bible predicted. The Catholic Church is the Antichrist leading many of you astray. [/quote

Never wanted to glorify you by quoting you but defending my faith won't be glorifying you. For the records, we don't worship Mary, we honour her. What you don't know, ask questions before blaspheming.

5 Facts to Ignore Before Accusing Catholics of “Mary Worship”
GARY ZIMAK
Mary Worship
I love the Blessed Mother! There…I said it and I’m glad I did! As a Catholic, I’m so blessed to be a member of the Church that truly honors and respects the Mother of my Lord and Savior. I must admit that, even though I’m a cradle Catholic, I didn’t always feel this way. In fact, for most of my life I didn’t understand Mary’s role or care about her too much. What a mistake! Now, after several recent accusations of “Mary worship” on my Facebook page, it’s time to stand up for my “Mom”. And, even though I love her and want to defend her honor, I have no intention of getting nasty. Rather, I’d prefer to present 5 facts about Mary. Before you accuse Catholics of worshiping Mary, I ask you to take a long hard look at these facts. They have a way of poking holes in the theory that we place too much emphasis on Mary. If you still want to accuse Catholics of worshiping Mary, then I suggest you ignore these facts!

1. God Sent The Savior Through Mary – I list this one first because it’s really tough to downplay Mary’s importance while acknowledging that the long awaiting Messiah came to earth by being born of a woman…and that woman was Mary. Out of all the ways that Jesus could have come to earth, why was Mary chosen? If Mary was important to God, shouldn’t she mean something to us?

2. Jesus Performed His First Miracle At Mary’s Request – This is another good one. Oh I know, Jesus didn’t need Mary to turn the water into wine at Cana. She just happened to be there. OK, why then did St. John list Mary FIRST in his list of wedding guests?

On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage with His disciples. (John 2:1-2)


If Mary is not important in this saga, why is she listed BEFORE the apostles and BEFORE Jesus? St. John the Evangelist was not known for inserting extraneous details. Mary is listed first because John wants to call the readers’ attention to her presence at the wedding.

But what about “the rebuke”? You know, the argument that Jesus was telling Mary to “butt out” when He stated:

“O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” (John 2:4)

Jesus was a devout Jew and an obedient follower of the Ten Commandments. Why would He publicly dishonor His mother in violation of the Fourth Commandment? Secondly, if this was such a “put down” by Jesus, why did He go ahead and perform the miracle of changing water into wine? Wouldn’t that have been the end of the request. Of course it would, unless He wasn’t putting Mary down. When His mother interceded on behalf of the couple, Our Lord decided that His time had now come. Don’t you think Jesus is trying to tell us something? Isn’t is probable that Jesus waited until Mary’s request, in order to show us her intercessory power? Doesn’t that explain why St. John listed her first among the guests?

3. Jesus Gave Mary To John From The Cross – As He suffered and died on the Cross, Jesus made a very profound statement:

When Jesus saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing near, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. (John 19:26-27)

Why, while struggling to speak as He hung on the Cross, would Jesus have spoken these words if they didn’t mean anything? Could He have been making small talk? Obviously, there was a reason that Our Lord did what He did. The Church has always believed that John represented each member of the Church and that, from that moment on, Mary became our spiritual mother. Scripture tells us that, on that day John accepted Jesus’ gift and “took her to his own home” (John 19:27). Shouldn’t we do the same?

4. Jesus’ First Graces Were Given Through Mary – This is a fact that frequently gets overlooked by those who wish to downplay Mary’s importance…and it comes straight from the Bible! After accepting God’s offer to become the Mother of the Savior, Mary traveled “in haste” to visit her relative, Elizabeth.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 1:41)

According to this Bible passage, before Jesus was even born, Mary’s voice was used to deliver the graces to Elizabeth. Why? Because she’s not important? Isn’t there some other way, these graces could have been dispensed?

Not convinced? Listen to what Elizabeth had to say (also directly from the Bible)…

“For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy.” (Luke 1:44)

It’s pretty hard to deny the importance of Mary’s presence and voice in dispensing these graces to Elizabeth. Did the graces originate from Mary? No, they obviously came from Jesus. However, He chose to have Mary make the journey and use her voice to deliver them. Why? Because He wants us to realize that she is important!

5. Jesus Christ Is The Sole Mediator Between God And Man – Now, this doesn’t make sense. How does this help to support the Catholic position? This is why we Catholics “have it all wrong”, isn’t it? Sorry if I’m bursting anyone’s bubble, but Catholics absolutely believe that Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) clearly states this belief:

Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did. He is the one intercessor with the Father on behalf of all men, especially sinners. (CCC 2634)

This Catholic teaching is supported by the following Bible passage:

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all. (1 Timothy 2:5-6)

Although Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man, that doesn’t preclude others (including Mary) from being involved in a subordinate mediation, or intercession. Saint Paul, who made the above statement, is obviously aware of that fact since he several times urges his readers to pray for each other (Romans 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 1 Timothy 2:1). The Catechism refers to this type of intercession as being a “participation in the intercession of Christ” (CCC 2635) and is put into practice each time we pray for one another. Asking Mary to intercede for us in no way takes away from Jesus’ role as mediator between God and men.

While I’m not naive enough to think that listing these 5 facts will render me immune from further accusations of “Mary worship”, I do think that they will have an effect if looked at with an open mind. Sacred Scripture does not contain a lot of words about Mary, but what’s there is powerful. Theologians have spent 2,000 years studying her Biblical appearances and will continue to do so. We can learn much by studying Mary’s role as documented in the pages of the Bible. If anyone wants to accuse me of being a “Mary worshiper”, I ask you to first look at these 5 facts. If you still want to point a finger, you’ll need to ignore these factual statements…because accepting them will seriously undermine your credibility!

Please, just show me where in the Bible it was said that we should worship/honor Mary?

And, read these Bible verses:

"While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed."

But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."" Luke 11:27-28
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by billyG(m): 12:45pm On Oct 15, 2017
kissval1388:
Happy Sunday Nairalanders!!!

Am a Catholic from birth, I have these question in mind but haven't gotten an answer..
Here is the question:
Please what is the work of the Reverend sisters in the Catholic church because i know They don't celebrate Mass on sunday..
please any Catholic with an answer should clarify me.. Thanks!!!!

have a nice and blissful Sunday all!!
i had u must b virgin 1st b4 dey gif u admission catholic is that true?
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by tishbite41(m): 12:52pm On Oct 15, 2017
to service father
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by emmyasam0: 12:52pm On Oct 15, 2017
massinola:

This is their main aim of asking this question. To insult the Catholics as usual. Catholics should please not give them any answers. We are used to their insults. It can never hinder us, neither will it change us. Ite misa es
Go and die!
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by tishbite41(m): 12:53pm On Oct 15, 2017
massinola:
[quote author=BluntBoy pos

The Bible said we should never bow down to idols. Your church encourages people to bow down to idols. Your church has over a billion members. These members are being led astray. The Antichrist would lead many astray. Would deceive, if possible, even the elect. The Catholic Church is that Antichrist. She has strong influence on world politics and economies just as the Bible predicted. The Catholic Church is the Antichrist leading many of you astray. [/quote

Never wanted to glorify you by quoting you but defending my faith won't be glorifying you. For the records, we don't worship Mary, we honour her. What you don't know, ask questions before blaspheming.

5 Facts to Ignore Before Accusing Catholics of “Mary Worship”
GARY ZIMAK
Mary Worship
I love the Blessed Mother! There…I said it and I’m glad I did! As a Catholic, I’m so blessed to be a member of the Church that truly honors and respects the Mother of my Lord and Savior. I must admit that, even though I’m a cradle Catholic, I didn’t always feel this way. In fact, for most of my life I didn’t understand Mary’s role or care about her too much. What a mistake! Now, after several recent accusations of “Mary worship” on my Facebook page, it’s time to stand up for my “Mom”. And, even though I love her and want to defend her honor, I have no intention of getting nasty. Rather, I’d prefer to present 5 facts about Mary. Before you accuse Catholics of worshiping Mary, I ask you to take a long hard look at these facts. They have a way of poking holes in the theory that we place too much emphasis on Mary. If you still want to accuse Catholics of worshiping Mary, then I suggest you ignore these facts!

1. God Sent The Savior Through Mary – I list this one first because it’s really tough to downplay Mary’s importance while acknowledging that the long awaiting Messiah came to earth by being born of a woman…and that woman was Mary. Out of all the ways that Jesus could have come to earth, why was Mary chosen? If Mary was important to God, shouldn’t she mean something to us?

2. Jesus Performed His First Miracle At Mary’s Request – This is another good one. Oh I know, Jesus didn’t need Mary to turn the water into wine at Cana. She just happened to be there. OK, why then did St. John list Mary FIRST in his list of wedding guests?

On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage with His disciples. (John 2:1-2)


If Mary is not important in this saga, why is she listed BEFORE the apostles and BEFORE Jesus? St. John the Evangelist was not known for inserting extraneous details. Mary is listed first because John wants to call the readers’ attention to her presence at the wedding.

But what about “the rebuke”? You know, the argument that Jesus was telling Mary to “butt out” when He stated:

“O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” (John 2:4)

Jesus was a devout Jew and an obedient follower of the Ten Commandments. Why would He publicly dishonor His mother in violation of the Fourth Commandment? Secondly, if this was such a “put down” by Jesus, why did He go ahead and perform the miracle of changing water into wine? Wouldn’t that have been the end of the request. Of course it would, unless He wasn’t putting Mary down. When His mother interceded on behalf of the couple, Our Lord decided that His time had now come. Don’t you think Jesus is trying to tell us something? Isn’t is probable that Jesus waited until Mary’s request, in order to show us her intercessory power? Doesn’t that explain why St. John listed her first among the guests?

3. Jesus Gave Mary To John From The Cross – As He suffered and died on the Cross, Jesus made a very profound statement:

When Jesus saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing near, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. (John 19:26-27)

Why, while struggling to speak as He hung on the Cross, would Jesus have spoken these words if they didn’t mean anything? Could He have been making small talk? Obviously, there was a reason that Our Lord did what He did. The Church has always believed that John represented each member of the Church and that, from that moment on, Mary became our spiritual mother. Scripture tells us that, on that day John accepted Jesus’ gift and “took her to his own home” (John 19:27). Shouldn’t we do the same?

4. Jesus’ First Graces Were Given Through Mary – This is a fact that frequently gets overlooked by those who wish to downplay Mary’s importance…and it comes straight from the Bible! After accepting God’s offer to become the Mother of the Savior, Mary traveled “in haste” to visit her relative, Elizabeth.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 1:41)

According to this Bible passage, before Jesus was even born, Mary’s voice was used to deliver the graces to Elizabeth. Why? Because she’s not important? Isn’t there some other way, these graces could have been dispensed?

Not convinced? Listen to what Elizabeth had to say (also directly from the Bible)…

“For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy.” (Luke 1:44)

It’s pretty hard to deny the importance of Mary’s presence and voice in dispensing these graces to Elizabeth. Did the graces originate from Mary? No, they obviously came from Jesus. However, He chose to have Mary make the journey and use her voice to deliver them. Why? Because He wants us to realize that she is important!

5. Jesus Christ Is The Sole Mediator Between God And Man – Now, this doesn’t make sense. How does this help to support the Catholic position? This is why we Catholics “have it all wrong”, isn’t it? Sorry if I’m bursting anyone’s bubble, but Catholics absolutely believe that Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) clearly states this belief:

Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did. He is the one intercessor with the Father on behalf of all men, especially sinners. (CCC 2634)

This Catholic teaching is supported by the following Bible passage:

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all. (1 Timothy 2:5-6)

Although Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man, that doesn’t preclude others (including Mary) from being involved in a subordinate mediation, or intercession. Saint Paul, who made the above statement, is obviously aware of that fact since he several times urges his readers to pray for each other (Romans 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 1 Timothy 2:1). The Catechism refers to this type of intercession as being a “participation in the intercession of Christ” (CCC 2635) and is put into practice each time we pray for one another. Asking Mary to intercede for us in no way takes away from Jesus’ role as mediator between God and men.

While I’m not naive enough to think that listing these 5 facts will render me immune from further accusations of “Mary worship”, I do think that they will have an effect if looked at with an open mind. Sacred Scripture does not contain a lot of words about Mary, but what’s there is powerful. Theologians have spent 2,000 years studying her Biblical appearances and will continue to do so. We can learn much by studying Mary’s role as documented in the pages of the Bible. If anyone wants to accuse me of being a “Mary worshiper”, I ask you to first look at these 5 facts. If you still want to point a finger, you’ll need to ignore these factual statements…because accepting them will seriously undermine your credibility!
typical nonsense

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by tishbite41(m): 12:54pm On Oct 15, 2017
gemale:

A church whose founder was Christ & who can trace its history to the apostles is Antichrist? A church who under the guidance of the Holy Spirit brought forth the bible & doctrines such as the divinity of christ, the trinity etc is Antichrist? Kindly watch your words because you would account for every word you uttered in this world.
which Christ founded Catholic? definitely not Jesus Christ.
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Robinrul(m): 12:54pm On Oct 15, 2017
you knw y the catholics and even catholics keep confusing themselves about the roman catholic church, its bcus they fell to humble themselves so they can be taught abt everything the church does, when they r confused by the protestants, they proclaim I WAS IN THE DARK I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT. I dont blame u , its the man called IGNORANCE
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by tishbite41(m): 12:56pm On Oct 15, 2017
Catholic..the seat of d anti Christ
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Nobody: 1:00pm On Oct 15, 2017
Martin0:


Onu-ku-be hahahahgringrincheesy
na joke I dey joke o! grin
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Ladyjumong(f): 1:06pm On Oct 15, 2017
All those peeps talking trash here, better mind what comes out of you if you dont have anything reasonable to contribute. thats the problem with some peoples, believing gossips without trying to confirm from the main source.

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by gemale(m): 1:09pm On Oct 15, 2017
BluntBoy:


The Bible said we should never bow down to idols. Your church encourages people to bow down to idols. Your church has over a billion members. These members are being led astray. The Antichrist would lead many astray. Would deceive, if possible, even the elect. The Catholic Church is that Antichrist. She has strong influence on world politics and economies just as the Bible predicted. The Catholic Church is the Antichrist leading many of you astray.
I was born & baptized in the catholic church yet no priest has ever told me to bow to an image before. Images serves as a reminder of our faith. There is no doubt that we remember images better than words after all there's a saying that a picture is worth 1000 words. An example is a stained glass image in my church depicting Jesus knocking on a door which brings to my remembrance revelations 3:20. The cross makes me remember the sacrifice Jesus made for my Redemption & how I'm supposed to deny myself, pick up my cross & follow Him. I have heard people give testimony about how a picture of their G.O drove robbers away yet they are angry when catholics venerate images depicting Jesus Christ or Mary. I've seen people prostrate before the altars in their churches yet these same people tell me I'm practicing idolatry. These same individuals would come for my neck when I call Mary the mother of Jesus my mother & ask her to pray for me yet they lavish 'mummy G.O' with so much accolades & would ask for her advice & prayer whenever they get the chance. Let me sha not judge; God knows all.

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by gemale(m): 1:16pm On Oct 15, 2017
tishbite41:
which Christ founded Catholic? definitely not Jesus Christ.
Unless the person who said "thou art peter & on this rock I would build my church" wasn't Jesus Christ. The catholic church traces its origins to the time of the apostles. Look at history. Every other 'church' broke away from the catholic church. We weren't founded when 1 man claimed to be led by the Spirit & founded a church with himself as the head, sometimes taking away the congregation of the former church he was in.

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Originalsly: 1:21pm On Oct 15, 2017
massinola:

This is their main aim of asking this question. To insult the Catholics as usual. Catholics should please not give them any answers. We are used to their insults. It can never hinder us, neither will it change us. Ite misa es
Don't you think insults come from ignorance? As a Catholic you have an opportunity to educate others worldwide on the role of the Reverend Sisters... you choose not to... and discouraging other Catholics from shedding light. So why wouldn't you expect people to be guessing the purpose of the Reverend Sisters? ...thanks to you.

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Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Soteriahascome: 1:21pm On Oct 15, 2017
They are living in deception!!!
99% are either Lesbians or Rev. Fr. SexFriend.
One got pregnant for Fada in Anambra and ran away grin grin
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Themandator: 1:23pm On Oct 15, 2017
anitapreeti:
Reflecting the image of the Holy Mary


What is the image of the Holy Mary?
Re: What Is The Work Of Reverend Sisters In The Catholic Church? by Themandator: 1:27pm On Oct 15, 2017
gemale:

I was born & baptized in the catholic church yet no priest has ever told me to bow to an image before. Images serves as a reminder of our faith. There is no doubt that we remember images better than words after all there's a saying that a picture is worth 1000 words. An example is a stained glass image in my church depicting Jesus knocking on a door which brings to my remembrance revelations 3:20. The cross makes me remember the sacrifice Jesus made for my Redemption & how I'm supposed to deny myself, pick up my cross & follow Him. I have heard people give testimony about how a picture of their G.O drove robbers away yet they are angry when catholics venerate images depicting Jesus Christ or Mary. I've seen people prostrate before the altars in their churches yet these same people tell me I'm practicing idolatry. Let me sha not judge; God knows all.


How did you know the image is actually that of Jesus or Mary.

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