john w skrev:
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> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:35:00 -0700 (PDT), lundslaktare@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> >Donna Kupp skrev:
> >> 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 leader****p 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 tem****al, 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 ****trays 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.
> >>
> >> The Seven Deadly Deceptions Of Counterfeit Christianity
> >> http://www.freetruth.info
> >
> >
> >The Gospel According to Saint Matthew
> >
> >4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain,
> >and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
> >4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou
> >wilt fall down and wor****p me.
> >
> >4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
> >written, Thou shalt wor****p the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
> >serve.
> >
> >4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and
> >ministered unto him.
> >
> >Only GOD deserves to bee wor****ped!
> >
> >But here is some questions:
> >
> >Is it lawfull to ask a dead saint for prayer?
>
> No. Dead saints are unable to hear you, and they have no authority
> or POWER to respond to your prayers.
>
> >Is it lawfull to pray for the dead saints?
>
> No. Why would anyone pray FOR someone who is dead?
>
> >Is it lawfull to ask Mary for prayer?
>
> No. Why would you "ask" someone who is dead to "pray" for you?
>
> Isn't God sufficient?
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> >NILS B?RJESSON
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