According to "The Legion Of Mary" The Roman hierarchy believes that
Mary is essential to salvation. This book is a handbook for the
people who have joined "The Legion"...
"The Legion of Mary is an Association of Catholics who, with the
sanction of the church and under the powerful leadership of Mary
Immaculate, Mediatrix of all Graces...have formed themselves into a
legion for service in the warfare which is perpetually waged by the
church against the world and its evil powers." (pg 1)
Later, under the chapter heading "If Mary Were But Known" is the
following quote: (pg 16)
"Thousands of souls perish BECAUSE MARY IS WITHHELD FROM THEM.
It is the miserable unworthy shadow which we call our devotion to
the
Blessed Virgin, that is the cause of all these wants and blights,
these evils and omissions and declines. Yet if we are to believe
the
revelations of the saints, God is pressing for a greater, a wider, a
stronger, quite another devotion to His Blessed Mother...(sic) Let a
man but try it for himself, and his surprise at the graces it brings
with it, and the transformation it causes in his soul, will soon
convince him of its otherwise almost incredible efficacy as a means
FOR THE SALVATION OF MEN, and for the coming of the Kingdom of
Christ.
"God is willing to give us all; all now depends on us, and on THEE
by whom all is transmitted, O Mother of God! All depends on the
union of men with her who receives it all from God." - (Gratry)"
I remember a few years ago when I first read this book I got so mad I
tore it up. I think I was reading the following section which is
called:
"5. Legionaries should undertake De Montfort's True Devotion
To Mary. (pg 142)
It is desirable that the practice of the Legionary devotion to
Mary should be rounded off and given the distinctive character
which has been taught by St. Louis-Marie de Montfort under the
titles of "The True Devotion" or the ""Slavery Of Mary"...
That Devotion requires the formal entry into a compact with
Mary,
whereby one gives to her one's whole self with all its thoughts
and deeds and possessions, both spiritual and temporal, past,
present, and future, without the reservation of the smallest
part
or the slightest little thing.
In a word, the giver places himself in a condition equivalent to
that of a slave possessing nothing of his own, and wholly
dependent on, and utterly at the disposal of Mary."
A slave to Mary, what a concept! If I were to do those things what
would I have left for Jesus Christ? Sadly, this handbook is filled
with these blasphemies. I will quote one more
passage that will fill the Christian reader with loathing for the
organization which produced and published it...
"Let us recall here, as proof of the dependence we ought to have
on our Blessed Lady, the example which The Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost give of this dependence. The Father has not
given, AND DOES NOT GIVE, His Son except by her.
God the Son has not been formed for the whole world in general
except by her; and He is not daily formed and engendered except
by
her in union with the Holy Ghost; neither does He communicate
His
merits and virtues except by her.
The Holy Ghost has not formed Jesus Christ except by her;
NEITHER
DOES HE FORM THE MEMBERS OF OUR LORD'S MYSTICAL BODY
EXCEPT BY HER; and through her ALONE does He dispense His favours
and His gifts."
(St Louis de Montfort). (pg 169)
If The Holy Spirit does not form the members of Our Lord's body (i.e.
Christians) except by Mary, then no one can be saved except through
Mary.
This book was written, produced and published by Catholics. Inside
the cover page is the Imprimatur (the official approval to publish)
of:
+Joannes
Archiepiscopus Ludovicopolianus
Ludovicopoli, Die 14 IulII, Anno 1941
Following that there is an approval letter from the Vatican, from the
office of the Segreteria Di Stato (Secretary of State) which says in
part:
"His Holiness has followed with paternal interest over the
years
the progress of the Legion as it swelled the army of those
devoted and stalwart clients of Mary who are combatting the
forces of evil in the world today.
...His Holiness would have me to convey as a token of His
special benevolence...the Apostolic Benediction.
Sincerely yours in Christ
JB Montini
Pro Secretary
On the next page is a letter From "PIUS XI. to the Legion of Mary"
which says:
"We give a very special blessing to this beautiful and holy
work - the Legion Of Mary. Its name speaks for itself. The
image of Mary Immaculate on its standard portrays high and
holy
things."
From my point of view, any organization which could produce such
blasphemy cannot be trusted and must be renounced publicly. I will be
interested in your response to this message.
Harold and Donna Kupp
I am not a Seventh Day Adventist (and never have been), a natural Jew,
or a Catholic. I am simply the least of Christ's brethren who love Him
and keep His Commandments.
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