> Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he
Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater that there are some greater than John,
>Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he
HE IS SAYING THAT THERE ARE SOME GREATER THAN JOHN!!!
Those, like Mary, who humbled herself and accepted the hardships that would come from being the mother of Jesus
>Those, like Mary, who humbled herself and accepted the hardships
you think it would be easy for a 16 year old girl to become pregnant at that age without being married would be easy.
She could have been stoned to death.
Exiled , to starve in the desert at the least.
Yet, Both she and JOseph humbled themselves to bring Christ into the world.
haven't you read about Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth, the mother of John?
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
>St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do thou, Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, by the power of God, cast down to Hell Satan and all his evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Amen Amen Amen
I have been told that if you want to make this prayer for a specific person that you are praying for, the substitute the person's name for 'us'
I just posted a Bible verse that clearly states that Mary is carrying 'the Lord' yet you don't want to accept it.
>There's a reason Jesus handed John the apostle to Mary and said "woman here is your son and to him "here is your mother".
yeah…duh..he was dying and wanted them to take care of each other.
nothing unusual about that.
Until Christ died and paid for all of mankinds sins, that could not have been possible.
you seem intent on trying to prove Mary wasn't who she was so much that you ignore the entire rest of the Bible
>He is born of the Spirit not of the woman.
well then, tell me how the heck he got on earth if he wasn't born to a woman?
are you saying that man could get pregnant even back then?
see, you give yourself away as a transgender man trying to be a woman
i just figured out he is a transgender man trying to be a woman…
and he is upset the a woman gave birth to Christ instead of a man
so Jesus was never born?
>He gave you an example of how to pray… it was to the Father.
yes he did, but he also sent Angels to people and therefore Angels exist and can listen
so was Jesus born?
>But you're not supposed to pray for or worship angels.
praying to and worshiping angels are two different things.
Jesus gave an example of how to pray, he never said it was the only way to pray
>Jesus gave an example of how to pray, he never said it was the only way to pray
besides when Jesus said the "Our Father" he and Mary were still alive?
And when he died, who told the women that he had risen and was no longer in the tomb? Angels
>What part of among those born to women there's none greater than John do you not understand?
why can't you answer Yes or No when I asked you if Jesus was born?
yes or no?
show me where Jesus said it was the 'only way to pray'
do you ask people to pray for you?
why can't we ask Mary and Angels to pray for others or us?
We pray for others when asked , yet we are lowlier than Angels or Mary, blessed among women
so how can Angels not pray and intercede for us?
don't you, a lowly sinful human pray for others?
if we can pray for others and ask others to pray for us…and what are we to have this honor?
we are much lowlier than angels, particularly St Michael, so how is he not allowed to pray for others?
>You're praying to them.
the prayer to them is a petition asking them to intercede for you
Hail Mary, full of grace.;…..pray for us,now and at the hour of our death.. Amen
do you pray for people?
have you been asked to pray for people.
in your mind, we are being worshipped if we pray for somebody or or asked to pray for somebody
Do you pray for others?