What do Catholics ACTUALLY believe about Mary? 4 Dogmas Explained

[@eiphansj6364]

Beautiful presentation! Thanks and glad to know you being a disciple of Mary, Our Blessed Mother, and disciple of Jesus, to make things simple yet profound one... God's blessings and congratulations!

[@southernbella8503]

Thank you! I hate that people are afraid of loving Mary because they think it’ll offend Jesus. Everything we do to honor Mary just gives more honor to Jesus and leads to Him. Thanks for listening!

[@SantoshPichai]

Saint Anne prayed for a child and, lo and behold, God granted her wish. Same goes for Saint Elizabeth, blessed by the Almighty, who gave birth to John the Baptist. Both had kids in their twilight years, deemed impossible by human standards. But with God, all things are possible. The Bible claims three came into this world through divine intervention: Jesus, John the Baptist, and Mother Mary. But if you dig deeper, Noah’s mother also bore him in her old age, another instance of divine intervention. Saint Joseph is another contender in this holy lineup, though we know less about him. The main point here is, Jesus’ blood, a mix of divine and human, is pure. Mother Mary’s pure blood courses through Jesus. Purity at its finest. Yet, Protestant folks often miss this significance.

[@southernbella8503]

Great points! I never thought about some of those before! Thanks for commenting!

[@patodwyer721]

Mother I am yours now and forever Through you and with you I want to belong always and completely to Jesus Amen ✝️ 💕

[@southernbella8503]

I love Don Dolindo Rotolo! Beautiful prayer! Thanks for sharing!

[@freddysorangepill8123]

Wow! You covered it all in short time amazing! Grant that we may praise thee most holy Virgin of Virgins, Give us strength against thine enemies! God bless us Virgin protect us Amen. Beautiful art work you choose..

[@southernbella8503]

Thank you! I try to keep it concise. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@andrewbaerwalde3706]

I hate when other people say we worship Mary which is totally ridiculous

[@southernbella8503]

Me too! I have a specific video on that in the works!

[@andrewbaerwalde3706]

@@southernbella8503 I can’t wait to check it out! By the way I’ve seen some of your videos and I think you do an amazing job! It’s nice to finally watch a fellow catholic on KZbin

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[@andrewbaerwalde3706]

@@southernbella8503 unfortunately I only got one video right now but I’m hoping soon to start making videos expressing my opinions on politics and possibly talk about religion

[@southernbella8503]

@ lol, my bad. I had it in my head that you were a different KZbinr. Totally do it! Before switching my content to Catholic topics, I enjoyed KZbin but it didn’t really excite me, but I love my faith so much that I don’t know why I didn’t switch niches earlier! I’ll never get tired of telling people about my faith!

[@dunlilove1021]

Blessed mary need a SAVIOR also. When she said my soul magnifies the Lord my savior.

[@southernbella8503]

Yes, everyone needs a savior, Mary included. Her saving just happened earlier through her immaculate conception.

[@BearsArms45]

Ohhh… that second camera angle… ka-wa-li-tyyy Idk first time stumbling upon this channel. Well spoken, great thoughts. Love pretty Christian works of art; and there’s a lot of them here. Cute presenter. Technically correct as far as I know. 11/10! lol will subscribe and be back for more 😅

[@southernbella8503]

Aw, thank you! I love video editing, and I’m a little obsessed with having two camera angles. I’m glad you enjoyed and subscribed! Stay tuned for more!

[@bengoolie5197]

I thank you for doing an excellent job of instructing and speaking eloquently about the Blessed Virgin Mary!

[@southernbella8503]

Thank you for watching! More is in the works!

[@abrahamskaria4645]

As David wrote in one of his Psalms " You have taught me from my youth" ..... you have very much to learn Sis. Read and study the ESV Bible carefully with prayers and supplication. 🙏

[@southernbella8503]

Thanks for the tip. I always strive to be a life-long learner!

[@suspiciouswatermelon7639]

Why the ESV?

[@Cjnw]

**Boldogságos Szűz Mária, bűn nélkül fogant!**

[@southernbella8503]

@@Cjnw pray for us who have recourse to you!

[@gail2698]

Praise the Lord ✝️

[@southernbella8503]

Always!

[@GodLovesAll-j8j]

ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II: Christ’s role as mediator is at a “much higher level than those of the saints in the Old or New Testament, and even the most Holy Virgin Mary, when one speaks of their mediation or invokes their help. ‘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 Tim 2:5-6)”

[@southernbella8503]

This is SO good! Thank you for this!

[@seanmick3093]

I trusted in the Lord of Jesus Christ as my personal savior into my heart through faith alone, and not of works, by accepting his free gift of salvation, by his grace on February 16, 1996, each day, I confess sins for process of sanctification, to receive Jesus Christ as your personal savior, please refer to Matthew 10:28, John 3:16-18:36, 5:24, 6:37:47, 10:27-29, 14:6, Acts 2:38, 16:30-31, Luke 15:10, Romans 1:16, 3:23, 4:5, 6:23, 10:9-10:13, Ephesians 2:8-10, and Titus 3:5. God bless the world, and thank you for sharing.

[@southernbella8503]

Thank you for watching! While James 2:26 would beg to differ, I’m so glad that you are a follower of Jesus! Thanks for watching!

[@seanmick3093]

@southernbella8503 I will see you in heaven.

[@southernbella8503]

God willing!

[@seanmick3093]

@@southernbella8503 bless you sister.

[@120Pythons]

I notice that most people get extremely nasty whenever love for Mary is shown. Unclean spirits absolutely hate her and just the thought of her pricks these people to manifest and expose themselves. I love my own mother, I would give up my life for her. If someone disrespected her in my presence I would no doubt physically attack them. Imagine how much more I should love the mother of my Lord and Savior. She has a love for Jesus that none of us will ever understand, she is the first person to look Him in the eyes and hold Him. The One she bore in her womb, raised, and watched suffer on the cross. People think they are doing Jesus a favor by degrading His mother. Disgusting. They need to just be quiet if they dont have anything positive to say about His mother.

[@southernbella8503]

Beautifully put, and valid points! Thank you for such an eloquent, reasonable comment.

[@georgekustner3440]

What is good enough for Jesus, is good enough for me

[@amongthethorns8788]

What did Jesus say about his mother, and does it support these Catholic Dogmas? Reference Matt 12:46-50 and Luke 11:27-28. I will copy them here for convenience. [Mat 12:46-50 NASB20] 46 While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. 47 [Someone said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You."] 48 But Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, "Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?" 49 And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Behold: My mother and My brothers! 50 "For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother." [Luk 11:27-28 NASB20] 27 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 carried You, and the breasts at which You nursed!" 28 But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it." I have never heard a Catholics take on these verses. To me it would appear that Christ clearly downplayed the importance of Mary, where both of these accounts would have been a great time for him to bolster her importance if these Dogmas were true. He didn't even have to expand on what the people said, he only had to agree with them, "Yes, blessed is she.", yet he did the opposite. What is the Catholic take on these verses? Thanks.

[@southernbella8503]

What a great question, and I’ll admit that this can be confusing verse. this article does a great job of explaining the nuances. www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/jesus-puts-mary-in-her-place#. If you look through other comments, I explained it there as well. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@hanng1242]

These verses neither prove nor disprove the Catholics' Marian heresies (viz. Immaculate Conception), nor do they prove or disprove Marian dogmata (viz. most of the other stuff they believe about Mary). Protestants don't understand what the Bible is, and it is this epistemological that leads to all their other errors. The Bible not a manual for DIY Christianity. The Bible is not the Word of God; *Christ* is the Word of God. It is *He* that is the incarnate Logos. The Bible is a collection of different documents written by different persons, preserved by the Church as part of the Holy Tradition handed down through the same for its own use. To read it against the rest of Tradition and against the Church means that one is simply misreading it. Those who do this would do well to follow the example of the Ethiopian eunuch who had the humility to seek the guidance of the Holy Apostle Philip, saying, "How can I [understand the scriptures], except some man should guide me?" (Acts 8:31). In the case of these particular two verses, you have read into them an anti-Marian connotation because you were looking for one. But neither of these verses are about the Theotokos at all. Both are about the universality of the Church. Consider the context of the first citation. Start back at Matt 12:38. In this passage, we read that some of the scribes and the Pharisees asked Jesus to show some sign to prove Himself (notwithstanding the fact that he had just cast a devil out of man and the same scribes and Pharisees dismissed it as casting out devils by Beelzebub). Jesus foreshadows the Resurrection by saying that the only sign that will be given is the sign of Jonah (Matt 12: 39-40). However, He also expands on the story of Jonah by reminding them that he preached to the people of Ninevah, who repented, and He says that the men of Ninevah will judge them (see Matt. 12:41). Jesus also tells the scribes and Pharisees that the "queen of the south" will judge them because she sought out Solomon's wisdom and "behold, a greater than Solomon is here" (Matt. 12:42). Why is Jesus bringing up these non-Jewish nations and saying that they will judge the scribes and Pharisees? He uses the presence of his blood relatives in the crowd to explain it: it is not the being a "son of Abraham" that makes one a member of God's people, but rather to be an adopted Son of God one must "do the will of My Father which is in heaven" (as an aside, note that He says *do the will* of the Father, not merely "believe" in the Son). Aside from the scandal of the Incarnation itself, the thing that we see throughout the Gospels is how scandalized the Jews are of how Jesus is unconcerned with ritual purity. Blessings, and by extension salvation, are not reserved to those who have correctly performed all prescribed acts and scrupulously avoided all proscribed ones. Rather salvation is a gift to all. The Good News is that in Christ, sinners can become saints, and the nations can be grafted to the Root of Jesse and be incorporated into the New Israel. This, therefore, is what Jesus is getting at in this part of St. Matthew's Gospel. The goyim - the Ninevites or the Sheebans - they will judge the scribes and the Pharisees because they did the will of the Father whereas those children of Israel who do not do so, because they reject the Son, will be cut off. These Jews are of the bloodline that produced Jesus, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are His family. It is not a denigration of Jesus' blood-relatives, of Mary in particular, or even of the Jews generally; rather, Jesus used his family members' presence as a teachable moment about the ethnic makeup of the Kingdom of God. With regard to the second citation, I will first note that one is on shaky ground reading any low Mariology into the Gospel according to St. Luke, who after all, was the one who set stylus to parchment the events of the Annunciation, Elizabeth's greeting to the Theotokos, "Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb," and the Magnificat in which the Theotokos prophesies that "henceforth all generations will call [her] blessed." (See Lk. 1:26-56). As for the verse itself, note that St. Luke is likely recounting the same incident as the described by St. Matthew in your first citation. Immediately before the someone in the crowd announces the presence of Jesus' family, Matthew records Jesus as saying, " When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none. The he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. The goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation." (Matt. 12:43-45). Similarly, St. Luke records the Lord's words almost identically, "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first." (Lk. 11:24-26). So this is the same incident recorded by both St. Matthew and St. Luke. The latter, however, also records not only that some woman in the crowd, likely because she too heard someone mention that Mary was present, fulfils the prophecy from Lk. 1:48 and calls her "blessed." But the Lord is not delivering a lecture on Mariology, he is preaching the Gospel, so he expands on this anonymous woman's praise of His Mother and expands on it, "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it." Note also that even though this passage from Luke is not about the Theotokos as such, we can indeed glean something about her from it. The woman who blesses Mary says, "Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked." (Lk. 11:27). This is certainly true, but why? Mary's virtue comes not from the unique physical connection she has to Jesus, an incomparable blessing though it be, but rather because Mary heard the word of God and kept it. When approached by the angel Gabriel and told that she had been chosen to be the Mother of God, she said "yes" - "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." (Lk. 1: 38). God did not r**e Mary. Mary chose to hear God's plan for her, and reversing the disobedience of Eve in the garden, Mary consented to it, and in so doing became the mother of the living (c.f. Gen. 3:20: "And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.") because she cooperated in the Incarnation, allowing God to assume our fallen nature, destroy death by death, and grant life to the world. Mary doesn't show up much in the Bible because she doesn't need to. The Church has always venerated the Theotokos. Marian dogma is proven by the liturgical and devotional life of the Church; it is taught through ecclesial poetry and iconography. Again, the Bible is not a manual. It is not a dogmatic treatise. The Gospels are accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, set to paper because the eyewitnesses were beginning to die off (by martyrdom or otherwise), and the Church believed it important that these firsthand accounts be preserved (likewise the Acts of the Apostles) and handed down (Lt. traditio - from which we get the word "tradition"). The epistles, Pauline or Catholic, were written by individual Apostles to particular individuals or Churches to provide guidance for particular issues that were affecting them at the time. The Church saw that the contests of these letters could be useful for the whole of the Church, not just the communities or individuals to which they were written, so she preserved them to hand down to future generations. These, too, are not lectures on dogmatic theology, and to treat them as such, or to believe them to be comprehensive is to misuse them. Sola scriptura is a heresy because it is a rejection of the greater part of the Christian faith in favor of self-reliance upon using a set of documents in a manner that they were never intended to be used. It is the rejection of the Church that Christ founded for the purpose of incorporating people into His mystical body through the Sacraments so that we too can be sons of God as He is the Son of God, but by adoption rather than by essence.

[@Graciematt]

Mama Mary is Mother Nature, Mother Earth, Mother of Heaven, Universal Mother!

[@southernbella8503]

I don’t know about Mother Nature and Earth, but she is definitely our mother and Queen in heaven!

[@nexisprime1668]

wow nice job

[@southernbella8503]

Thanks for watching!

[@chara6568]

Very interesting video ! But if Christ needed to be born form a sinless womb in order to be born without original sin than why wouldn't the same apply to Mary ? How could she be concieved immaculate out of sinful people but not Christ ?

[@southernbella8503]

That’s a great question! It’s not about Mary being free from sin but Christ. Mary was preserved from sin from the moment of her conception in order for God to be born from a sinless womb. The whole point is that God doesn’t need saving, but in order to be born from a sinless womb, Mary needed to be preserved from sin by a special grace. Mary isn’t God, so she didn’t need to be born from a sinless womb, but since God did, Mary needed to be immaculately conceived. St Anne didn’t need to be preserved from original sin since God wasn’t going to exist in her womb. As Trent Horn says “The immaculate conception is not necessary for Christ to be conceived, but it is fitting.”

[@brettbarager9101]

This makes no sense. If Mary was sinless then she would have been the sacrifice on the cross instead of Yeshua; God the Creator required a sinless lamb to be sacrificed once and for all for humanity to be reconciled to the Creator. If Mary was sinless, there would not be a need for Yeshua. I have no doubt Mary was a very righteous woman, but to say she was sinless is unscriptual.

[@debbiedmeades3805]

​@@brettbarager9101Mary's sinlessness is very scriptural - harden not your heart!

[@southernbella8503]

Well, she wasn’t God, so the sacrifice would’ve been pointless. Jesus died to reconcile mankind to God. Mary was a human, so she couldn’t reconcile man to God. I already explained in the video. It makes perfect sense, but I respect your right to disagree! Thanks for taking the time to comment anyway!

[@39knights]

@@brettbarager9101 The Immaculate conception, the sinlessness of Mary, her perpetual virginity, are all scriptural, christian beliefs. If you don't want to be a christian or don't believe the bible then that is your problem and your choice. If you want to create your own church with your own non-christian beliefs then there are thousands of other pagan religions out there and one more made by you is not a big deal. But if you want to be a bible believer and a christian; then those are just a few beliefs you will have to learn.

[@CHRIS_CHANNEL_CN]

In addition, but very importantly, we believe Mother Mary is always the very powerful & very compassionate Intercessor who always Answer and Extend our Prayers and Intercede for us the believers to The Father & / through her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Mother is also called Star of the Sea who believed very helpful to the Souls in the afterlife &/ in the Purgatory, including, according Testimonies, mentioned giving Refreshment to the departed Souls and help them to fasten their Ascension to Heaven. +++

[@aguywithananimeprofile8950]

"Nobody goes to the father except through me" So stop being so obsessed with a human Jesus himself said "The ones who do the will of my father are my mothers and brothers"

[@southernbella8503]

Catholic Answers says "The term “mediator” (Greek, mesitēs) began as a business term refer- ring to an intermediary who helped two parties do business. In Judaism and other ancient religions, it came to refer to one who served a similar role securing good relations between God and man, reconciling them." Jesus is the only one that reconciles man to God, but that doesn't mean he is the only one we can appeal to intercede for us. Mediate and intercede are not the same thing. When Jesus says "he who does the will of my father is my brother and sister and mother," he was saying that one's relationship with Him/God is not based on bloodline but faithfulness, he was not putting Mary down. The article explains it well: www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/jesus-puts-mary-in-her-place.

[@simonslater9024]

Leave your man made protestant CULT or lose your immortal soul

[@gera7734]

That's why Catholics worship God alone through Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church has taught that for 2000 years. Intercessory prayer is biblical, as is praying for one another in the body of Christ. They can bring our prayers to God (Jesus) Rev. 5:8 The Bible is clear that people within the body of Christ can pray for one another. It's not through Mary to the Father, but to Jesus trough Mary. That's biblical also, (Wedding at Cana). Inform yourself properly about the Catholic Faith instead of making false judgements.

[@UWSPPhysicsFineArt]

Mary is His Mother. Enough said. He deifies her I think like a good son.

[@southernbella8503]

Exactly. I don’t understand why it’s so hard to admit that, as the mother of Jesus, Mary deserves the utmost respect and honor. Thanks for watching!

[@jonathanharvey1451]

All well put. Eastern Orthodox Christians believe almost all the same things that Catholics do about Mary with the small exceptions that may (or may not) be matters of semantics. Eastern Orthodox celebrate the dormition(!) of Mary (followed by resurrection and departure to heaven) rather than the Assumption, and while they believe Mary was certainly without personal sin, the terminology(!) of "Immaculate Conception" is avoided simply because the East does not have the Western / Augustinian understanding of original sin. (The term "ancestral sin" is preferred.) The problem of the "brothers" of Jesus is usually resolved in the East by supposing they were her step-children (and hence step-brothers of Jesus) fathered by Joseph in his previous marriage. The West tends to suppose they were cousins of Jesus. But Mary is deeply venerated and loved in both East and West.

[@southernbella8503]

Wow! Super interesting! I knew about the belief of the dormition of Mary, but I had never heard of the rest of the Eastern Catholics beliefs! That is super cool! Thank you!

[@jonathanharvey1451]

@@southernbella8503 You are most welcome. I have had a decades long fascination with Eastern Orthodoxy, though I attend an Anglican church.

[@southernbella8503]

@ The Anglican liturgy is stunning! I’m jealous!

[@RonniePioBernardAmituanai]

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[@southernbella8503]

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[@sidasida4299]

So is Catholic Mary a robot? If not then Romans 3:10 KJV as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.

[@southernbella8503]

Like I replied to someone else, you can’t just quote a verse of the Bible without looking at the context. He was referring to the collective Jews and Gentiles, not individuals. He was saying “all” as in both Jews and Gentiles.

[@sidasida4299]

@@southernbella8503 Paul quotes from another Scripture. " as it is written " And if she had been sinless all her life, why should she say Luke 1 46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

[@southernbella8503]

Nothing in her Magnificat implies that she has sinned. God is her Savior as he saved her from Original Sin.

[@ThiagoDavisGracy]

​@@sidasida4299The Bible is not to be taken literally but rather spiritually. Like the Good Lord said, love one another and do not judge. If faith alone can save you, as Protestants claim, then Judas would have been saved. If you say, 'do not worship idols,' then why did God ask Moses to carve cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant? And why did He ask Moses to build two brass snakes for the Hebrews to see and get healed? Your leader is that lunatic Martin Luther-not a saint or prophet, just some psycho who cherry-picked what he liked. You Protestants hurt Jesus's mother more than anyone. No one can love Mother Mary more than Jesus. Jesus loved his mother so much that he literally changed his mission when he turned water into wine, even though it was not his time. And he wouldn't have done that for anyone-no prophet, no saint, no one. Catholics ask for Mother Mary's intercession because the Almighty God Himself calls her 'Full of Grace, Blessed Among Women.' This means she is free from sin and a perfect creation of God. Everyone in the world, combined with all the saints' and prophets' prayers, is nothing compared to a prayer to Mother Mary. God is obligated to hear her prayer first. And another dogma you have is that only baptized people go to heaven. What about the tribes who have never heard of Jesus, who live in isolated places? They are created in His image, are they not? They have a better chance of reaching heaven than a Protestant who hurts Catholics. They will be baptized by the Good Shepherd himself as long as their works are good. Do yourself a favor and ease your loony leader Martin Luther's pain in hell. Because for every attack you make on Mother Mary and Catholics, your Martin Luther is getting burned by Satan in hell.

[@dantelepanto]

Joseph was righteous according to the Bible. Righteous/Just δίκαιος (dikaios) Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous(dikaios) , no, not one: But is that a general teaching or a rule without exemption? Kjv Mathew 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just(dikaios) man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. Nrsv Mathew 1:19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous(dikaios) man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. Also in James the KJV translates the same root word for righteous. Kjv James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous(dikaiou) man availeth much It appears it is a general teaching with exceptions. Otherwise the bible is telling us the "fervent prayer of nobody that exists availith much"

[@BensWorkshop]

Excellent job. However, the Church did not teach (as far as I am aware) that Mary MUST have been sinless to have Jesus in her womb. However, Genesis 3:15 clearly indicates that she must have emnity with Satan and therefore must be sinless.

[@southernbella8503]

While you’re technically right, once the church made it a dogma, she did say that she WAS sinless. You’re right; it wasn’t necessary but it was true and fitting. Thanks for watching!

[@BensWorkshop]

@@southernbella8503 Yes. That is correct.

[@gera7734]

@BensWorkshop It's impossible that Jesus would have co-existed in the womb of a sinful woman. He had her blood and flesh and 100% her genetics. So in case she was a sinner, he would have been born with inherited sin. That's why God had preserved Mary to be sinless. And enmity with Satan is also an important reason, indeed.

[@BensWorkshop]

@@gera7734 There is no doubt she was sinless, the Bible says so. but the Catholic Church does not teach that she must have been.

[@southernbella8503]

@BensWorkshop True. The church doesn’t say she had to be sinless, only that she was. Thanks for the clarification.

[@jeffreyhicks6585]

In john 1;14 jesus is also called full of Grace and Truth ( in greek Charitos and Aletheia ) Mary in Luke 1.28 Mary is proclaimed to be Full of Grace In Greek (Ke-charit-omeni) the word looks different but the root word is there.

[@southernbella8503]

True, but called that by the gossip writers, not an angel. Thanks for the etymology! I always find stuff like that fascinating!

[@sincerelyhallie777]

Nice video! Love the information and the beautiful artwork! I also like your new setup and lighting!

[@southernbella8503]

Thank you! I’m glad the effort is appreciated!

[@stephenkaake7016]

I begged God and Mary started speaking to me

[@southernbella8503]

That’s awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@Exam27derek]

@@southernbella8503 why do u support this comment, Instead reply them, Pray only to God and him alone. Mary is Not A God.

[@aguywithananimeprofile8950]

could be satan speaking to you

[@stephenkaake7016]

no one cares that i've been punished, tortured and abused for 20 years, I had to become highly spiritual to survive, I am a good person who is being brutally tortured, I was given a gift to share

[@southernbella8503]

I was in the process of replying. I will pray for everyone that watches my videos!

[@matheuspaim7525]

Ecclesiastes 7:20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned.

[@southernbella8503]

You can't take a scripture verse out of context and interpret it that way. The "all" Paul was taking about was referring to Jews and Gentiles, not all as in all humans. I never said Mary didn't die. Just that her body was assumed into heaven.

[@tommoore2012]

@@southernbella8503 Also if someone were to think "all" really applies to every human being that has existed, exists, or will exists then this means that even newborn infants are guilty of committing evil in the eyes of God.

[@Knight-of-the-Immaculata]

Our Lady of Fatima revealed the First 5 Saturdays Devotion in 1917 but it wasn’t until Our Lord appeared to Sister Lucia in 1930 that we understood the significance of 5. Our Lord explained that they related to the 5 sins against the Immaculate Heart of Mary: 1. Blasphemies against her Immaculate Conception 2. Blasphemies against her Virginity 3. Blasphemies against her Divine Maternity 4. Publicly seeking to instill indifference, contempt, or hatred against her in children's hearts 5. Offending her directly in her Sacred Images In one of the Fatima secrets, the Virgin Mary requested that Russia be consecrated to her Immaculate Heart. This was done by Pope John Paul II in 1984. Communism fell 5 years later.

[@southernbella8503]

Thanks for this!

[@tommoore2012]

What's Divine Maternity? I'm guessing it's her status as the mother of our Lord? Because despite being free of sin unlike her son, Mary herself has no divinity of her own although if there is a ranking system, she's closer than any one else (besides Jesus) to reaching that state.

[@jeffreyhicks6585]

with Mary's immaculate Conception being free from orginal sin protestants argue that mary calls God her savior only a siiner needs a savior they say however Mary was not refering to sin but a savior in her Humble state and God was not a savoir from sin until Jefsus died on the Cross

[@southernbella8503]

Mary did need saving - from original sin. Christ’s death was outside of time so the merits of his death saved Mary from original sin!

[@peterroberts4470]

I know why I pray to the Virgin Mary, because James 5:16 states pray for one another and the prayer of a righteous person has great power, and outside of the Trinity there is no one more righteous than the Blessed Mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is Pray to the Mother of Jesus asking her to intercede on our behalf. The words of the prayer are taken directly from the Gospels, and in particular the advice provided by the Gospel of James when he says, pray for one another. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; (Gospel Luke 1:26-38) blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. (Gospel Luke 1:42-45) Holy Mary, Mother of God (Gospel Luke 1:43) pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. (Gospel James 5:16) Amen.

[@TboneWTF]

Prayer does nothing to resolve problems my friend. prayer certainly doesn't cure disease. Good luck.

[@JohnMonk-p2v]

MARY IS NOT A CO REDEEMER ! JESUS IS THE ONLY MEDIATOR ! AMEN

[@southernbella8503]

Agreed that Christ is the one and only mediator! Video explaining this soon!!

[@Exam27derek]

Fake, dogma's that will lead u to hell fire. 1. Mary free from original sin? Romans 3.23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10). The “we” in this passage includes Mary, the mother of Jesus. To claim Mary is without sin is an example of “deceit.” 2. Moses died, And for Elijah God has a planned for him, To make a way for the lord, John was Elijah, and he was beheaded. Even mother Mary is death waiting for the lord. 3. Mary was not virgin after his birth of Jesus, He had other childrens. And if she was virgin even after the Messiah, The bible would have recorded that. 4.One time when Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd proclaimed, “Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed” (Luke 11:27). There was never a better opportunity for Jesus to declare that Mary was indeed worthy of praise and adoration. What was Jesus’ response? “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it” (Luke 11:28). According to Jesus, obedience to God’s Word was more important than being the woman who gave birth to the Savior

[@Christus-totalis]

Easy now, The Marian dogmas are a result of metaphysics forcing doctrinal conclusions. All christians do this. In order to support metaphysical ideas we appeal to scripture to justify the metaphysical claim. Dogmantising immersion baptism is a example in protestantism (baptists). If Rome chooses to judge people anathema over Marian dogma's we should love in return, not hate.

[@southernbella8503]

These are really good points, but you distort the meaning of scripture when you only quote a single phrase instead of looking at the context of the entire passage. When Paul was talking about all, he was referring to Jews and Gentiles and not individuals, which is obvious when you consider the context of the passage (it says in Romans 3:9 “… both Jew and Greek are like are under the power of sin.”). 2. No one is saying that Mary did not die, only that her body was assumed into heaven. And it doesn’t matter why Elijah was assumed to heaven. The fact is he was makes reasonable to assume that other people such as Mary, can be assumed into heaven also. 3. It is silly to say that if something is not explicitly stated in the Bible, it did not happen. He never says that Jesus laughed or sneezed, but we know he did. Where in the Bible does it say Mary had other children or that she was not a virgin? I’ve already quoted scripture where it says Mary was a virgin; where in scripture does it specifically say that Mary was NOT a virgin? 4. Of course Jesus was in Mary’s womb. Being in someone’s womb and being born naturally from them are not the same thing. You are distorting the meaning of a scripture. Obviously Jesus’ listeners could not be his own mother. He is saying that being faithful with what you’re given is important no matter what you were given. Obviously Mary being the mother of Jesus was a incredible honor and grace, but we have not received something of the caliber. Jesus was saying it is important to be faithful with the graces that are given to you instead of attaining to those given to another. Anyway, this video was merely meant to be a summary of the Catholic dogma of Mary and not a debate, but you do have some very good points! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@Exam27derek]

@@southernbella8503 we should focus on the kingdom of God.

[@J-yt2vj]

​​@@Exam27derek yeah and that also includes respecting his mother. If Jesus were in front of you and you were saying things like that about his mother why would he accept a person who can't even respect his mother that he also loves the most and respect.

[@Exam27derek]

@@J-yt2vj what do u mean? We are commanded to love one another, I love and respect Mary, and I even love you. And even to my enemy iam told to love them and pray for them. Imagine u loving Mary but hating ur neighbour, Do u think Jesus will accept ur prayer

[@gideondavid30]

The Marian dogmas are relatively new considerably the age of Christianity. Yes, there has been opinions on Mary that go back centuries but they were never dogmas. There is nothing in scripture to support the Marian dogmas. If you believe in papal infallibility then you as a Catholic MUST believe in the Marian dogmas.

[@southernbella8503]

While the declaration of some of the dogmas is “relatively” new, Christians have always believed them. It was only when they were called into question that the church declared it a dogma. And I already quoted scripture that supports all four dogmas in the video. But thanks for watching!

[@geoffwitt4227]

@@southernbella8503 Protestants will rip each of your arguments apart. These are merely defenses to popular superstition to buttress priestly power. Even Mary was disclaimed by many early Christians.

[@ronneygoonewardena4628]

Great

[@southernbella8503]

Thanks for watching!

[@abrahamphilip6439]

Lack of revelations

[@southernbella8503]

I don't really know what you mean by this, but thanks for commenting anyway!

[@abrahamphilip6439]

What is the revelation of Job "--- & when the Morning Stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for Joy" (before man was created)

[@cynthiax56]

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[@southernbella8503]

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[@BobbyBobBob-d5l]

MATTHEW 12:46: While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

[@southernbella8503]

When Jesus says "he who does the will of my father is my brother and sister and mother," he was saying that one's relationship with Him/God is not based on bloodline but faithfulness, he was not putting Mary down. The article explains it well: www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/jesus-puts-mary-in-her-place.

[@paulrodgers252]

Commandant V : Honor thy Mother; shall I have to explain further?

[@southernbella8503]

Absolutely not! I have no idea why respect and love is due to everyone else, but when it comes to Mary, protestants are so afraid of giving her any sort of respect.

[@paulrodgers252]

@@southernbella8503it be cause they are a little idiot ignorant on some things; My religious religion is Christian Military (Father is Military Protestant U.S.ARMY Soldier) and Militari Catholica Romana (Mother: U.S.ARMY Soldier); MY religion is War of Piece as a U.S.MARINES Commission Marines OFFICER;

[@paulrodgers252]

@@southernbella8503not I; ​​⁠it be cause they are a little idiot ignorant on some things; My religious religion is Christian Military (Father is Military Protestant U.S.ARMY Soldier) and Militari Catholica Romana (Mother: U.S.ARMY Soldier); MY religion is War of Piece as a U.S.MARINES Commission Marines OFFICER;

[@paulrodgers252]

@@southernbella8503could be that they see a vassal not a Vessel;

[@TboneWTF]

I'm more interested in how a supposed virgin can keep her hymen intact yet still conceive a child? if some one could explain how that is physically possible I would be impressed. Thanks.

[@gideondavid30]

You need Jesus Christ. The rest is religious tradition.

[@imherwerdio6852]

Yet you have tradition yourself.

[@southernbella8503]

Totally agree! Christ loved tradition and gave us many of the ones we hold today (“do this in memory of Me”). Christ is the only way of salvation!

[@danielobrien189]

You've stated what your ecclesial community teaches about Mary (some of the teachings, anyway), which may or may not be what Catholics actually believe about her (as your title states). Many Catholics are poorly catechised, and believe all sorts of things.

[@southernbella8503]

@@danielobrien189 True. But if you’re Catholic, this is what you SHOULD believe.

[@YuriBoechat-ef8ts]

We can be very obsessed with the Virgin Mary, and this may have to do with the fact that when God wanted to have a mother to call his own, He prepared her from all eternity. As Saint Louis Maria Grignon de Montfort says, God gathered all the waters and called it Ocean; He gathered all his graces and called Mary.

[@brettbarager9101]

This makes no sense. This has no Scriptual support and is a Catholic traditional teaching. God is eternal and could not "desire" a mother in any way.

[@YuriBoechat-ef8ts]

@@brettbarager9101 it makes much more sense than sola Scriptura, by anyway... do you believe that God was born of the blessed Virgin Mary without having desired her from all eternity?

[@tejjohn6488]

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[@brettbarager9101]

There are several things that Catholics maintain about Mary that are just illogical and unscriptual. For example, the idea that Mary was without sin (not subject to Original Sin) makes no sense. If she was without sin, then she would have been the sacrifice rather than Yeshua.

[@ianrobinson8974]

Mary is actually our co- redeemer. Without Her YES Jesus would not have come into the world. A better insight into Mary's life may be read in the writings of Italian mystic Maria Valtorta, who wrote thousands of pages whist disabled and confined to bed in the 1940s .

[@bthongni55]

God took so much care during construction of the Ark of Covenant, which contained the staff of Aaron, the tablets of the law and the manna (all pointing to Jesus Christ). He ordered that it be made with special materials such as accasia wood and gold which do not decay nor rust (Ex 25:10-22). It is fitting that God and the Son should make the Virgin full of grace and sinless as she had to contain in her womb the true high priest, the law (the Word of God) and the true manna (The bread from heaven). God also ordered that 2 cherubims be placed on the Ark and the Spirit of the Lord came upon Mary and the power of the Most High overshadowed her (Lk 1:35)

[@No2AI]

So if sex is a sin then how would we be here ?

[@southernbella8503]

Of course sex is not a sin. It’s beautiful in the right context. Mary and Joseph were married with the intention of their marriage being a celibate one. Mary’s mother dedicated her to God and Mary took a vow of virginity. Both Mary and Joseph married with the understanding that they would be celibate. www.catholic.com/video/did-mary-and-joseph-vow-to-live-chastely-in-their-marriage-0

[@growtocycle6992]

If God can just make people "free from sin", we wouldn't need Jesus to break the curse of sin. You presume she needed to be free from sin ... What about her mother?? Her grandmother? Etc... This logic doesn't make sense to me. There is no evidence of worship or veneration of Mary in the Bible. Why emphasize her?

[@southernbella8503]

That’s a great point. God can do anything, but chose to save humanity through Jesus death. And Jesus’ redemption is outside of time and extends to all Christian’s before and after his physical life, his salvation applies to Mary’s conception even though it technically happened before his passion, death and resurrection. Since Jesus wasn’t in a womb of Mary’s mother or grandmother, they wouldn’t need to be immaculately conceived. I’ll be doing a more in depth video about Mary and why Catholics love her so much very soon so stay tuned for that!

[@danielvulaj1463]

I think this argument fails from the very beginning. The assumption that God can't just "make people free from sin" makes it sound like God isn't almighty and omnipotent and didn't create all things that were made.

[@gbnessdot96]

The only way to free you from sin is by God becoming a man first. This is where Mary gets involved in the plan of salvation. Hear this, God intended and desired for the mother of Jesus to be preserved from sin. He expressed this thru the ark of the covenant in the old testament. Take note of the detail that God put into crafting the ark. It’s flawless. When God tells you a story, He wants you to react with awe and wonder. But logic gets in the way sometimes. It must be used at the right time and place. You are correct that Mary is not shown to be worshipped in the bible because she never was. And the most honor that Jesus gave here was the title “Woman”.

[@southernbella8503]

@ Beautiful explanation!

[@ThiagoDavisGracy]

Because your Bible was Cherry picked by your looney leader Martin Luther who was neither a saint or prophet , just a psycho who shortened the Bible. There are so many books on the Bible that cannot be contained. And the irony is we Catholics give you the Bible and you attack us.

[@Imemesi]

First of all I don't have an issue with Mary. But this is my issue Christ is our intercessor not mary. The fact that God uses man doesn't mean that he would share his glory with that person. For God shares his glory with no Man. Anything outside the word of God is questionable. Man needs to understand that just because we have emotions and brain doesn't give us the permittion to assume who becomes a saint or not. We are not the Judge. There is no place where saints are interceding instead they are requesting for judgement to be passed

[@southernbella8503]

I am not saying God "shares His glory" with Mary. Yes, Jesus is our ultimate intercessor, but Mary intercedes for us through Christ (such as at the Wedding at Cana where the servants told Mary that there was no wine and she convinces Jesus to turn the water into wine in at John 2). If Jesus did not approve of Mary interceding for us, He would not have agreed to her request.

[@Imemesi]

@southernbella8503 I am the way the truth and the life. No one can see my father except through me. According to the scripture the Holy Spirit helps us to pray. Before Christ there was no one in heaven standing for man. Christ took that role.

[@Imemesi]

Christ paid the price because of the love He has for you. Except you don't trust Him to forgive that is why you need Mary to pray

[@southernbella8503]

All of that is true. Jesus is the means of salvation. But that still doesn't mean that asking Mary to intercede for us to Jesus is anti-scriptural. Christ says "No one can come to the father except through me." And we are asking Mary to go to Jesus, not God the Father. And you are implying that Mary would point somewhere else besides towards her Son, which makes no sense. Also, in John 2 we see Mary explicitly interceding to Jesus for the wedding party that had no wine. If Jesus did not approve of her asking Him, he would have said no. Scripture is tricky if you interpret everything through modern understanding of language and take it out of context.

[@southernbella8503]

Of course I trust Him! We don't "need" Mary to pray, but why would I not take advantage of the relationship she has with Jesus and the love and respect that is between them to place my petitions before Our Lord?

[@Coraxiom]

Technically speaking she is the mother of God, and technically speaking it's incredibly blasphemous and idolatrous disrespect to God to honor her this way. She, a mere mortal who needed salvation and had children after the incarnation RECEIVED grace from the Almighty, a gift he freely gives to everyone through Christ.

[@southernbella8503]

Of course you need salvation; every human on earth needed its salvation. God saved her from original sin. And how is giving honor and respect to God’s mother disrespecting him? We are marveling at all he has done for her and all the graces he gave to her! She merited none of it, and yet God still gave her many graces because he wanted to. I can’t imagine in what world it would make sense to say that you were disrespecting someone by showing honor to their mother. It’s like saying you’re disrespecting a painter by praising their painting. Mary says herself that her soul “magnifies the Lord” and that “all generations will call her blessed.” I think because Protestants feel that Catholics “go too far” in honoring Mary that they go in the complete opposite direction and actively dislike her. Even if you don’t agree with the degree of honor and respect the Catholics have for Mary, there is no reason that you need to resist loving her at all.

[@strangefilm157]

Mariah from Miriam if look up WHEN the name Mary was added this is Catholic 1600s I believe

[@southernbella8503]

Mary is just a translation of her name. It’s not an “addition.”

[@Christus-totalis]

How was Mary married to Joseph if the marriage was not consummated? even if that occured after the birth of Christ? They lived a lie regarding a non sexual marriage? please explain ... you shall become "one flesh" is a command of God.

[@southernbella8503]

I know it seems confusing from a modern person’s perspective, and it’s a little too complicated to explain in a comment, but here’s an awesome article about this question: taylormarshall.com/2011/04/joseph-and-mary-were-they-truly-married.html#:~:text=Their%20marriage%20was%20without%20intercourse,propagation%20of%20the%20human%20race

[@J-yt2vj]

An angel already told Joseph about Mary being pregnant and having the son of god. Dude are you really going for that after hearing something like that from an angel. Come on use your brain well. Of course if a woman is already pregnant you won't do a sexual act because she is pregnant

[@J-yt2vj]

And it will be up to them if they will do it or not even after Jesus Christ is born.

[@southernbella8503]

Yes it was up to them, but since they were married with the intention of staying celibate, they chose not to.

[@dantelepanto]

The tradition is Mary was a vowed virgin dedicated to the Temple from early childhood. And Joseph married her when she came of age, knowing it would be a chaste marriage. Numbers 30 allows for vows of young women or married woman. This can include virginity and chastity in marriage under the law. If an unmarried woman vows to God and her father hears and says nothing, the vow stands. If a husband knows of the vow and says nothing the vow stands. The husband can nullify the vow but he would suffer the consequences. Numbers 30:15 If, however, he nullifies them some time after he hears about them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.” Coincidentally, Joseph never speaks in the Bible. Secondly, if Mary was a vowed virgin dedicated to the Temple, when she said yes to Gabriel's Annunciation, her Son is now The True Temple. "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."(Jn 2:19) Mary would then be a vowed virgin to the Temple(her Son)forever. Finally Joseph was a righteous/just man(Math 1:19). As a Just man he understood that those created things where God's Presence dwells are holy. Like The Burning Bush (Exodus 3:5) Like The Ark (Joshua 5:15 ), (2 Sam 6:7) Like The Temple: The Temple that was so holy, only the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies(Hebrews9:7) Jesus is The True High Priest(Hebrews 4:14). Mary is that special created thing that all those OT things are pointing too. And like them she is holy. Her womb is the Holy of Holies where only the The True High Priest may enter. God entered into creation through Mary. According to Ezekiel's future vision of the Temple: Ezekiel 44:2 "This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it; for the Lord, The God of Isreal, has entered by it; If we are Temple, how much more is The Blessed Mother? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Joseph would never have touched her in the "until" way. He knew his scriptures. He feared God He was a just man He loved her He knew his place

[@tony1685]

it's all over reach, nothing in Scripture tells us to 'love' Mary, we don't even know her. but if we do love Jesus Christ, according to the Bible, we can not be catholic -- it's just not possible.

[@southernbella8503]

Obviously that’s where we disagree. There are a lot of things we believe that aren’t explicitly in scripture but the church has believed for thousands of years. And for the record the Bible doesn’t say only believe what’s in the Bible. And why would we not to love Jesus’ mother? Jesus loves her! I’d be upset if someone claimed to love me but didn’t give any honor or respect to my own mother. And it does say in scripture to honor your father and mother, and since we are adoptive children of God and Jesus gave Mary to the church on the cross in John 19:25-29, we should honor her. But thanks for the comment!

[@tony1685]

@@southernbella8503 we don't know Jesus' mother. and yes, there is more than just what's in Scripture, however, if anything is in contradiction to Scripture, that's where the red flag comes in -- and that's why i believe catholicism is far from Christianity. doesn't a Christian imitate Christ? know God? love Jesus? walk in Truth? according to Scripture, catholicism does none of these. what you're labeling 'church', clearly is not Jesus' church or it would follow even the basics of Christianity. but it simply does not.

[@debbiedmeades3805]

​@@tony1685More hand-waving assertions Tony with no basis in fact!

[@tony1685]

@@debbiedmeades3805 i totally agree! there is ZERO support for us 'loving' Mary or pretending we can communicate with her, or that she is even alive! it's all part of their goal to ignore the clear Words of God and show they don't love Jesus -- John 14:15

[@southernbella8503]

What do you mean "we don't know her"? To know she is Jesus' mother is enough to know we should respect her. I don't know why I should have to justify my respect for her. You should have to justify your lack of respect for the mother of Our Savior. You clearly do not seem open to hearing me, so I won't waste my time trying to convince you. You are in my prayers, and I am truly grateful that you watch my videos!

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

Its not what the Catholics believe about Mary that counts, It what the Bible says about Mary that counts. What the Catholic church believes about Mary isn't what the Bible says about Mary. The Biblical Mary and the Catholic Mary are not the same, not even close...

[@southernbella8503]

Video on this coming soon. Just because things are nuanced or “implied” doesn’t mean they’re not true. The Catholic Church believes in sacred scripture and sacred tradition, which is why we have the beliefs we do about Mary. Everything we believe about Mary is in line with the Bible, and there is nothing that we believe about her that is contradicted in the Bible. We use the sacred scripture and the sacred tradition of the church to inform our doctrines. It’s not like the church ceased to exist after the biblical texts were written. Divine revelation ended with the death of the last apostle John, and after that no revelations, either written or oral, can be added. So it’s not as if we’re adhering to every tradition or revelation ever performed in the church to this day but only those affirmed during the lifetime of the apostles. And in the Bible, it never says “only believe what’s written here and reject everything that is not explicitly stated here.” Even in the Bible the importance of tradition is talked about (2 Thessalonians 2:14 “So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter” and 3:6 “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.”) Sola scriptura is not biblical.

[@v1e1r1g1e1]

Catholics worship Mary, because what they really want is Isis, Ishtar, Astarte, the ''Mother Goddess''. And, yes, they DO worship Mary. What part of ''Hail Mary, Mother of God'', doesn't make that clear? And in this, they commit blasphemy. The Bible makes it clear: “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” - Acts 4:12 And that name, is JESUS. Mary is dead and lies in the grave, asleep and waiting for the Resurrection.

[@southernbella8503]

We don’t worship Mary. We honor and give her reverence. And the text of the Hail Mary is literally lifted from the Bible. The Angel Gabriel literally said “Hail Mary” and Elizabeth calls her “the mother of my Lord.” You don’t like it, take it up with God.

[@lawrencelou3545]

She intercedes in our behalf.. and her humility is foremost and most worthy of emulation.. we do not worship her..

[@southernbella8503]

Exactly! Of course we don't! Thanks for the comment.

[@joelauretta4067]

One scripture only references Mary as the mother of Jesus not God. Just because Elizabeth referred to Him as lord is a reach. Second to say Mary was born sinless is heretical since the ONLY one born sinless was Jesus Christ. Jesus carries His divinity through the Holy Spirit and He gains His humanity by taking on flesh. Philippians 2:7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

[@southernbella8503]

Jesus is “true God and true man.” The church formally settled this in 451 AD. It said Christ has a divine will and a human will, and a divine nature and human nature, and they are united in one substance called the “hypostatic union.” Mary was not just mother of the “human part” of Jesus but the “divine part” as well since they cannot be separated. Again, this was a teaching of the church WAY before the Protestant reformation. So unless you think the church was wrong way back in 451, then be my guest.

[@joelauretta4067]

@southernbella8503 It has nothing to do with denomination, everything to do with scripture. (The church did not decide that Jesus Christ was born fully man and fully God). It was God's plan before anything existed. So did Mary birth God the Father and God the Holy Spirit too... Because there as well you have three distinct persons yet one God. Jesus Christ humanity came because He was born of flesh via Mary. However she did not birth His Devine nature since it has always existed. The same power that resurrected Jesus Christ is the same power that created in Mary that hypostatic union between the Devine and the humanity ! Suggesting Mary had anything to do with the Devine nature is heretical. It's do to the lack of understanding of who God is and His relation to humanity. Mary was not born outside of the curse or headship of Adam, she acquired original sin just like everyone else and you cannot prove otherwise. Neither did she remain a perpetual virgin. She also died like everyone else as well. Again you cannot prove otherwise.

[@johntessitore9305]

With all due respect read the first commandment!😮

[@southernbella8503]

Know it by heart! dioceseofbrooklyn.org/defending-your-faith/i’ve-heard-that-catholics-worship-mary-it’s-this-true/

[@Elsupermayan8870]

​@southernbella8503 Thanks for the link to that article. Hopefully john reads it.

[@samyako9701]

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[@southernbella8503]

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[@patodwyer721]

O Mary Conceived Without Sin Pray For Us Who Have Recourse To Thee 💕

[@southernbella8503]

And all those who do not have recourse to thee, especially the enemies of Mother Church and all those recommended to thee!

[@MrCripster76]

in Africa the Mother of king is the queen, not the wife like the European..

[@southernbella8503]

Exactly! It was like that in the Bible too (it’s obvious with Solomon and his mother).

[@KarenNinaRudd]

Who was David’s queen? His mother? What about King Saul’s queen? His mother? If you have a family succession of kings that may be true but not always the case. King Jeroboam wasn’t the son of a queen while King Reoboam was

[@MrCripster76]

@@KarenNinaRudd true, Saul, David and king Jeroboam became King not by blood line so their mother is not queen, but Solomon and Jesus became king by bloodline of king. So their mother is Queen.. Even the Angel salute Mary "Hail"...

[@jeffreyhicks6585]

these brothers and sisters are not younger than Jesus but older and in the PROTOEVANGELION OF JAMES which an apocraphal document Joseph because he a widower claims to have sons from a previous marriage but St Jerome preferred cousins to protect the churches teaching on the Holy Family of whom all must virgin Ascetic argueing from genesis chapter 13 where Lot Abraham's nephew plus his herdsmen are called bretheren by Abraham

[@southernbella8503]

Thanks for this!

[@jimpassi349]

ask any catholic whan was the last time they read the bible // most dont at all

[@southernbella8503]

I think you're probably right, but we also hear three different passages as well as the psalms every Sunday. But you are right that Catholics don't seem to put as much of an emphasis on reading the bible as Protestants, and that is definitely unfortunate and a mistake. The bible is God's love letter to man, and we should all be reading it every day! Thanks for watching!

[@srich7503]

I read the Bible every day. I know im not most but i really dont think you know “most” of the over one billon of them either.

[@worldview730]

You can't have two Presidents, leaders, or Gods. If God is one, then he is the only one, (No partners or associates) Exodus 34:14. So no matter how Glorious any member of the historical or current church is none can equal, rival, or supersede God, even the very practice or thought of this is considered Blasphemy & Idol worship!

[@southernbella8503]

Of course no one can equal or supersede God. I totally agree with you on that. There is only one God. But it is ridiculous to say that to honor someone as a good person is to make them equal to God. Mary is a holy, virtuous woman who bore Jesus Christ, raised him, saw him suffer, die, rise from the dead and ascend into heaven. To honor her, give her respect, and ask for her prayers is not to make equal to God. It is to love her like we are called to love all people.

[@michaelwhite8031]

By all means respect Mary but don't pray to her. Jesus said "NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME ".

[@southernbella8503]

If we can’t pray to her, then we can’t ask other people to pray for us. It’s the same thing. And I think we can all agree it’s ridiculous to not ask other people to pray for us. And Jesus isn’t saying “don’t ask anyone for prayers besides me,” he’s saying that he is the way/the road of salvation which points to God, which is obvious if you look at the verse in context and read the entire passage as a whole. He is saying there is not other way to get to heaven and be saved but Christianity. And if Jesus literally meant you can’t pray directly to God the Father, why did he give us the Our Father and why do so many Protestant prayers start out “Father God?”

[@michaelwhite8031]

@southernbella8503 Mary was only a vessel. We can ask others to pray for us because, they pray directly to God and not through intercession by angels or saints. Jesus never put his mother on a pedestal and asked his disciples to listen to her. He said the people who he preached to were his mother, brothers, and sisters. The worship of Mary comes from the worship of Simiramis, a pagan idol.

[@southernbella8503]

lol, we don’t worship her. We honor her. Are we not suppose to imitate Jesys and follow His example? He listened to her (see the Wedding at Cana). How can you say we shouldn’t pray to her? The only difference between asking someone to pray for us on earth and asking someone in heaven is the location of their soul.

[@michaelwhite8031]

@southernbella8503 Why pray to her when you can pray directly to Jesus? He's the only one who can understand our pain and suffering because he died on the cross. Praying to Mary belittles what he did. He will be our Judge and is the only one who can intercede with the father. Pray to Mary if you want, but we need her son !!!

[@southernbella8503]

That’s ridiculous to say Jesus is the ONLY one who understands our pain and suffering. Mary had to literally watch her only Son be tortured and murdered in front of her eyes! We pray to Mary because she has a special relationship with Jesus as His Mother. The Bible literally says “the prayers of a good man are powerful.” Mary is a much better woman then I am, so asking her to present my requests to her Son has more weight because of her virtues and relationship to Jesus. It doesn’t belittle Jesus but glorifies Him. Am I saying you can ONLY pray to Jesus through Mary? Of course not! I pray straight to Jesus all the time. But asking His Mother for prayers is not belittling Him anymore than asking my own physical mother to pray for me belittles Him. Mary always leads us TO her Son, not away from Him. Of course, believe what you want but I don’t know what kind of Son Jesus would be that is angry that you give His Mother love and respect. But seriously, thank you for commenting and bringing up some good points. It helps me think deeper about my own faith when I’m challenged.

[@Elsupermayan8870]

You remind me of thatonecatholicgirl. But anyway, good video.

[@southernbella8503]

Never heard of her, but I’ll check her out. Thanks for watching!

[@haroldjuntunen7010]

That's all Mary was the mother of Jesus and just a woman and nothing she's not a God like catholics think

[@southernbella8503]

Oh my goodness, we don’t think she’s a God, and whoever told you that lied to you. To honor, love and respect someone is not the same as worshiping them. Some people have no sense of nuance or common sense. Don’t you love your own mother? Are you treating her like a God when you give her things like flowers or ask her to pray for you? Of course not. We are called to love all people, on earth and in heaven and asking Mary for her intercession and honoring her especially since she’s the mother of our savior is totally in line with the Bible and what Christian’s have done for centuries. To call her “nothing” is disrespectful to Jesus who clearly thought she was something since he chose her to be his mother. We are called to “honor and father and mother.” How much more Jesus’ mother? If Jesus honored her, why shouldn’t we? Please don’t listen to people who lie to you and slander the Catholic Church. We don’t worship Mary.

[@alansigglekow]

If you read more clearly , and pay attention to what is actually written you well notice nowhere in my comment doe s it say Mary has never been mentioned , IT CLEARLY STATE S MARY HAS NEVER BEEN THE TOPIC , MEANING WHAT TODAY S SERMON IS ABOUT .

[@southernbella8503]

Well, considering that she is the mother of Jesus, I don’t see why she shouldn’t be the topic of at least one sermon…She’s a wonderful example to all, but especially to women. Like on Mother’s Day, for example…

[@johnstenorley3432]

Great Video. Yes please, we want to learn more about the 4 Catholic Dogmas about Mother Mary.

[@southernbella8503]

I’m glad you liked it! Stay tuned for more videos!

[@charleslee5707]

Ever since i started praying holy rosary mother mary tremendously helped me to get closer to our blessed lord Jesus christ and also help me to live with the self control ❤🎉😊✝👑🔥🕊🛐🙏🥳💒💞 thank you dear mother mary & thank you dear lord Jesus christ Amen Hallelujah Hosanna

[@Exam27derek]

@@charleslee5707 If u seeing a vision or, someone claiming to be Mary and talking to u, rebuke her in Jesus name, and watch her flle

[@southernbella8503]

That's awesome! The rosary is so powerful!

[@southernbella8503]

Totally true. If you rebuke a vision in the name of Jesus, and it flees, it is absolutely not the Virgin Mary.

[@majormayco]

That's a demon you're acknowledging, and is leading you to damnation.

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

Mary has been demoted. Mary isn't the Queen of Heaven any more. Mary is now the Queen of Denmark only. Which is a good thing, because now every time Mary as the queen of Denmark appears everyone can see her not just the Catholics.🙄

[@southernbella8503]

No idea what that means, but I don’t think she’s been demoted. Christ gave her to us as our mother, and she intercedes for us in heaven.

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

@@southernbella8503 That's what the Catholic church says, but not what the Holy scriptures says. If you understood the scriptures you would know, that the Catholic church rejected the Biblical Mary which is the real Mary, and invented a different Mary which is a counterfeit Mary. The real Mary said: That God {Jesus } was her savior, "not her son" Luke 1:47.Read Luke 1:46-54.That is the real Mary." The Bible doesn't say that God gave us Mary as our mother. Not even Jesus ever said that Mary was his mother. Jesus always called Mary by her gender a WOMAN. John 19:26 and John 2:4. The real Mary also had at least 6 children after the Birth of Jesus, 4 sons and at least two daughters. Matt 13:55-56 and Mark 6:3..."And that is only the tip of the iceberg".

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

@@southernbella8503 This is what that means, Jesus said: "No one has ascended to heaven except the one who descended from heaven -the son of man" John 3:13... Words have meanings, and even more so, when words are spoken by God. When Jesus said that no one has ascended to heaven that includes Mary. When I said, that Mary was demoted, it was a sarcastic remark, Mary wasn't demoted because she wasn't in heaven in the first place. The real Mary is still dead, an d the Catholic Mary is based on fiction. I left the Catholic church over two decades ago, because Catholicism is like mushrooms, it thrives on Bullshit. There is no truth whatsoever in the Catholic church...Can you show me where the Bible says that Mary is in heaven?

[@ethanrabbit3345]

Was a chatolic once, repented and discarded all mary's catholic dogma. You can believe it as much as you wish but the bible say otherwise, sooo... good luck to you, I hope God reveal the truth to you too soon.

[@southernbella8503]

I think because Catholics believe in sacred scripture AND sacred tradition, most Protestants don’t understand us. If you believe in sola scriptura (which actually isn’t even in the Bible), of course you’re going to think Catholics are crazy. Until you are able to get over that hurtle, nothing I say is going to land. So God bless you, and same to you! Thanks for watching!

[@ethanrabbit3345]

@southernbella8503 i can say the same about your dogmas, especially the ones thats come from what pope says rather than scriptures. I'm not saying you're crazy, I can understand your logic. But I also understand sometimes there are things that required enlightenment straight from The Holy Spirit. I mean like, even the 12 disciples after spending 3 1/2 years with Jesus Himself, the bible said their heart still remains in hardness and unbelief. So.... like I said I hope God Himself opens you up to His truth.

[@southernbella8503]

They don't "come from" the pope, the pope merely confirmed them to keep Catholics from confusion. I already told in the video where the dogmas are backed up by scripture. But I wish nothing but good will and openness to you as well! God bless you!

[@Verbalaesthet]

I think that's a stretch to rebrand Jesuses brothers are cousins. Even though not impossible it is rather unlikely. Just think of Josef who would never sleep with his wife the entire time. That's unthinkable. Also, you call it the original sin but that wasnt it. The disobedience of eating from the tree of knowledge and pretending they were not at fault was. Unless you read something into it behind the meaning of the words. And the snake and mankind being enemies refers to the animal since it clearly talks about biting in the foot etc.

[@southernbella8503]

You are interpreting their marriage from a modern lens. You have to look at what was the tradition and custom at that time. Mary’s mother prayed to have a child for years and when she had Mary, she dedicated her to God (like Hannah with Samuel).

[@michaelmallal9101]

I guess Christianity is a fertility religion?

[@southernbella8503]

I have no idea what that is, but I think I'm going to have to say no....

[@Pareng_Doc]

Catholicism is modern day Roman pagan worship. Sorry.

[@southernbella8503]

I’m sorry you think that. I have a video coming soon talking about the Catholic church’s teaching on the saints and I’d love it if you gave it a watch once it’s uploaded and just hear me out. I think if you open your heart a bit, you might be surprised on what the Catholic Church ACTUALLY teaches on this.

[@hajiabdulrahman3105]

Mary having sex with her husband cannot be called a virgin anymore , when Jesus was born Mary was born 50 days after that she got married and having sex than no more a virgin , Jesus brother James was concieved ,so more brothers ,so she had an active sex life , so more sons and daughters.She had a happy married life marked by having sons and daughters like having babies every two years.Look normal for healthy and happy couple ,what is wrong with that , there is a party worrying about getting salvation, Jesus and his mother were Muslims so you can forget about the salvation from Jesus and her mother.

[@southernbella8503]

This would make sense in a regular modern marriage but you need to look up the type of marriage Mary and Joseph had. It’s not the same as a typical marriage today.

[@hajiabdulrahman3105]

@@southernbella8503 the same ,has not change a lot there normally she would follow typical Muslim marriage a witness , a small gift from husband to wife , normally ,uncle aunt, cousin will come .

[@jamesfitzpatrick9869]

If the f pope said worship to someone who has 3 heads and four .egs you f w would do it ? What more can i add ?

[@southernbella8503]

But the pope would never say that; since he is the steward of the church on earth, Christ would never allow him to say something like that. So we’re safe!

[@Richard-j5t7e]

1. Mary was a righteous Jewish woman. 2. She was the earthly, human mother of Jesus. She is not divine. 3. Mary was a human woman, a descendant of Adam,like all people, so she inherited the sin-nature as do all people. 4. Not a single verse in the Bible instruct true believers in Jesus, the Messiah to pray to Mary, or to any dead saints. Necromancy is clearly forbiden. 5. God commands true believers not to make idols/statues of any god, pr goddesses. Not even of Himself, or of Jesus. Since, many Catholics have idols of Jesus, Mary, saints, and angels, they break Gods clear law, to uphold pagan traditions. 6. Many Catholics kneel before, and pray to statues/idols of Mary. This is clearly unbiblical idolatry, regardless of how sincere they are. 7. Christians are commanded to worship and pray to God, the Father, or to Jesus, the Savior. 8. Any Church tradition that goes against biblical teachings must be ognored, and not uphold.

[@southernbella8503]

First of all, no one is saying Mary is fine. Of course Mary is not God. She’s human. In the book of revelation, the Saints are clearly alive in heaven and are praying for men on earth, so why would we not ask them for their prayers? And we ask people on earth to pray for us all the time. If we believe that people who have died are alive in heaven, what is the difference between asking someone on earth to pray for us and asking someonr in heaven to pray for us? We are all members of Christ’s body. And we don’t have idols since we don’t worship statues, only God. See this video for more info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5-zmGyihZmfqJYsi=v0IZaXVwQuwyiZys

[@Richard-j5t7e]

@southernbella8503 1. Most Catholicism believes that Mary is a goddess. They claim her to be sinless, that believers need to come to Jesus through her, and that she ascended to heaven like Jesus did. These claims are nonsense, without a single Scripture verse. 2. It's one thing that the spirits of dead saints are praying in heaven for saints on earth, but it's a whole other thing for saints on earth to pray to the spirits of saints in heaven. The Bible clearly forbids believers to pray to anyone other than God, the Father, and God, the Son. 3. Please, read the entire Bible for yourself, closely. At least the entire New Testament/ Covenant.

[@radfordsmith2773]

Roman Paganism manifested through the idolatry that is these mortal beings. True spiritual beliefs are simple. When they become complicated, one has to ask why ? Christian doctrine warns of deception. Deception is complicated . The truth is always simple....

[@southernbella8503]

I agree. The truth is simple. But just because something isn’t obvious or immediately intuited by our shallow, modern understanding doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not simple.

[@radfordsmith2773]

@southernbella8503 The wall is white.....The edifice that arises before you has many outcroppings and ornaments it's pigmented by lillys.....WHICH one best described the color of the wall ? Now , read the New Testament with that recognition...

[@nicolasarevalo4682]

Because the human form of Jesus separate from he's godly divine

[@southernbella8503]

That’s actually a heresy called Nestorianism.

[@Outlander-wm9cd]

Mother and child worship comes from Babylon. The church is the woman from revelation 17, it is mystery Babylon.

[@southernbella8503]

I think the lie “Catholics worship mary” has been settled years ago. Honor is not the same as worship. I have no idea where the child worship came from…Thanks for watching, anyway!

[@sidasida4299]

@@southernbella8503 Honoring by offering incense, wine and flowers to the image of Mary like the Catholic king did? Childish and emotional reasoning. God said not to carve or erect statues, you carve and bow to the material things you have carved and said to yourself "I worship God, not statues", but whether God thinks so or not, you do not even think about it. God said not to offer incense and sacrifices to statues, you continue to reason as before. Do you think about what spirituality is in those statues? Surely God does not dwell in them.

[@southernbella8503]

@ There are more uses of incense other than as an offering to God - it is used to bless and purify things too and to represent our prayers rising to heaven. And are you worshipping the headstone of your relatives when you put flowers on their graves? No. It’s a way to show respect for the person that headstone tells us is buried there. We don’t “offer” these things to the statues or pictures of saints as if they are gods but these are ways to show our respect for the holy life they lived and how they honored Our Lord.

[@southernbella8503]

@ And do you remember in Exodus 25: 18-20 where Gos tells the Israelites to make the cherubim for the Ark? And Ezekiel 41:17-18 describes the walls of the temple carved with cherubim. And God told Moses to make a statue of a serpent. God forbids the worship of images but not the making of them.

[@sidasida4299]

@@southernbella8503 I am not surprised by your answer because I understand the thoughts of those who like to bow down to idols. God forbids the creation of statues of anything in heaven, on earth or in the deep sea to bow down to. You bow down to idols, kiss the feet of Jesus, it is like the Jews bowing to the statue of a cow. The difference is that you deceive yourself by justifying that "I worship God". I ask again, do you think God resides in that material thing? Do you think God would be very sad when the noble creature that He used His hands to shape and breathe the Spirit to bow down to material things? Do you think the devil steals your worship through your bowing to the material statue, he resides in it and laughs in your face?

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

Pure idolatry. Full -blown Paganism.

[@southernbella8503]

Video debunking this coming soon!

[@HW13590]

Jesus Christ had step brothers and sisters. Not cousins.

[@southernbella8503]

Mary’s perpetual virginity was officially declared a doctrine at the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople in 553 AD. So unless you think the church was wrong WAY back then…

[@dtonyxo2481]

Because people worship fake stuff they Neanderthals 😅

[@southernbella8503]

I would agree. Anyone worshipping anything else but God is not Christian.

[@dtonyxo2481]

@southernbella8503 I'm older than god himself

[@dtonyxo2481]

@southernbella8503 the soul they want is mine

[@dtonyxo2481]

@southernbella8503 but I feel you I just never worshipped nothing 😅

[@dtonyxo2481]

@southernbella8503 but what I'm trying to say is the cobra was here before all creation that's pretty much my point

[@willschmidt7191]

Mary worship is only one of 30+ false, unbiblical man created myths that the Roman Catholic Church manufactured and preached. Mary through the centuries of false RCC slander has Mary go from the mother of Jesus Christ to mother of God, to immaculate conception to having no other children to Co-redemptrix to queen of heaven. [The queen of heaven is what pagans believed in and worshiped. Just as the bible clearly states "No one comes to the Father but by Mary." Oh hang on!! didn't Jesus say "no one comes to the Father but through Me." But Catholics would rather believe deceiving popes, Cardinals and priests which twist the word of God and the pure Gospel to suit their own superstition and blasphemous teachings.

[@southernbella8503]

I think the main issue here is you value the scriptures only and interpret them according to your own personal opinions. The Catholic Church values both sacred scripture and sacred tradition and uses thousands of years of church tradition to interpret the scriptures. If everyone uses their own experience to interpret something, they are all going to get different meanings. And If Jesus literally meant you can’t ask anyone to pray for you to to Father except Himself, why did he give us the Our Father? That way, we’re going straight to God instead of through Jesus. We just have different ways of interpreting the scripture, and just because you disagree with the church’s interpretation doesn’t mean the church is against scripture. I already gave multiple examples of scripture that supports the dogmas. And the pope didn’t just “decide” that “the church believes this now” when he proclaimed the dogma but was just confirming something the church had believed from the beginning since usually at the time heretics were calling them into question and confusing the faithful.

[@StephEWaterstram]

"So Help Me,Me!" Oh, God! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_God!_(film)

[@southernbella8503]

Never seen this movie. Sounds interesting, though!

[@sonofppio139]

“THE MI: human participation in the mission of the IMMACULATA.” †SMMK•HLK, o.p.n

[@sonofppio139]

‪"Fathers and doctors of the Church proclaim that she, the second Eve, repaired what the first had destroyed; THAT SHE IS THE CHANNEL OF DIVINE GRACES, OUR HOPE AND OUR REFUGE; that through her we receive graces from God."‬ †‪St. Maximilian M. Kolbe (her littlest knight), ora pro nobis‬

[@southernbella8503]

I LOVE the Militia Immaculata! Kolbe is the bomb!