Nothing seems to go right for God-fearing people today. Unexpected sudden deaths, huge financial debt, fascist riots in the streets by “woke” American terrorists, runaway inflation, states voting FOR abortion instead of for Jesus and life, good priests being sidelined by bishops, stuffing of the ballot box, wayward family members who love the world and ignore God, traitorous politicians, grooming of little children in libraries for drag queens, blasphemous TV shows and movies, etc. What is the average guy or gal supposed to do when, wherever he looks, there is hatred for everything he holds dear?
The Love of Sin
For starters, we all need to realize that the reason the world is like it is today (dark and getting darker) is because of the massive amount of mortal sins being committed daily by mankind – adultery, fornication, pornography, sodomy, the occult, missing Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days, cursing, etc. When these sins are committed over and over again, with absolutely no thought of repentance in the name of Jesus, the devil gains a toehold, then a foothold, and then finally a stranglehold on our society. Every time we commit a sin, we are telling the devil that we prefer him and what he has to offer (an eternity in hell) over Jesus and what He has to offer (eternal life in heaven). Just as nature abhors a vacuum, when God is ignored the devil begins to take over. Never before in America has the culture been as bad morally as it is now. Yes, we endured a civil war from 1861 through 1865, but both sides in that war could agree that children should be protected from smut, that adultery was wrong, and that God should be at the center of our lives. Today, those things are no longer true in a large portion of secular American society. They are still taught and believed in truly Christian churches, which haven’t sold out to the homosexual agenda.
Is Politics the Answer?
A lot of people put their faith in politics and electing the right people to office. This mindset in itself is good but, unfortunately, has been the position of righteous people for a long time. Looking around at the American landscape today, this approach is just not working. Politicians can be either bought off or threatened with ruin if they don’t vote the right way. So-called “news” papers can report totally false reports about a great candidate and can, and often do, cover up bad things about horrible candidates, based on their political affiliation. So politics, while important, isn’t the answer.
However, I have listed below what I have found to be the correct answers for how to overturn the tables on the devil.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Answer
In Genesis 3:15, we learn that God has put enmity (a lifelong hatred and animosity) between “The Woman” and the devil. We learn that the seed of the woman will also be at enmity with satan. But women don’t have seeds (“semen” in Latin). Therefore, this “Woman” is a very unique female. Jesus called Mary “Woman” for a reason: to let us know that she is “The Woman” of Genesis 3:15, one who didn’t conceive with the seed of a man. Jesus is The Seed of The Woman, and he is going to conquer the devil in the same way the devil conquered mankind – through an immaculately created virgin.
Just as damnation (the kingdom of satan) entered the world through Eve, who said yes to the demon Lucifer, just so, salvation (the kingom of Jesus) entered the world through Mary, who said yes to the angel Gabriel. Eve gave us forbidden fruit, which kills us; Mary gave us the Eucharist, which gives us eternal life. Eve came out of Adam; Jesus came out of Mary. Adam ate the forbidden fruit at the behest of Eve; Jesus performed His first miracle (at Cana) upon Mary’s request.
Saying the rosary every day ensures that Mary will be at your side, doing her thing, which is fighting the devil. Where Mary is, the devil cannot be.
The Daily Mass is the Answer
When we pray the “Our Father” prayer, we are asking for God to give us our “daily bread.” In the Old Testament, this food was the supernatural manna from heaven in the desert. Now, “daily bread” means the Eucharist, only given out by the Catholic Church in daily Mass. By receiving the Eucharist in a state of grace, we have the blood of Jesus flowing in our veins. We actually become like the Virgin Mary, because, like her, we now have the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus inside of us.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is the Answer
Just sitting in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and getting a “Son-tan” will drive satan away from us. The monstrance that holds the consecrated host is like Mary holding Jesus, both at the nativity and after He was taken down from the cross. Staring at the flesh of Jesus during Adoration is the best way to overcome one’s love of pornography, which combines both idolatry (worshiping an image of naked flesh) and lust. Matthew 5:28 says that even to look upon a woman with lust is committing adultery with her in our heart. Adoration is definitely the cure for this. However, Adoration will also cure the other six deadly sins of greed, gluttony, envy, anger, pride, and sloth, over time.
Confession is the Answer
Jesus Himself instituted the sacrament of confession in John 20:22-23 by breathing on the apostles [reminiscent of breathing the breath of life into Adam (new creation)] and giving them the power to forgive sins in His name. Since the apostles held an office which is passed on through the generations (Acts 1:20) to us today, taking advantage of the sacrament to wash away our sins will beat satan as well. The confessional is like the tomb of Jesus, because we go in dead with our sins and come out alive with absolution.
Humility is the Answer
The devil will beat us every time if we are proud, like him. But since he has no humility whatsoever, he cannot fight back against it. Being meek and humble to God and others while fighting the devil is like having a machine gun in a fight with someone who is unarmed.
Forgiveness is the Answer
When we pray the “Our Father,” we ask God to forgive us our sins as we forgive others who sin against us. When we say this prayer during Mass, we should be thinking that we MUST forgive everyone who has hurt us IF we want Jesus to forgive us our sins. As hard as this may be, Jesus did it from the cross to his torturers and murders. If He can do it, then so can we. If we have trouble with this, ask the Blessed Virgin to help!
Almsgiving is the Answer
Sirach 3:30 says that almsgiving atones for sin. Tobit 12:9 says that almsgiving delivers us from death and purges away every sin! Almsgiving is the cure in 1 Timothy 6:10, which says that the love of money is the root of all evil. And by the way, almsgiving is not merely giving money out of our surplus wealth. Almsgiving is sacrificial giving.
Prayer is the Answer
The devil really hates it when we pray, especially for the good of others. He wants us focused on the things of this world – money, sex, work, TV, etc. When we pray from the heart, something happens to our brains that causes us to relax and to let go (and let God!). Even if our exact prayer isn’t answered the way we would wish, we receive graces from God with every heartfelt prayer. Grace is a share of divine life, which overcomes the devil and his desire for us to live solely for this life. When we pray in humble adoration and praise of God and meditate on the Passion of Jesus, our prayers and the resultant grace we receive are turbocharged.
Saints’ Quotes on Fighting the Devil
“The sign of the cross is the most terrible weapon against the devil. Thus the Church wishes not only that we have it continually in front of our minds to recall to us just what our souls are worth and what they cost Jesus Christ, but also that we should make it at every juncture ourselves: when we go to bed, when we awaken during the night, when we get up, when we begin any action, and, aboe all, when we are tempted.”
“Offer your temptations for the conversion of sinners. When the devil sees you doing this, he is beside himself with rage and makes off, because then the temptation is turned against him.”
“If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you.”
“One who has the habit of unclean speech is a person whose lips are but an opening and a supply pipe which hell uses to vomit its impurities upon the earth.”
–Saint John Vianney“Our enemy, the devil, who fights with us in order to vanquish us, seeks to disunite us in our houses, and to breed quarrels, dislikes, contests and rivalries because while we are fighting with each other, he comes and conquers us and makes us more securely his own.”
—Saint Philip Neri“The only power the devil has is the power we give him.”
–Saint John Paul the Great“Flee idleness… for no one is more exposed to Satan’s temptations than he who has nothing to do.”
–-Saint Robert Bellarmine“Satan always tempts the pure – the others are already his.”
“Satan stations more devils on monastery walls than in the dens of iniquity, for the latter offer no resistance.”
–Archbishop Fulton Sheen“The devil is like a rabid dog tied to a chain; beyond the length of the chain he cannot seize anyone. And you: keep at a distance. If you approach too near, you let yourself be caught. Remember that the devil has only one door by which to enter the soul: the will.”
–Saint Padre Pio“Just as the commander of an army pitches his camp, studies the strength and defenses of a fortress, and then attacks it on its weakest side, in like manner, the enemy of our human nature studies from all sides our theological, cardinal, and moral virtues. Wherever he finds us weakest and most in need regarding our eternal salvation, he attacks and tries to take us by storm.”
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola
“When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.”
–Saint Bernard of ClairvauxTaking the form of an apparition the devil said, “Do not pray for sinners, but for yourself, for you will be damned.” Paying no attention to Satan, I continued to pray with redoubled fervor for sinners. The Evil Spirit howled with fury, “Oh, if I had power over you!” and disappeared. I saw that my suffering and prayer shackled Satan and snatched many souls from his clutches.
–Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul, # 1465
Be Like Jesus
When Jesus caught the money changers in the Temple making illegal profit in the Temple, he took action and overturned their tables. Just so, our bodies, per 1 Corinthians 6:19, are temples to the Lord and are therefore to be used as houses of worship. So if the devil has set up his tables in your temple-body, then overturn his tables and get on the road to holiness and sainthood. The alternative is going to hell and being with satan forever, so don’t put it off! Mary will help you!
41 thoughts on “(Over) Turning the Tables on the Devil”
Ted:
Thanks for sharing. I’ll be sure to check out your links.
Ted:
These points from the article were very interesting.
“There are at least six judgments associated with Satan:
He was barred from his original privileged position in Heaven (Ezekiel 28:16).
Judgment for his temptation of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:14-15).
At the cross of Calvary (John 12:31).
Satan will be barred from Heaven during the tribulation period (Revelation 12:13).
Satan will be confined to the abyss during the millennium (Revelation 20:2).
At the conclusion of the millennium, Satan will be cast into the lake of fire for all eternity (Revelation 20:10)”
I had read an explanation in the past that Satan still has access to heaven, but will be barred in the near future. This ties in with the article’s conclusion about Revelation 12:13.
Ted:
Yes, I was referring to Hippolytus’ writings. The date is very plausible – Mary was a 14-year old virgin and Jesus was likely born in 6 BC (Herod died in 4 BC). She would have been 61 years old.
Job 1 states that Satan approached God in heaven. Job came after Adam and Eve.
The Book of Revelation is about future events. Verses 15 and 16 describe Satan as the accuser of our brothers. That would have occurred after Adam and Eve.
Robert,
I agree with you on the Herod death date and likely date of Jesus birth.
Some scripture verses where Satan has been thrown down to earth.
https://www.openbible.info/topics/when_was_lucifer_cast_out_of_heaven
Dr. Anders on EWTN radio has said that Satan refused to serve at the beginning, etc. and was cast out of heaven.
Job is a story and I am not sure Job was real. It has important lessons, obviously. However, Satan gets to roam the earth and tempt us, accuse us, cause trouble, etc. If private revelation is worth anything, in 1884? Pope Leo XIII supposedly fell into some kind of trance (coma?) near the altar after mass at St. Peters when he heard Satan talking to God, where Satan claimed he could bring down the Church, etc. Pope Leo wrote the St. Michael the Archangel prayer as a consequence as a tool for our defense against Satan’s increased efforts. Exorcists report encountering Satan from time to time.
In another less proven? private revelation in 1909, Pere Lamy in France was visited by the BVM and Satan showed up shortly after the BVM appeared. Surprised, she addressed him and he said he had leave from the Father. She sighed in resignation and went forward with her visit to Pere Lamy and warned about the coming war, etc. Satan said the Germans would come through the Vosges mountains in the east of France and the BVM corrected him, saying they would come through Belgium, etc. I have not researched that apparition more so maybe it is too fantastic. I don’t rest my case on that but it seems to be an example of him roaming around causing trouble if true.
https://sanctificeatur.blogspot.com/2011/02/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
Robert,
This, I presume a Protestant website, addresses when Satan was created and fell from Heaven. They reason that he was created and fell and cast out of Heaven before Adam and Eve fell. Whether he fell before they were created is a good question according to that website.
https://www.biblesprout.com/articles/hell/satan-cast-heaven/
Mark:
Check out Revelation 1. It clearly states that the book deals with future events.
Job 1 refutes your contention that Satan was thrown out of heaven before Adam and Eve were created, as well as this verse in Revelation 12:
“For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who accuses them before our God day and night.”
There is written evidence that Mary died in 41AD, and her tomb is in Jerusalem. And not in Ephesus.
Revelation 12 also mentions something in verses 15 & 16 about the “woman”. What’s your explanation that it refers to Mary?
Robert,
I am curious what written evidence you have for the date of the Blessed Mother’s death being 41 AD. Are you talking about Hippolytus’ writings from the 7th or 8th century?
Here is a discussion of where Mary lived and might have died. Note that apostle John’s tomb is in Ephesus.
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/house-virgin-mary-ephesus
I do not understand how Job 1 and Revelation 12 prove Satan was thrown out of heaven after Adam and Eve were created.
https://www.catholicbible101.com/mary-101-2
Everything you ever wanted to know about Mary from the Bible, and more!
Read the suggested article about Mary. Disagree with a lot of it. For example, the article claims that Revelation 12:2 is describing Mary’s birth pangs, but not at the birth of Jesus. As I have already pointed out, a footnote in my Catholic Bible indicates that the “woman” represents the people of Israel (not Mary).
Revelation 12:13-18 clearly is not referring to Mary.
The demise of Satan is described in Revelation 20. Mary is not involved.
World peace? Russia is trying to bring the Soviet Union back. Revelation 9 gives us a prophecy of a coming war that will kill 1/3 of mankind.
The New Jerusalem is also described in Revelation 21. No mention of Mary.
As far as uniting Muslims and Christians, is that something Mary would be working to achieve since Muslims do not believe Jesus is the Son of God?
https://epicpew.com/rosary-stop-serial-killers-rampage/
Interesting article about the Bundy attack on the FSU students.
Robert,
This article on Catholic Answers discusses one of the issues you raised. Biblical passages including those in Revelation 12 can refer to more than one subject as discussed below.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/is-mary-the-woman-in-revelation-12
It includes discussion of a joint Protestant – Catholic commission whose report was documented in a 1978 book, “Mary in the New Testament.”
Although just a private revelation, albeit an approved one, the appearance of Mary in Mexico in 1531 as Our Lady of Guadalupe and the resulting miraculous image on the tilma points to a connection with the woman depicted in Revelation 12. However, I do not know if that had any impact on official Church interpretation of Revelation 12.
When I visit Vatican.va and the New American Bible, there is no mention of Mary in the footnotes for Revelation 12. They refer to the woman as God’s people in the OT and NT. Nevertheless, the interpretation of Revelation 12 as referring to Mary evolved over time as discussed in the article above.
The standard Catholic interpretation of Revelation is that the prophecies therein referred to the Roman persecution of the Church and not necessarily the present time.
Some people need to “literally” go start their own church.
Rev 12 starts with “A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman* clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.” and goes on such that it is apparent it is Mary being described. Here she is seen being opposed by the dragon/serpent which reflects back to genesis. This is important to understand particularly for those who would down-play Mary. At the end of Rev 12 in verse 17 we find: “Then the dragon became angry with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring, those who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus.”
Given scripture addresses those who “keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus” as being “the rest of her offspring”, what more could we want than to call her our Blessed Mother.
Mark:
My Catholic Bible has a footnote about Chapter 12 that clearly states that the woman represents the people of Israel (not Mary).
Furthermore, the Book of Revelation was written by John around 90 AD, which was certainly decades after her death. And represents future events.
Consequently, the latter part of the chapter clearly does not describe Mary (verses 13 through 18).
Robert,
Typology is the idea that people and events in scripture represent or prefigure future events or people. It certainly could be both. While your foot note may well say the passage represents “the people of Israel” I doubt it says “not Mary”, that is your interpretation is it not? Or just a statement that she isn’t mentioned in that footnote.
To say Revelation represents (and you imply “only”) future events is to ignore the passages in 12 (that we are discussing) of the Devil being cast out of Heaven. That was certainly not after the year 90! That predated the fall of Adam and Eve.
As for the statement that versus 13 – 18 do not reflect MAry. I disagree. While most of it is more about the Devil’s fall and his thrashings a few versus stick out as referring to Mary, Verses 5 (“She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne.” also verse 6), 13 – 17. Verse 14 is very interesting to this discussion, it says “But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly to her place in the desert, where, far from the serpent, she was taken care of for a year, two years, and a half-year.”. St. John (who was given care of Mary from the cross by Jesus) is symbolized as an eagle. He protected her and took her to present day Turkey etc. It is a very fitting description of the events.
“None are so blind as those who will not see”
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Robert,
Regarding Mary as mother of God:
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/mary-mother-of-god
If she is not the Theotokos (God bearer or mother of God) as declared in the council of Ephesus in 431, then either the Arians or Nestorians are correct. See above article.
Ted
Ted:
I did notice that the New Testament writers, as well as Jesus, did not use the term Theotokos to describe Mary. For example, Paul simply referred to Mary as “a woman” in Ephesians 4:4-5. Jesus did the same.
It wasn’t until 431 that we have the term assigned to Mary, not without disagreement. That’s about 400 years after Jesus ascended to heaven. It can be said that the “church” at the time of the apostles was different than what it became after 400 years.
Robert,
I cannot reply to your reply but here are some thoughts:
Acts 1:14 refers to Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
Concordance from Vatican.va for Gospel of Matthew shows the following references, some of which mention Mary as his mother.
283 Gosp, Mat 1: 18 | Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, 7
284 Gosp, Mat 2: 11 | the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves
285 Gosp, Mat 2: 13 | take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, 7 and stay
286 Gosp, Mat 2: 14 | and took the child and his mother by night and departed for
287 Gosp, Mat 2: 20 | take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel,
288 Gosp, Mat 2: 21 | took the child and his mother, and went to the land of
291 Gosp, Mat 12: 46 | speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared
292 Gosp, Mat 12: 47 | Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing
293 Gosp, Mat 12: 48 | who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” ~
294 Gosp, Mat 12: 49 | disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. ~
296 Gosp, Mat 13: 55 | carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers
I suppose you want me to include the concordances for the other 3 gospels where Mary is mentioned as Jesus’ mother? Luke 1:43 is a famous one where Elizabeth refers to Mary as mother of my Lord, etc. John 2:1, the mother of Jesus was there, and of course, John 19:26 when Jesus saw his mother, “Woman, etc.” I presume you have read commentaries that discuss the meaning of Jesus using the term woman when addressing his mother at Cana and at the foot of the Cross?
I presume from your comment about the council of Ephesus that Catholic tradition does not mean much to you.
From:
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/seasons-and-feast-days/mary-mother-of-god-20562
When did the Church decide that Mary was the Mother of God?
The Gospels teach that He whom we call Jesus Christ was true God and true man (Jn. 1:14). St. John tells us that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn. 1:14), and thus of the Church.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, on his way to his martyrdom in Rome in 107 A.D., wrote to the Ephesians insisting on it,
“For our God, Jesus Christ, was, according to the appointment of God, conceived in the womb by Mary, of the seed of David, but by the Holy Spirit” (Ignatius, Eph. 18)
As with most Church dogmas, the teaching is already present in Revelation, enters ordinary teaching, but becomes a dogma only when there is serious opposition to believing it, or error in expressing it. In this case, the Council of Ephesus declared the dogma in 431, to settle the Christological controversy created by Nestorius.
Ted
Ted:
No one called Mary “the mother of God” in the Bible.
Is it logical to call Mary “the mother of God” when Jesus existed before she did?
There is no doubt that she was the human mother of Jesus.
Robert,
So whatever thinking was done by the fathers of the Church after John the Apostle died does not matter. So if Jesus is God and Mary is his mother, for the Church to decide that Mary gave birth to a divine being though he preexisted, that is too much of a stretch apparently. Can a Catholic be a Bible only Catholic? Interesting.
Ted
Robert,
The Bible was mostly put together 100 or more years after John the Apostle died and the 73 book Bible was decided at the Council of Rome in 382 and confirmed in two subsequent councils. The decision as to what would be the Biblical table of contents is part of Catholic tradition and the documentation of that decision is in none of the books of the Bible.
Ted
Robert,
St. Paul referred to himself as a (spiritual) father In Philemon 10, 1 Corinthians 4:14-15.
Dr. David Anders on Called to Communion EWTN said we must read such sections as Matthew 23:9 in context as discussed below by other people. You can pose that question to Dr. Anders between 2-3 PM M-F, unless they are only answering emails, by calling (833) 288-3986. Note that the call screener might not pick up until 2:03 pm as the call screener might need a few minutes to get ready.
Some articles on this:
https://www.catholicdoors.com/misc/apologetics/father.htm
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/why-do-we-call-priests-father-1178
https://www.catholic.com/tract/call-no-man-father
Other sites on http://www.catholic.com:
https://www.catholic.com/search?q=jesus%20said%20call%20no%20one%20father
Ted
Ted:
Thanks, I’ll check them out.
Ray:
And yet Jesus said what He said in Matthew 23:9. How do you explain that away?
Why does the RCC insist on calling priests “father” despite what Jesus said?
Ray, what do you call your father?
Robert, you claim to be Catholic yet based on your comments on CS articles you seem to know very little about your Faith. The calling priests Father question has been answered time and time again (here – https://www.catholic.com/tract/call-no-man-father, for instance). Also as a Catholic you should realize that there are four ways to read the Bible – in a literal sense, an allegorical sense, a moral sense, and an anagogical sense – but you only seem to want to read it literally. So have you plucked out your right eye or cut off your right hand yet?
If you really want to learn why your Faith teaches what it teaches, get a copy of the Catechism and stop wasting CS writers’ time with questions to which you should already know the answers and that have already been answered many, many times.
Respectfully, I suggest that Robert read the conversion stories of former Protestants – Scott Hahn’s book Rome Sweet Home, and Marcus Grodi. Marcus has his ministry – Coming Home Network. Worth checking it out. Dr. Hahn is a biblical scholar and could answer all of Robert’s concerns about Mary. It is so perplexing to me why so many Protestants have a problem with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Jesus didn’t. She was chosen by the Father to be His mother.
Catherine,
As a Catholic I have a problem with what the Bible says versus later dogma or practice that has little or no support from the scriptures, or actually contradicts the Bible.
For example, the Bible says that we should not call anyone “father”, except God. Yet, the Catholic Church chooses to ignore that.
I recognize that Mary obeyed God’s will and gave birth to Jesus. Early in the church there was disagreement about whether Mary should be called the mother of Jesus, or the mother of God. The RCC has gone with the latter.
Yet, John begins his gospel making it clear that Jesus existed from the beginning, consequently, it appears that the church’s teaching is faulty.
Jesus called Abraham father…God said to honor our FATHER and our Mother, so I guess you are wrong yet again…
If Jesus is God, and He is, then Mary is His mother. Elizabeth called Mary the Mother of my Lord…So, the Catholics are right yet again…
Ray:
Sorry, but the Bible does not say that it is Mary in Revelation 12. A footnote in my Catholic Bible says it is Israel.
Mary represents Israel, which is still on earth. Do you believe that Israel, called a harlot by Isaiah can really be at war with satan? Do you really believe that Israel is in heaven? Are you a child of Israel, or Mary?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how having Mary for our Mother enhances our relationship with Jesus. IMHO, and in my life, it seems like before I adopted Mary as my mother, I was really heavy into bible and theological head knowledge. Nothing wrong with that, but it won’t get you into heaven.
Once I invited Mary to be my mother, my heart started to take over. Not that I’m a holy saint or anything, but rather, I now see more of Jesus with my heart rather than with my head, and that’s a good thing, I think…
The demise of Satan is recorded in Revelation 20. Mary is not even mentioned in the chapter, but Jesus is.
The ongoing war between Mary and satan, predicted in Genesis 3, comes to fruition in Revelation 12, as she is The Woman clothed with the sun…
To KENTD:
And yet, Ray seems to have overlooked the scriptures that spoke directly to his topic.
Furthermore, our high priest and mediator with God is Jesus Christ. Why do we need to seek Mary’s assistance?
Because she will crush the head of the serpent, per the bible….
The hearts of Mary and Jesus beat as one. From the cross at Golgotha Jesus said “behold your mother”. Further at the wedding feast at Cana, Jesus performed a extraordinary miracle, his first public miracle, at the request of his mother. She is our mother, our advocate our primary intercessor at the throne of Our Lord Jesus. God chose her before all time for this amazing act of mercy to bring forth his son. The womb of St Ann was purified for her birth and she is without stain. Jesus will not refuse his mother. Their minds are one, their purpose aligned and are united in every aspect. Coming to Mary is an act of humility and love for our heavenly mother. Mary, Queen of Peace pray for us!
Shouldn’t you have included the instructions from Paul in Ephesians 6:10-20?
Robert, I’d say that all of the things he mentions are the “armor of God.”
Peace.
Everything I’ve listed are the practical applications of those things mentioned by St. Paul. You really should try them, as they work each and every time, Robert…
Excellent article. Today it seems that there is evil even within the Church community, and there are some who claim to follow Christ who are Godless. Thank God that their presence cannot corrupt the sacraments!